In 1975 I was left severely disabled by an IRA bomb in London. I had been an up and coming musician till that bomb left me disabled. I gave up on music until, some years ago now when I was shown a video of Stefan Dymiter. Thanks to him I started playing again. He was my inspiration to take up music again.
I used to hear this man in Krakow in the 1980's. In one of Yehudi Menuhin's interviews, he speaks about his respect for him. He was blind, he had little or no use of his legs. He had real musicianship and his death is a real loss to the real world of music.
What's truly amazing about this is that I heard this guy--and took his photograph while he was playing--in Krakow, Poland exactly 30 years ago. The other amazing thing is that last year when I showed the photograph to a Polish lawyer friend of mine who had immigrated to Minneapolis, MN (USA) in the early 1990s, he said, "I know that guy! He played every day in the square when I was attending university in Krakow!"
+imateapot51 Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe its a baroque style instrument because the fingerboard is significantly smaller than a modern violin and the bridge seems a bit more level. But what I'm confused about is how the chin rest got there...He may have put it there because chin rests didn't exist until the early 1800's...
Stefan Dymiter plays Vittorio Monti: Czardas STEFAN DYMITER: died October 26, 2002 in Krakow) - a gypsy violinist-virtuoso, self-taught. As a child, Dymiter lost his eyesight & had to have his legs amputated. One of the most famous Polish street musicians. His talent was honored with an invitation to a concert at the Krakow Philharmonic, Maciej Maleńczuk sang about him in the piece "Miasto Kraków": As long as Stefan plays the violin, I will have hope. He was buried in Kowary .
this is truly amazing. i've been taking lessons for twelve years now and my teacher still gets on my for "proper technique" and all that. but this just goes to show that having fun and doing what you truly want to do is more important than any bow hold. i love this so much! this man can surely play. i hope more people get to see this!
When your severely disabled you develop ways of doing things that defy all logic and convention but as I aways say if it works for you, then don't stop doing it and ignore the "naysayers" and coventionalists. There are some amazing disabled musicians out there playing and earning a living from their playing.
Maestro: como llegan estas notas al centro mismo del corazón, que sencillés, que seguridad, que dominio un Señor del violín gracias por esta caricia sonora
+Clark Culver Works for him, though. I believe Jimi Hendrix played his guitar eccentrically upside down, too...and it worked uniquely for him. The thing about 'rules' for musical instruments: there are none struck in stone. The *player* is the instrument and everyone has a unique quality to offer from their heart & soul. How you bring music to life is your own testament to it & your dance with it.
Caralho mané,algum BR que aprecia esse vídeo ainda ? Lembro quando foi postado esse vídeo,foi poucos anos depois que comecei a toca violino,época boa...
Das nen ich mA Geige spielen das kommt von Herzen und genau das ist es was die meisten nicht haben trotz studierte musik man muß leben und weiß nicht wie man lebt
Camilo. Thank you for your reply, I'll follow it up.. Have watched again, I really do feel quite humble, and wish mr Dymiter well. He's one person I'd like to meet......
Exciting performance, God will protect you !!! Aaaaaaaaaaamazing violinist, thank you so much, warm greetings from Armenia: Մեծ բավականություն ստացանք այս անչափ հուզիչ և հոգեպարար կատարումից, անչափ շնորհակալ ենք․․․
Muzyk na najwyższym poziomie jaki tylko świat wydał człowieka na ziemi. Znam wielu muzyków którzy grają na skrzypcach nie mają tej ręki i tego grania co ten kaleki który żył w Kowarach a umarł w Krakowie. Można powiedzieć że to był diament 💎 który grał w Krakowie. Jak zwykle niedoceniony za życia. Teraz to tylko można wspomnieć o nim i nic poza tym.
This man demonstrates tecnique and theory is counterproductive. If you do not know anything at all, nobody to teach you, no ready-made music to play, but you just discover things your own way and the way they work better for you and your goals, you usually end up being better than average, sometimes even exceptional, as in the case of this man. Yes, it may take time and a lot of experimentation. It's not something immediate. You may get discouraged, because you will have to experience a lot of failures before revelation comes but in the end it pays off. Music can not be taught. Not even playing tecnique can. By teaching music, natural music talent can be ruined and one does not develop his own outstanding technique. Teaching music is bad, very bad. They do it for money, but they really have nothing to teach. This man demonstrates how one can only be taught by himself.
