A musical piece called the "American Quartet", written by an Austrian-Czech composer, played on a Chinese (I suppose) plane by musicians from all over the world ... that's the spirit we as humans should work to achieve!
Imagine going back in time and telling Dvorak that 1: We invented giant metal transportation devices that fly tens of thousands of feet in the air and 2: that one his pieces was performed in one of those objects as it was floating in the sky.
I wish someone would just be the designated filmer and then everyone else wouldn't be trying to film over each others shoulders so they can actually enjoy the music.
Couldn't agree with you more. Went to a concert last night, people are so concerned wanting to film, they miss the whole damn thing...and it is a bit annoying...
i would prefer to be close to the musicians then staying in seats, its just that in concerts there needs to be some sort of order as there are alot of people
no internet dinosours game I'm a bit confused by your argument. At a coencert there is order because there are a lot of people in a big space, so they arrange places for people in a way that everybody can enjoy the concert. On the airplane there isn't even enough space for 2 people to walk through the aisle in two different directions, let alone when the flight attendant goes from point a to point b with the cart. There would be way less space to stand, so I'd prefer to sit than to be closer to the musician. It doesn't change the fact that I'll be closer than on any other concert.
They must not have lots of room to move their bows (especially the cellist)! Yet, they did such a good job. Just looking at the score scares me a little...
Actually, there were musicians on the Titanic, and they went down with the ship while they played consoling music to try and calm people down as long as they could. They were well respected for what their heroism, and one surviving passenger said afterward: "Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute as the ship settled quietly lower and lower in the sea. The music they played served alike as their own immortal requiem and their right to be recalled on the scrolls of undying fame." -Wikipedia
that's why I said it would be LIKE Titanic, as it would be basically the same thing. It was a cruel joke anyway, I don't expect you to go hunting for actual facts and cite your sources lol
Oh, okay. I guess the reason why I replied was because you said 'but' instead of 'with the'. Sorry. Also, the research didn't take much time at all. I just remembered something from a book I read and just verified what I remembered. The Wikipedia page was pretty short anyway, there was not a lot about them. So don't worry, if you did.
fun story once I was in the Philadelphia airport waiting for my connecting flight back to Texas and our flight was delayed by 3 hours (plus 2 hours stuck on the tarmac due to dangerous weather) and there were some flute players performing in the airport to pass the time and it was really cool
Maybe the average person can't get to a concert but thanks to utube and all the wonderful people who post orchestra music for us, we can hear any classical or orchestra song. I usually spend 1 1/2 hrs each evening listening to music. Enjoy!
Mark Linton Yumi Kendall is the cellist. She is one of the nicest people ever. Unless it is a charter flight, she has to buy a seat for her instrument. Bass or double bass have to buy 2 or more seats as I understand.
+Mark Linton Everyone! enless you want your cello broken in half! (you can buy bigger cases for cello so its safe, but they're expensive so usually we bring them with us!)
***** see that's the problem of basically anything now, everybody's busy snapping pictures or videotapping, nobody's really letting themselves into enjoying anymore.
Exactly, it's not every day, so sit back and enjoy it! I have great visual memories of concerts from 30+ years ago! All I needed was my eyes and ears. So glad I didn't stand there holding a phone aloft.
***** agreed. No wonder the prevalence of dementia is rising. People just aren't using their brains to make lasting memories anymore. I'm not saying this is the cause. Just saying that it can't hurt to use our brains once in a while.
basically if you don't want your instrument crushed to pieces your buy a seat for it my friend bought a seat for her bass and it actually got upgraded to first class without her and it was really funny
But, you didn't listen to this. You weren't in the airplane, you didn't bear through the agony of waiting on the tarmac only to be surprised by beauty in a place of monotony. Watching recorded performances and listening to them is great, but there is something to be said about being fully there in all your cognitive/ sensory/ other capacities. When you film such a performance, you miss out on being at the performance that you are actually attending because of "I gotta capture this" syndrome. Technology is great. But if we are not careful, technology will rob us all of our humanity... And I type that on a computer as I respond to a TH-cam video on the internet... Sometimes life is sad.
This would have been the coolest delayed flight to be on! What a special treat to get to hear such talented musicians play. So awesome of them to play for everyone!
Dylan Rendall Considering many of these instruments are worth a lot of money, not to mention priceless to their owners, would you trust yours to the baggage handlers and the cargo bays for a commercial flight?
DO YOU MIND I AM TRYING TO READ THE IN FLIGHT MAGAZINE IT HAS EXCELLENT ARTICLES NO WAIT SORRY IT DOESN'T PLEASE CARRY ON I PREFER YOU TO THE LION KING
More brain surgery in my near future....Beautiful music like this soothes my soul & slows the POUNDING of my heart......Bless you Philadelphia Orchestra....
