Hearing this live in the concert hall was such a powerful experience, I'd never been so moved by a performance before. He may not have been the best technically or whatever, but in terms of raw emotions he conveyed something really intense to the hall that night. I'm really glad I could be there to experience it.
After rewatching this, the comments saying that dmytro was not good are outrageous. First off, What you hear on youtube is not what you are going to hear in the hall. Orchestral Musicians said heifetz would sound scratchy from the stage, but as soon as that sound when out, into the audience, it was the most beautiful golden sound. This is the same with dmytro, he wasn't playing for youtube commenters, he was playing for the jury. Similarly, I was shocked that Hana Chang did not place, until I realized she was more playing for the mic, not the jury, whether or not she did so on purpose 2nd, Judges often make their decisions early on in the performance. If the first impression is good, you are on the right track. Dmytro's first movement was phenomenal, the sound, interpretation, emotion was all there. This for sure gave him an advantage, You could make the argument that his opening bars were played the best out of the shosty finalists, and I would agree with this statement. His Cadenza was also incredible, the interpretation was so deep, keeping me engaged and on the edge of my seat. He really captured the intensity of Shostakovich's music. The whole interpretation was great, so a couple intonation mistakes (none of which were really in the 1st movement), followed by still a great second movement with some intonation mistakes, followed by an amazing 3rd movement (a couple intonation mistakes) but fully capturing the character, and hearing the cadenza, by now the judges must have made up their mind. If his 4th movement is good, he will win. and despite intonation, his 4th movement was good. The hate is unreasonable. Its music. Be happy for the guy and celebrate all finalists. They were all amazing, so support them all. Congratulations to all contestants.
To me, Dmytro maintained an extremely strong sense of intensity and maintained it throughout. I agree with your thoughts on the cadenza, the overall dynamic contrast and gradual build up to the climax was well executed. But overall in the whole concerto, I think he missed a lot of detail due to the lack of clarity. In the end, I was amazed with his approach to the piece but didn’t execute it as well as the others who played it.
Been re-watching this over and over again, and I am so impressed with how much improvement you’ve made since Sibelius and Montreal competition! Despite intonation issues, you very much excelled in projecting a deep and rich sound, played this so much faster than previously, made it so exciting, and communicated so well with the orchestra. I noticed the communication especially when pushing the orchestra to go faster in the Scherzo as well helping the bassoonist keep pace in the final movement near the beginning. That’s the quality of a great soloist leading an orchestra. Not to mention your recovery of certain slips (which were kinda minor tbh) was so quick and slight, that really speaks volumes about your musicianship. I know that so many bash on you, but there were so many factors of musicianship that I strongly believe that you excelled in. I definitely think you deserve first prize!! Cheers and huge congratulations from the United States!!
We should thank him for his performance in the Final.He is the very only one in the Final,who so deeply realizes and embodies the soul of a concerto. This is also not very easy for a Jury to have one like him in a big ,serious competition. Otherwise,the first prize could fall into sea.
I think especially Kevin Zhu and some other finalists have a better violinistic foundation…. But let‘s see where Dimas path is going!!!! Wishing him the best🎉🎉🎉
honestly I've listened to all the finals of the competition and, while I still think Dmytro wasn't on par with the others for his Mozart and his Paganini, this is imo the best Shostakovich that we've had this year. maybe a tad bit less in tune than the others but way more communicative musically. the cadenza especially I think delivers way better than all the others. don't get me wrong, I've loved Kevin Zhu's interpretation and cleaniness of tone, but I just don't think it fits this concerto. Dmytro is the one who played the longest and clearest phrases, realized the most dramatic contrasts and overall "scarred" me emotionally. I can understand why he got first place with the finals and the Ysaye in mind.
39:04 If you look at the 6-7 judges on the right, you can see that they are not moving at all. The performance is over, but the judges are not moving at all. This means that the judges were completely immersed in the performance. There is a big difference between what you hear in the field and what you hear on TH-cam.