It's cool to have an open mind against dogmatism and indoctrination. Creativity must be kept alive and music is to be felt. However, I feel that the music from inside this man can't properly be manifested due to his limited tecnique. His bowing for example can't produce as many tones and colours as the standard tecnique. There's this quote I like: "Know the rules well so you can break them like a master" Regards
I am not a bowing expert, but I believe that there is no standard tecnique, regardless of the instrument used. Instruments are just tools, they have a working principle you have to understand and that's all. The way you play them depends highly both on the music you want to play and the physicality of who is playing. I believe musical instruments should be approached with no prior knowledge and without trying to force rules. Everybody is different, has a different music in mind and has to experiment to find out what works best for him, while he is developing his personal style. Music cannot be taught, can only be self-learned.
By standard I meant the one used by 99.99999% of violinists. A bowing tecnique able to produce more sounds and dynamics than the standard tecnique is yet to be found. Ideologically I agree with you. And I might add that it's nice to share ones findings and ones way of doing things. It enriches us. Both learning techniques from other people and sharing the ones you have developed.
I beg to differ. You stretched the argument too far. Too much technique or rigid teaching methods might strip the innate musicality of a student, or not allow them to figure out their own solutions. But as a teacher, let me tell you with no doubt, a lot of my students wouldn't have progressed if not for my inputs. Firstly having a person to whom they are accountable to for practice. Secondly, I constantly present my students more challenging material to push their standards every time. And without doubt they have progressed. My progression was much the same under my teacher. A talented and passionate learner can pick up things for themselves sure. But to say all teaching is bad, is simply misleading. A good teacher can significantly affect the outcomes in a student. Go to any high level orchestra. All the musicians would have been taught by good teachers and have good technique. This man plays with passion, but he will never be able to play in a professional orchestra where standards are higher.
La música se vive y se siente. Este hombre toca con el corazón, y desafía todas las las técnicas para tocar el violín que enseñan los distintos maestros. Sin duda..., Un virtuoso, con los recursos suficientes, sería más famoso que Paganini. Ojalá supiera donde encontrarlo antes que Dios lo llame. Mis más sinceros respetos
According to "First News" he had a childhood disability, so that is the only way he could hold the violin. To summarize, he was blind, self-taught, had both legs amputated as a child, and could not physically hold the violin as it was meant! His skill is beyond amazing!
Adorable , What a musical heart to music !! Ok , now I'm not with my instrument momently , but I know, what kind of things will happen in the world . Hope one day, I can play as well as him Really some people need little, But to an standard Chinese, he/she needs too much . But am o here ?
My brother who has Asperger's plays the violin like how you would play a cello. He got humiliated and kicked out of their music class because of it. Now he hates playing it because of what happened.
+Mia Vitelli Well, I guess you showed him this video and encouraged him to start playing again. No school will be able to assist him because their methodology is about standard playing, so, fair enough they would not know how to teach him to improve his playing. However, he can always try to learn and improve by himself. That's a fact, but not a judgement on the quality of his future playing if he works on it.
I actually do encourage him. One time he punched me in the face and told me to F off but I still encourage him to play. Sometimes I'd play Bach, Vivaldi, Vieuxtemps etc., on the computer when his around just to kinda remind him of his passion. But thanks I will show him this video. :)
+Maria Sing Well done, big sis to the rescue :) Good luck! Ultimately, music is what comes out of the instrument, not the way it is played, I am sure if he loves the idea of playing he will find his way.
+Maria Sing If a music majored college student fails his life, he usually becomes a snobby music teacher. I think your brother needs to understand that and stop taking what his music teacher says seriously.
Meu Deus que sonorização maravilhosa deste instrumento.é obvio que está sendo tocado por um ótimo músico,porêm um bom conhecedor de soprano sabe muito bem da linda voz que ouvimos aqui.