It's amazing how good this is. It's even better than all of the versions that I've listened to, all of which are played in a nice theatre with sophisticated acoustics. Bravo!
Wonderful experience. I can not imagine how great it would have been on this (land) flight and to have experienced this. Kudos to the professionals who made a bad thing wonderful!
This makes my heart sing :-) I love it when traveling, there are creative, positive people who turn bad into good. It's a divine quality!!! Great job! Sweet sounds.
As a double bass player myself, I can tell you with reasonable certainty that a standard 3/4 size double bass will not fit on-board most planes, not even in the aisles, and must be stowed away or even shipped to the destination on another plane. Even if you had the bass on-board, you would probably not have any room to play, anyways. Bass problems, man.
The beauty of this is how so many people aren't going to love the song or the style of music but not a single person can deny the amount of talent pouring out of these wonderful souls. I wish that today's electronic musical wizards would somehow collaborate with musicians of this skill level for amazing results.
Quite possibly one of the best videos that I have seen on TH-cam in a while. Great musicianship while making the best of their wait time, and making memories for themselves and those around them.
No one in the quartet is Chinese in fact. There are two Americans (one of them Korean American), one Korean Canadian and one Taiwanese (who might probably be ethnic Chinese).
Do not underestimate what musicians will do with boredom...
So true .
I just realized that an airplane full of people has great acoustics: very dead like a recording studio.
H. H.
Expensive the studio xD
H. H. Who woulda thunk it...i might do my next recording session on an airplane. I believe that's just a phone... sounds incredible
Look up back cello suite no.1 by yoyoma to see without the acoustics. It’s incredibly soothing. It’ll fix your issue
H. H. Fc
Oddly enough reminded me of that scene in titanic when they play a piece just before the end.
Ikr!!!
+xiPropheT nearer my got to thee... i was thing about the same music
Fun fact that Airplane was near to the other airplane that 9/11 happened
+Risho Johnkennedy he meant the airplane, can't you read dumbass. He clearly states it was near the airplane.
«Nearer my Got to Thee» even incorporating two branches of my Astor family's family mottos, «AD AUGUSTA PER ANGUSTA» and «AD ASTRA»
what performance would be complete without someone forgetting to turn their phone off! LOL
+Isaac Murphy They are on a plane, not in a concert hall. So they are excused.
+Isaac Murphy quite well-timed too. not that out of timing.
Isaac Murphy heck, if this were a concert hall, why would it be so narrow? 😐
Isaac Murphy that ring was pretty nice with the rest of the music tho
hahahahahah..... to the others who replied to Isaac Murphy... Note added "LOL"..
The acoustics of that plane are very nice sounding for some reason
It's dry, so everything is so very clean and clear.
Ya like a recording studio
spicymax I hated it. Look up back cello suite no.1 by yoyoma to see without the acoustics. It’s incredibly soothing.
Natheniel Becken Look up back cello suite no.1 by yoyoma to see without the acoustics. It’s incredibly soothing. It’ll fix your issue.
um... no?!
A musical piece called the "American Quartet", written by an Austrian-Czech composer, played on a Chinese (I suppose) plane by musicians from all over the world ... that's the spirit we as humans should work to achieve!
Chris Hieke I think the musicians were all Americans as they’re from Philadelphia.
aka Dvorak
@@Thindorama yeah I think they're chinese-american
Uhhh...Dvořák wasn't Austrian-Czech, just Czech. Our nation was under the reign of Habsburgs, but that doesn't make us "Austrian"-Czechs.
Boeing planes are made in the US. Airbus planes are made in Europe. Boeing and Airbus don't make planes in China.
Imagine going back in time and telling Dvorak that 1: We invented giant metal transportation devices that fly tens of thousands of feet in the air and 2: that one his pieces was performed in one of those objects as it was floating in the sky.
Sam Mihavetz 😂😂😂😄
They weren't flying during the performance though......
Damn... this piece is already difficult ensemble-wise, but they were perfectly in sync without having to look at each other much for cues. Bravo!
Sploot ya this Philadelphia Orchestra mind u.
All four of them are Asian. What do you expect?
@@monsieurboks not stereotypical at all
They sight read
song is a.dvorak-string quartet op.96 no. 12 if anyone is interested
+Buzz Zu no text = no song.....
+Buzz Zu I believe it's the final movement from Dvorak's String Quartet in F Major Op. 96 No. 12
THANK YOU
omg, so intersted!!
IT'S NOT A SONG!! IT'S A PIECE!!