@@mkuo22Yes. I know. Thanks for the good point. Even when other contestants finished their performances, the judges did not applaud. But at this point it has been quite a while since the performance ended. The judges were staring at the stage without moving for a while. It may be a personal insight, but I feel that the judges were watching with great immersion. It was a stage where the chemistry between the performer and the orchestra was extraordinary. Those things clearly worked in Dmitry's favor.
Among, 12 laureates of the final, there are 9 conpetitors with East Asian origin. Among 15 judges, 4 have East Asian origin, 3 have background related to Russia, especially Vadim Repin, the one Udovychenko refused to shake hands. I don't understand on what demographic commentors here can think Udovychenko can win by politics or by favor of the judges. By interpretation, those who said it's the worst Shostakovich VC 1, surely they either don't like Oistrakh, Kogan or Sitkovetsky's interpretation; or they don't appreciate the difficulty in playing the violin at low scales.
@@architkumarsingh4547 Are you serious? You think the intonation has never been a criteria in a music competition? Don’t be crazy man, when everyone is good, they have to be compared for the stability during the performance, whether they can ensure a good intonation and even whether they can play without a WRONG NOTE!!! It is definitely the most important criteria for such a prestigious competition
Надо ли читать комменты? - особенно, человеку, далёкому от мелочного копания в скрипичных прибамбасах...таким ребятишкам хочется пожелать самим выйти на сцену. В отношении других моя рука тянется к нагайке... Почти не дыша прослушал Чжу - и обалдел от его воплощения. Надо ли ругать судей? - не знаю...могу сказать - когда в Питере вживую услышал победителя конкурса Чайковского(2023 г.) Равиля Ислямова, то не сомневался в его победе и справедливой оценке его дарования...другое дело, не заметил - чем таким особенным и выдающимся кореянка Ким Ке Хи заслужила тогда 1-й приз? В комментариях там было много споров...досталось и жюри. Манера Удовиченко напомнила мне скорее Максима Федотова - оба шевелят корпусом и почти танцуют на сцене...насколько это убедительно - сказать трудно. Вывод один: больше доверяйте своему чувству и никого не слушайте - время - более строгий судья и оно всех рассудит... СПб, рабочий, 61 г.
@@ПавелТомилов-л1л More precisely - in the Scherzo. Questions please for the bassoon. Everyone who performed Shostakovich had problems in the ensemble at that very moment. It turns out that you need to play at the tempo with which the orchestra “copes” (?)
Да в скерцо. И в бурлеске. Не очень ритмично и,в принципе,ансамбль страдает от солиста, он не хочет играть вместе с оркестром. Ойстрах с Коганом берут более сдержанные темпы. Что касается 1-ой премии, то я не берусь судить. Мне понравились финалисты.
Though what he did at the result announcement was not good, I disagree with people who denigrate him. His interpretation was very original through all the rounds. In particular, from his Shostakovich, I feel the dark side of Shostakovich and severe cold in Russia. About sounds quality, other people are better than him, but in this competition, jurors think from various points of view. Please don’t denigrate him. All the finalists performed so excitingly and beautifully.
Elli Choi，Kevin Zhu and Songha Choi also played this same concertl in the final round, any of these three played so much better than Dmytro. Dmytro has problems in intonation in fast passage and in high registers, and his bowing carries noise in fast playing and shaking or shivering in slow bowing, which he keeps trying to cover this constant problems with vibrato from left hand. Musically speaking, he is imitating Gidon Kremer with his facial expression and body movement. Musically, he is not honest and not original. How could such a jury of professional violinists produced a first prize like this? The competition from first round to the final was well done and the prizes are disappointments!! What a shame!
Yes, he is a bad imitater of gidon kremer. I always joke with friends that "If people want to imitate Gidon Kremer's body movements and facial expressions but can't play as good as him, they will look like clowns."
These are all technical comments. They aren't simply looking for the best violinist but a great artist and the two shouldn't be conflated. Perhaps his shaking bow were due to nerves , usually jury members spot this and listen for communication of emotions and ideas, rhetoric, etc...