As a child, Dymiter lost his sight, and his legs had to be amputated. One of the most famous Polish street musicians. He collaborated with the Piwnica pod Baranami. The honor of his talent was an invitation to a concert at the Krakow Philharmonic, where he delighted the critics with his game. Music was buried in Kowary.
In 1975 I was left severely disabled by an IRA bomb in London. I had been an up and coming musician till that bomb left me disabled. I gave up on music until, some years ago now when I was shown a video of Stefan Dymiter. Thanks to him I started playing again. He was my inspiration to take up music again.
Incredible
I used to hear this man in Krakow in the 1980's. In one of Yehudi Menuhin's interviews, he speaks about his respect for him. He was blind, he had little or no use of his legs. He had real musicianship and his death is a real loss to the real world of music.
What's truly amazing about this is that I heard this guy--and took his photograph while he was playing--in Krakow, Poland exactly 30 years ago. The other amazing thing is that last year when I showed the photograph to a Polish lawyer friend of mine who had immigrated to Minneapolis, MN (USA) in the early 1990s, he said, "I know that guy! He played every day in the square when I was attending university in Krakow!"
Sjukt
+Eric Nilsson Amazing, would love to get more information about this genius.
Great story for a truly unique, amazing performance. Great post.
Eric Nilsson he can't even hold the damn thing right
XoXo_bluexGEM 94 😂😂😂
His Czardas is more profound and tasteful than that some violinists normally play.
228ANDY yes man.
Totally agree
I am SHOOK and I am CONFUSION
TAKE NOTES BROOO😂😂😂
You still stuck?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
U got it
Someone get twoset to react to this
Omg yes
Yes :)
yes pls
Yeeeesss
Thought same!
YEEEEES
I think I should show this to my teacher, who has a problem with my violin holding position 😂😂
Rida Muneer he mustve been a cellist who fell by the wayside..it would explain the way hes holding it
Rida Muneer lol same that was what I was thinking 😂😂😂
Rida Muneer yes😂😂😂
Siddharth rao deb lol yeah 😂
I think because he is a left handed person.
It is incredible how accurately he is able to play in such an awkward position, wow. And so much heart a soul! Impressed ❤️
Talent fact:he is blind and left handed, so much talent :world explodes
Now that is a small cello.
Yup tots
+imateapot51 It's a viola.
+imateapot51
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe its a baroque style instrument because the fingerboard is significantly smaller than a modern violin and the bridge seems a bit more level. But what I'm confused about is how the chin rest got there...He may have put it there because chin rests didn't exist until the early 1800's...
Who cares if it's a cello, viola or violin. The song is sick.
+Matthew Barnes I sounds better on the lower notes though. Double bass cover was the best!
He played czardas with his heart ♥️
I'd love to know his "life history" , bet it would be so interesting .............
He is Stefan Dymiter, a street artist from Poland. He has a Wikipedia page, its in Polish but you can always translate it :)
Gypsy from Poland, Stefan Dymiter.
@@Camila-ks1ly He was, died in 2002.
Stefan Dymiter plays Vittorio Monti: Czardas
STEFAN DYMITER:
died October 26, 2002 in Krakow) - a gypsy violinist-virtuoso, self-taught.
As a child, Dymiter lost his eyesight & had to have his legs amputated. One of the most famous Polish street musicians. His talent was honored with an invitation to a concert at the Krakow Philharmonic, Maciej Maleńczuk sang about him in the piece "Miasto Kraków": As long as Stefan plays the violin, I will have hope.
He was buried in Kowary .
i hope this man will teach Humility
For the snobs of the classic environment
He is blessed by god !!
You should see the guy playing cello like a violin
Genius comment
Antoine Bech yea because that's not rlly how u properly play violin but he is good
HAHAHAHHA!!! that's Hilarious.
i've seen that . But luckily he didn't break his neck cuz he played a small cello
Antoine Bech Hahahahahahahaha, that was a good joke, dude!