@@ИванУдовиченко ??? whether you like her or not it's *factual* that her rendition is way accurate when it comes to intonation, tempo. Also she never needed to enter a competition to get noticed. You can watch her play Shostakovich with Berliner Philarmoniker at Suntury Hall with just 21 years old. Sometimes good taste is something you need to train in order to acquire you can start there. Kisses. th-cam.com/video/SXDk1CoIRuY/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=VaskenFermanian
@@ИванУдовиченко Whether you like her rendition or not it is a fact she can play the whole concerto in tune and in tempo. There is a dialogue with the orchestra - something that is absolutely missing here.
Why he wons?? Because he puts crazy faces?? Common , it's not bad,but obviously is not the best performance,this is probably the most prestigious context on earth,what a shame.
I m guessing that why they assign judges to these competitions otherwise they would let TH-cam people to choose winners. Who here is more quilified than the judges? You project other things to a guy just cause he is from Ukraine either you see it as a good thing or a bad thing. He is a musician and he was judged by the people who's job was to judge all of them Enjoy the concerto or not stop the nonsense
Easy for someone with a poor sense of hearing to say. This has nothing to do with his nationality/politics but that his performance was blatantly worse than his competitors. We know he only won because the jury had bias towards his demographic. Same goes for Joshua Brown. He’s not technically or musically on the same level as Kevin or Elli and it shows in these recordings. Hope this helps.
Give your opinion to the dozen of the best violinists of the century who sat on the jury of this competition. I have no doubt that after hearing your words, they will understand their main mistake - namely, that they did not invite you to judge this competition.
@@a.paliarushDo you really think that the jury chose a guy representing one very sick country because he was truly the best? And the huge number of professionals listening to this competition are just deaf idiots, who don’t understand anything? Or maybe there’s still a smell of politics somewhere 🤔
@@tomasrigout A mind-blowing conclusion. I will be glad to read your «opinion» on Shostakovich again after I see you winning the Queen Elisabeth Competition next time with Shostakovich's cello concerto in the final.
I’m sure the violinist himself might be a nice gentleman, but good god… he just shouldn’t be in the finals, just not a good interpretation of the Shostakovich, and his Paganini 5 too… 🤢.
Not only is this performance notably worse than every other finalist, it’s disgraceful. No sense of intonation, horrific interaction with the orchestra, weird sounds keep coming out, looks frightened out of his wits.
The fact that he didn’t shake Repin’s hand tells me more about his music than anything…. What an insolence, arrogance! Let politics be discussed elsewhere.
Hearing this live in the concert hall was such a powerful experience, I'd never been so moved by a performance before. He may not have been the best technically or whatever, but in terms of raw emotions he conveyed something really intense to the hall that night. I'm really glad I could be there to experience it.
Exactly 💯 you could see it in the orchestras body language
After rewatching this, the comments saying that dmytro was not good are outrageous.
First off, What you hear on youtube is not what you are going to hear in the hall. Orchestral Musicians said heifetz would sound scratchy from the stage, but as soon as that sound when out, into the audience, it was the most beautiful golden sound. This is the same with dmytro, he wasn't playing for youtube commenters, he was playing for the jury. Similarly, I was shocked that Hana Chang did not place, until I realized she was more playing for the mic, not the jury, whether or not she did so on purpose
2nd, Judges often make their decisions early on in the performance. If the first impression is good, you are on the right track. Dmytro's first movement was phenomenal, the sound, interpretation, emotion was all there. This for sure gave him an advantage, You could make the argument that his opening bars were played the best out of the shosty finalists, and I would agree with this statement.
His Cadenza was also incredible, the interpretation was so deep, keeping me engaged and on the edge of my seat. He really captured the intensity of Shostakovich's music.
The whole interpretation was great, so a couple intonation mistakes (none of which were really in the 1st movement), followed by still a great second movement with some intonation mistakes, followed by an amazing 3rd movement (a couple intonation mistakes) but fully capturing the character, and hearing the cadenza, by now the judges must have made up their mind. If his 4th movement is good, he will win. and despite intonation, his 4th movement was good.
The hate is unreasonable. Its music. Be happy for the guy and celebrate all finalists. They were all amazing, so support them all. Congratulations to all contestants.
All is good, but then there are the other violinists…
To me, Dmytro maintained an extremely strong sense of intensity and maintained it throughout. I agree with your thoughts on the cadenza, the overall dynamic contrast and gradual build up to the climax was well executed. But overall in the whole concerto, I think he missed a lot of detail due to the lack of clarity. In the end, I was amazed with his approach to the piece but didn’t execute it as well as the others who played it.
Been re-watching this over and over again, and I am so impressed with how much improvement you’ve made since Sibelius and Montreal competition!
Despite intonation issues, you very much excelled in projecting a deep and rich sound, played this so much faster than previously, made it so exciting, and communicated so well with the orchestra. I noticed the communication especially when pushing the orchestra to go faster in the Scherzo as well helping the bassoonist keep pace in the final movement near the beginning. That’s the quality of a great soloist leading an orchestra.
Not to mention your recovery of certain slips (which were kinda minor tbh) was so quick and slight, that really speaks volumes about your musicianship.
I know that so many bash on you, but there were so many factors of musicianship that I strongly believe that you excelled in. I definitely think you deserve first prize!!
Cheers and huge congratulations from the United States!!
We should thank him for his performance in the Final.He is the very only one in the Final,who so deeply realizes and embodies the soul of a concerto. This is also not very easy for a Jury to have one like him in a big ,serious competition. Otherwise,the first prize could fall into sea.
DIMA'S expression of SHOCK is extremely surprising. I still cannot figure it out after seeing several times! ♥
I think especially Kevin Zhu and some other finalists have a better violinistic foundation…. But let‘s see where Dimas path is going!!!! Wishing him the best🎉🎉🎉
its the finals tho...foundations should be non negotiable
Amazing
honestly I've listened to all the finals of the competition and, while I still think Dmytro wasn't on par with the others for his Mozart and his Paganini, this is imo the best Shostakovich that we've had this year. maybe a tad bit less in tune than the others but way more communicative musically. the cadenza especially I think delivers way better than all the others. don't get me wrong, I've loved Kevin Zhu's interpretation and cleaniness of tone, but I just don't think it fits this concerto. Dmytro is the one who played the longest and clearest phrases, realized the most dramatic contrasts and overall "scarred" me emotionally. I can understand why he got first place with the finals and the Ysaye in mind.
39:04 If you look at the 6-7 judges on the right, you can see that they are not moving at all. The performance is over, but the judges are not moving at all. This means that the judges were completely immersed in the performance. There is a big difference between what you hear in the field and what you hear on TH-cam.
The judges have a rule against clapping for any performance to avoid influencing each other. Watch any other performance from any round.
@@mkuo22Yes. I know. Thanks for the good point. Even when other contestants finished their performances, the judges did not applaud. But at this point it has been quite a while since the performance ended. The judges were staring at the stage without moving for a while. It may be a personal insight, but I feel that the judges were watching with great immersion. It was a stage where the chemistry between the performer and the orchestra was extraordinary. Those things clearly worked in Dmitry's favor.
@@김복순-w8malso the orchestra body movement was much more engaged
@@김복순-w8mmy wife and I are both musicians and found this to be genius
Good jobs!
0:24 I can see a practice shirt on the bottom, which is Eddy and brett weared!
even though this is a competition, playing violin is a part of SHOWBIZ.
he deserves to win.
Among, 12 laureates of the final, there are 9 conpetitors with East Asian origin. Among 15 judges, 4 have East Asian origin, 3 have background related to Russia, especially Vadim Repin, the one Udovychenko refused to shake hands. I don't understand on what demographic commentors here can think Udovychenko can win by politics or by favor of the judges.
By interpretation, those who said it's the worst Shostakovich VC 1, surely they either don't like Oistrakh, Kogan or Sitkovetsky's interpretation; or they don't appreciate the difficulty in playing the violin at low scales.
we don't understand why he plays russians composers if he hates russian people.
Brilliant performance! My congratulations to the provocatively talented winner, he makes himself heard.
This piece now belongs to him…. It’s in his blood! BRAVO
His interpretation of cadenza is unique, slower than usual.
But, it is interesting.