Это супер!!! Впервые вижу, чтобы так держали скрипку, да ещё так виртуозно играли! Браво!Великолепно!
Это слепой инвалид без ног...
This is the most original left handed violin/viola technique I've seen.
this is truly amazing. i've been taking lessons for twelve years now and my teacher still gets on my for "proper technique" and all that. but this just goes to show that having fun and doing what you truly want to do is more important than any bow hold. i love this so much! this man can surely play. i hope more people get to see this!
When your severely disabled you develop ways of doing things that defy all logic and convention but as I aways say if it works for you, then don't stop doing it and ignore the "naysayers" and coventionalists. There are some amazing disabled musicians out there playing and earning a living from their playing.
TwoSetViolin should react to this😂😂
I agree!!!!
YEEEEESSS, WHAT THE FREAK IS THIS SERIOUSLY
Stuff like this makes me start believing in stuff I never believed in before
Maestro: como llegan estas notas al centro mismo del corazón, que sencillés, que seguridad, que dominio un Señor del violín gracias por esta caricia sonora
I have never seen anyone play the violin like this before, that's pretty cool.
Stefan Dymiter "Cororo" born 5.05.1938, died 26.10.2002 in Krakow, Poland.
Do uk him?
@@Strongestpharaoh_ This man was a Legend in Cracow
May he Rest In Peace. The world was a better place with him in it.
Amazing.
(Funny thing is, according to norwegian folklore, the devil plays the violin like no one else - the wrong way around, just like this guy)
That's a story that violin teachers like to tell their students.
😱
It's so sad that he has a professional level and that he won't ever get to play in front of huge audience. The world is so unfair
he did give concerts
Wikipedia says he's also well known performer in his country and he also took the opportunity to show it to huge audience.
Playing is the gift....not the audience size
+Clark Culver
Works for him, though.
I believe Jimi Hendrix played his guitar eccentrically upside down, too...and it worked uniquely for him.
The thing about 'rules' for musical instruments: there are none struck in stone.
The *player* is the instrument and everyone has a unique quality to offer from their heart & soul.
How you bring music to life is your own testament to it & your dance with it.
Please define "professional level."
it's strange to play a violin like him. But the voice still amazing!
Wow - Simply amazing and wonder how he manage to play all the tunes in such a self-developed manner !!
Caralho mané,algum BR que aprecia esse vídeo ainda ? Lembro quando foi postado esse vídeo,foi poucos anos depois que comecei a toca violino,época boa...
Eu!
Eu!
Das nen ich mA Geige spielen das kommt von Herzen und genau das ist es was die meisten nicht haben trotz studierte musik man muß leben und weiß nicht wie man lebt
Is here someone who's loking at this in 2020?
But it dosent mather.This guy is fantastic!
Simply amazing. I have never been so drawn into a song before.
Este hombre rompe con todas las reglas físicas de la enseñanza tradicional pero demuestra que QUERER ES PODER !!! GRACIAS. ! APLAUDAN !!!
Camilo. Thank you for your reply, I'll follow it up.. Have watched again, I really do feel quite humble, and wish mr Dymiter well. He's one person I'd like to meet......
When violin is too easy for you, you find ways to make it harder
Exciting performance, God will protect you !!!
Aaaaaaaaaaamazing violinist, thank you so much, warm greetings from Armenia: Մեծ բավականություն ստացանք այս անչափ հուզիչ և հոգեպարար կատարումից, անչափ շնորհակալ ենք․․․
I enjoyed his version more than many others, it has a very personal touch, he is putting his heart there
Absolutely amazing how he plays, also look at the audience they are all younger people!
Great !
Seems his Soul is playing !
Kako tužno svira, prelepo, bravo.Hvala.
WoW! He's so unique in every thing :)
Muzyk na najwyższym poziomie jaki tylko świat wydał człowieka na ziemi. Znam wielu muzyków którzy grają na skrzypcach nie mają tej ręki i tego grania co ten kaleki który żył w Kowarach a umarł w Krakowie. Można powiedzieć że to był diament 💎 który grał w Krakowie. Jak zwykle niedoceniony za życia. Teraz to tylko można wspomnieć o nim i nic poza tym.