Yes… but out of tune
@@michaelso934 Yeah, He had some intonation issues. But it's still good!
@@architkumarsingh4547 Are you serious? You think the intonation has never been a criteria in a music competition? Don’t be crazy man, when everyone is good, they have to be compared for the stability during the performance, whether they can ensure a good intonation and even whether they can play without a WRONG NOTE!!! It is definitely the most important criteria for such a prestigious competition
@@michaelso934 Do none of the other participants had intonation issues?
@@architkumarsingh4547 but at least less serious than this person
Надо ли читать комменты? - особенно, человеку, далёкому от мелочного копания в скрипичных прибамбасах...таким ребятишкам хочется пожелать самим выйти на сцену. В отношении других моя рука тянется к нагайке...
Почти не дыша прослушал Чжу - и обалдел от его воплощения.
Надо ли ругать судей? - не знаю...могу сказать - когда в Питере вживую услышал победителя конкурса Чайковского(2023 г.) Равиля Ислямова, то не сомневался в его победе и справедливой оценке его дарования...другое дело, не заметил - чем таким особенным и выдающимся кореянка Ким Ке Хи заслужила тогда 1-й приз? В комментариях там было много споров...досталось и жюри.
Манера Удовиченко напомнила мне скорее Максима Федотова - оба шевелят корпусом и почти танцуют на сцене...насколько это убедительно - сказать трудно.
Вывод один: больше доверяйте своему чувству и никого не слушайте - время - более строгий судья и оно всех рассудит...
СПб, рабочий, 61 г.
What a great performance! Don’t understand people who say that he doesn’t deserve 1 prize…
Agreed!!
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В быстрых частях не попадает с оркестром. Это, как минимум. Ну иногда мимо нот.
@@ПавелТомилов-л1л More precisely - in the Scherzo. Questions please for the bassoon. Everyone who performed Shostakovich had problems in the ensemble at that very moment. It turns out that you need to play at the tempo with which the orchestra “copes” (?)
Да в скерцо. И в бурлеске. Не очень ритмично и,в принципе,ансамбль страдает от солиста, он не хочет играть вместе с оркестром.
Ойстрах с Коганом берут более сдержанные темпы.
Что касается 1-ой премии, то я не берусь судить. Мне понравились финалисты.
Absolutely the greatest
Now that I rehear,Elli Choi played it better..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No
Waayyyy better
Why?
Bro you are always a hater @@danny_chestnut253
I love his playing 🎉!!
It's awesome!!!
A Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1769 on loan from Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben foundation.
Though what he did at the result announcement was not good, I disagree with people who denigrate him.
His interpretation was very original through all the rounds.
In particular, from his Shostakovich, I feel the dark side of Shostakovich and severe cold in Russia. About sounds quality, other people are better than him, but in this competition, jurors think from various points of view.
Please don’t denigrate him.
All the finalists performed so excitingly and beautifully.
Grandioso!
Браво
Elli Choi，Kevin Zhu and Songha Choi also played this same concertl in the final round, any of these three played so much better than Dmytro. Dmytro has problems in intonation in fast passage and in high registers, and his bowing carries noise in fast playing and shaking or shivering in slow bowing, which he keeps trying to cover this constant problems with vibrato from left hand. Musically speaking, he is imitating Gidon Kremer with his facial expression and body movement. Musically, he is not honest and not original. How could such a jury of professional violinists produced a first prize like this? The competition from first round to the final was well done and the prizes are disappointments!! What a shame!
Yes, he is a bad imitater of gidon kremer. I always joke with friends that "If people want to imitate Gidon Kremer's body movements and facial expressions but can't play as good as him, they will look like clowns."
Dmytro plays not like Kremer and not like Oistrakh - he plays like Dmytro!
People who say that don't know much about Kremer or Dmytro.
These are all technical comments. They aren't simply looking for the best violinist but a great artist and the two shouldn't be conflated. Perhaps his shaking bow were due to nerves , usually jury members spot this and listen for communication of emotions and ideas, rhetoric, etc...
вам пора вже очолити якийсь конкурс!
Awesome! Brilliant!
sİava KhERoİam!!! 🟥🎻⬛️
Bravo 👏👏👏
Less in tune and messier than the 3 other Shostakovich performances.
Do you like sports(?). But Dmytro plays music - Brilliant performance!
He didn't even deserve to be in the final round.
I had to go and watch Hilary's rendition to wash away this out this of tune/tempo performance from my ears.
What a great joke😂😂😂
@@ИванУдовиченко ??? whether you like her or not it's *factual* that her rendition is way accurate when it comes to intonation, tempo. Also she never needed to enter a competition to get noticed. You can watch her play Shostakovich with Berliner Philarmoniker at Suntury Hall with just 21 years old. Sometimes good taste is something you need to train in order to acquire you can start there. Kisses. th-cam.com/video/SXDk1CoIRuY/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=VaskenFermanian
@@ИванУдовиченко Whether you like her rendition or not it is a fact she can play the whole concerto in tune and in tempo. There is a dialogue with the orchestra - something that is absolutely missing here.
Why he wons?? Because he puts crazy faces?? Common , it's not bad,but obviously is not the best performance,this is probably the most prestigious context on earth,what a shame.
I m guessing that why they assign judges to these competitions otherwise they would let TH-cam people to choose winners. Who here is more quilified than the judges?
You project other things to a guy just cause he is from Ukraine either you see it as a good thing or a bad thing.
He is a musician and he was judged by the people who's job was to judge all of them
Enjoy the concerto or not stop the nonsense
Easy for someone with a poor sense of hearing to say. This has nothing to do with his nationality/politics but that his performance was blatantly worse than his competitors. We know he only won because the jury had bias towards his demographic. Same goes for Joshua Brown. He’s not technically or musically on the same level as Kevin or Elli and it shows in these recordings. Hope this helps.
Kevin is better than
First prize winner???? Really😢
1727 Blanda Squares
Men usually have an advantage in playing violin as they have longer fingers.
Let’s be real all finalists who played Shosta were better than him
Give your opinion to the dozen of the best violinists of the century who sat on the jury of this competition. I have no doubt that after hearing your words, they will understand their main mistake - namely, that they did not invite you to judge this competition.
Let's be Shosta all better than real him who played were finalists
@@a.paliarushDo you really think that the jury chose a guy representing one very sick country because he was truly the best? And the huge number of professionals listening to this competition are just deaf idiots, who don’t understand anything? Or maybe there’s still a smell of politics somewhere 🤔
@@a.paliarush I see you pointed perfectly the word “opinion” in there, couldn’t agree more.
@@tomasrigout A mind-blowing conclusion. I will be glad to read your «opinion» on Shostakovich again after I see you winning the Queen Elisabeth Competition next time with Shostakovich's cello concerto in the final.
The Usurper.
I’m sure the violinist himself might be a nice gentleman, but good god… he just shouldn’t be in the finals, just not a good interpretation of the Shostakovich, and his Paganini 5 too… 🤢.
Sei leise
Franchement il ne mérite pas ce 1e prix. Est-ce que c’est parce qu’il est ukrainien alors les jurys ont les pitiés de….🤐🫢
non, ce n'est pas pour ça - la raison est le contenu de sa performance
comment peut-il jouer des compositeurs russes , s'il n'aime pas le peuple russe?
For sure.. he was the least candidate to win… very confusing…🙁
Бурлеска скучноватая, медленно , не хватает энергии и вовлечённости в процесс музицирования,не трогает..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Not only is this performance notably worse than every other finalist, it’s disgraceful. No sense of intonation, horrific interaction with the orchestra, weird sounds keep coming out, looks frightened out of his wits.
You have no idea about the subject of discussion,
Slava Ukraini
That’s what it was about, politics.
The fact that he didn’t shake Repin’s hand tells me more about his music than anything….
What an insolence, arrogance! Let politics be discussed elsewhere.
how is this better than Kevin Zhu's performance???
Is this a articulation competition?
Chigga
Meh...... Not my favorite Shostakovich. Seems like a soloist and orchestra falling over each other.....
I don't understand his facial expression...