Unbelivable! Playing like that ! Fist time watching
Salute to you sir for such soulful music and unique mastery of the instrument. Thank you for this upload.
PoETrY In Motion! CZARDAS! Thank you Monti.
He plays with emotion that I might never be able to feel
beautiful and emortional tone!
Really great. Lots of soul and great technique.
Muito bom de se ouvir, e vê.
If I was there I would donate $20 cause he would have just made my day. If he had a much better violin it would sound even more beautiful than it is
Bravo,Maestro!
OMG he's like yoda I need to learn your ways lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏
I love this piece he played it so well
This guy have a place in heaven
Only 3 words come to mind, HOLY CRAP BATMAN!!!!!!! I've been to 2 goat ropings and a world's fair and I ain't seen nothing like it :)
Free style violin wonderful!
Bravo Sir
I'd like to buy that musician a drink
Jules Anderson ... too late, he passed away 18 years ago
wzruszyłam się do łez...😍
You should see the guy that plays a cello like a violin.
+RDArtist81 ahahah love it
RDArtist81 i
Solo uno supo apreciar el talento con los...(el aplauso). Espero le hayan dejado la propina que se merece. Simplemente un indigente talentoso.
This man demonstrates tecnique and theory is counterproductive. If you do not know anything at all, nobody to teach you, no ready-made music to play, but you just discover things your own way and the way they work better for you and your goals, you usually end up being better than average, sometimes even exceptional, as in the case of this man. Yes, it may take time and a lot of experimentation. It's not something immediate. You may get discouraged, because you will have to experience a lot of failures before revelation comes but in the end it pays off. Music can not be taught. Not even playing tecnique can. By teaching music, natural music talent can be ruined and one does not develop his own outstanding technique. Teaching music is bad, very bad. They do it for money, but they really have nothing to teach. This man demonstrates how one can only be taught by himself.
It's cool to have an open mind against dogmatism and indoctrination. Creativity must be kept alive and music is to be felt.
However, I feel that the music from inside this man can't properly be manifested due to his limited tecnique. His bowing for example can't produce as many tones and colours as the standard tecnique. There's this quote I like: "Know the rules well so you can break them like a master"
Regards
I am not a bowing expert, but I believe that there is no standard tecnique, regardless of the instrument used. Instruments are just tools, they have a working principle you have to understand and that's all. The way you play them depends highly both on the music you want to play and the physicality of who is playing. I believe musical instruments should be approached with no prior knowledge and without trying to force rules. Everybody is different, has a different music in mind and has to experiment to find out what works best for him, while he is developing his personal style. Music cannot be taught, can only be self-learned.
By standard I meant the one used by 99.99999% of violinists. A bowing tecnique able to produce more sounds and dynamics than the standard tecnique is yet to be found. Ideologically I agree with you. And I might add that it's nice to share ones findings and ones way of doing things. It enriches us. Both learning techniques from other people and sharing the ones you have developed.
This is fake..he's not actually playing the violin! If you watch closely, you will see what I mean.
I beg to differ. You stretched the argument too far. Too much technique or rigid teaching methods might strip the innate musicality of a student, or not allow them to figure out their own solutions. But as a teacher, let me tell you with no doubt, a lot of my students wouldn't have progressed if not for my inputs. Firstly having a person to whom they are accountable to for practice. Secondly, I constantly present my students more challenging material to push their standards every time. And without doubt they have progressed. My progression was much the same under my teacher. A talented and passionate learner can pick up things for themselves sure. But to say all teaching is bad, is simply misleading. A good teacher can significantly affect the outcomes in a student.
Go to any high level orchestra. All the musicians would have been taught by good teachers and have good technique. This man plays with passion, but he will never be able to play in a professional orchestra where standards are higher.
Oh God, He's pure talented and amazing!! I don't care if was holding it wrong, every single note he played was beautiful!! :'D
So amazing...
He is Stefan Dymiter, a street artist from Poland :)
the egyptian air is beautiful, it's incredible that he can play this well,
Ele quebra todas técnicas. Parabéns.
He is not even playing it like a cello he is playing the bow with his left hand
That’s amazing
such a beautiful piece
I just tried this with my violin....I sounded like crap. This man is amazing...
incredible feeling
La música se vive y se siente. Este hombre toca con el corazón, y desafía todas las las técnicas para tocar el violín que enseñan los distintos maestros. Sin duda..., Un virtuoso, con los recursos suficientes, sería más famoso que Paganini. Ojalá supiera donde encontrarlo antes que Dios lo llame. Mis más sinceros respetos
este tipo es de los grandes! arte callejero por Dios aplaudan! colombia y yo te damos un millon de aplausos maestro
This is so amazing!!!!!
fantastic!
Piękne wykonanie czardasza dziękuję
Have twoset violin reacted on this one? I am looking forward on watching their reaction vid about this incredible guy.
According to "First News" he had a childhood disability, so that is the only way he could hold the violin. To summarize, he was blind, self-taught, had both legs amputated as a child, and could not physically hold the violin as it was meant! His skill is beyond amazing!
This is unbelievably amazing! 👏👏👏
Adorable ,
What a musical heart to music !!
Ok , now I'm not with my instrument momently , but
I know, what kind of things will happen in the world . Hope one day, I can play as well as him
Really some people need little,
But to an standard Chinese, he/she needs too much .
But am o here ?
that's great ... he's really talent
My brother who has Asperger's plays the violin like how you would play a cello. He got humiliated and kicked out of their music class because of it. Now he hates playing it because of what happened.
+Mia Vitelli Well, I guess you showed him this video and encouraged him to start playing again. No school will be able to assist him because their methodology is about standard playing, so, fair enough they would not know how to teach him to improve his playing. However, he can always try to learn and improve by himself. That's a fact, but not a judgement on the quality of his future playing if he works on it.
+Maria Sing What the hell they should encourage anyone who actually wants to play an instrument
I actually do encourage him. One time he punched me in the face and told me to F off but I still encourage him to play. Sometimes I'd play Bach, Vivaldi, Vieuxtemps etc., on the computer when his around just to kinda remind him of his passion. But thanks I will show him this video. :)
+Maria Sing Well done, big sis to the rescue :) Good luck! Ultimately, music is what comes out of the instrument, not the way it is played, I am sure if he loves the idea of playing he will find his way.
+Maria Sing If a music majored college student fails his life, he usually becomes a snobby music teacher. I think your brother needs to understand that and stop taking what his music teacher says seriously.
Sorprendente, gracias José, saludos.
Meu Deus que sonorização maravilhosa deste instrumento.é obvio que está sendo tocado por um ótimo músico,porêm um bom conhecedor de soprano sabe muito bem da linda voz que ouvimos aqui.
Hermoso debe de haber sido un señor muy disciplinado😍😍😍😍😍
This AMAZING Allah Bless you.
I feel his playing!!!i feel it!!!
wundervoll - DANKE
Im very entertained thank you
Great !
Thank you !
El sonido que hace este señor me emociona más que otros tocando esta misma pieza
Браво👏👏👏♥️
So much beautiful
As a child, Dymiter lost his sight, and his legs had to be amputated. One of the most famous Polish street musicians. He collaborated with the Piwnica pod Baranami. The honor of his talent was an invitation to a concert at the Krakow Philharmonic, where he delighted the critics with his game. Music was buried in Kowary.
I have tried his method before, and it's no joke. This guy has some serious skills.
Playing the violin like a cello... Nice!
Great harmony, wish I could play it half as well right handed! Where is this guy, I'd like to put a few dollars in his hat.
That’s so heart touching 😿❤️
Wow…. That is amazing
Bravo Bravo....
i would love to meet this guy to shake his hand he needs to be on a talent show or something
A música independente de status porquê está além do nosso entendimento e palavras. Apenas o sentir e vibrar! Maravilha!♡
thats mind-blowing!..what made him adopt that wild playing position and then ever manage to articulate notes so well ? Strange but Wonderful!