I wish someone would just be the designated filmer and then everyone else wouldn't be trying to film over each others shoulders so they can actually enjoy the music.
Your idea is good, but I think people do not know how to enjoy ....
They enjoy it on TH-cam later
Couldn't agree with you more. Went to a concert last night, people are so concerned wanting to film, they miss the whole damn thing...and it is a bit annoying...
i would prefer to be close to the musicians then staying in seats, its just that in concerts there needs to be some sort of order as there are alot of people
no internet dinosours game I'm a bit confused by your argument. At a coencert there is order because there are a lot of people in a big space, so they arrange places for people in a way that everybody can enjoy the concert. On the airplane there isn't even enough space for 2 people to walk through the aisle in two different directions, let alone when the flight attendant goes from point a to point b with the cart. There would be way less space to stand, so I'd prefer to sit than to be closer to the musician. It doesn't change the fact that I'll be closer than on any other concert.
They must not have lots of room to move their bows (especially the cellist)! Yet, they did such a good job. Just looking at the score scares me a little...
Lol I have to play the 2nd violin part. The acoustics were so good though, that I could clearly hear the 2nd violin xDD Its great!
spectacular... all I ever got was a bag of peanuts
For them a piece like this is peanuts...
@@altoclef6688 lol
so if the flight went down, it would be like titanic but with violins playing calmly in the background?....someone had to say it...
Actually, there were musicians on the Titanic, and they went down with the ship while they played consoling music to try and calm people down as long as they could. They were well respected for what their heroism, and one surviving passenger said afterward:
"Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute as the ship settled quietly lower and lower in the sea. The music they played served alike as their own immortal requiem and their right to be recalled on the scrolls of undying fame."
-Wikipedia
that's why I said it would be LIKE Titanic, as it would be basically the same thing. It was a cruel joke anyway, I don't expect you to go hunting for actual facts and cite your sources lol
Oh, okay. I guess the reason why I replied was because you said 'but' instead of 'with the'. Sorry.
Also, the research didn't take much time at all. I just remembered something from a book I read and just verified what I remembered. The Wikipedia page was pretty short anyway, there was not a lot about them. So don't worry, if you did.
lol np
I'd pay them to wake me up every morning. Preferably with music.
archologyzero preferably?
fun story
once I was in the Philadelphia airport waiting for my connecting flight back to Texas and our flight was delayed by 3 hours (plus 2 hours stuck on the tarmac due to dangerous weather) and there were some flute players performing in the airport to pass the time and it was really cool
Bagel Chip actually.... that story wasn’t fun at all.
how come this never happens to me when I'm stuck on a tarmac for hours???
Geronimo1017 plus taxiways and the ramp
Maybe the average person can't get to a concert but thanks to utube and all the wonderful people who post orchestra music for us, we can hear any classical or orchestra song. I usually spend 1 1/2 hrs each evening listening to music. Enjoy!
Respect. Music is shared among the world and free people everywhere.
also before youtube. radio ya know
I agree this post is wonderful to witness!❤❤
That ring went well with it
moodyticar Vlogs yah!
This makes me so proud to be American. These incredible musicians played for the passengers , who I am sure were getting antsy. Thank you Philadelphia
James Dees this orchestra is chinese, they're just touring in America.
Nah, it was the reverse - it was the Philadelphia Orchestra touring in China
James Dees THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NATIONALITY
Wait someone thanked philly!!! Did my city do something right?
@@ZachDavieszixxfire 😂😂
At last I know what the viola part of that movement sounds like. What did they do for an encore?
my high shcool orchestra tried playing. As a freshman even the viola part was like hard for me
Honestly, I really like the viola part in this piece, even more than violin's melody ^^
PRETTYCATLOL Dvorak American Quartet, last Movement
Eww viola
did someone say VIOLA
Nice!... Who brings a Cello as carry-on though?
Mark Linton Who would leave an expensive instrument in the care of an airline
Khongor Tumenbayar Where is Joseph!!!
Joseph Conyers is the Assistant Principle bassist for the Philadelphia Orchestra
Mark Linton Yumi Kendall is the cellist. She is one of the nicest people ever. Unless it is a charter flight, she has to buy a seat for her instrument. Bass or double bass have to buy 2 or more seats as I understand.
+Mark Linton Everyone! enless you want your cello broken in half! (you can buy bigger cases for cello so its safe, but they're expensive so usually we bring them with us!)
Very cool but so sad to see everyone straining to film it on their phones instead of just sitting back, enjoying the music and making a memory. :(
people don't go to concerts anymore, except the pop kind... sigh... it's sad that music of this calibre can't make it out to the public more often...
***** see that's the problem of basically anything now, everybody's busy snapping pictures or videotapping, nobody's really letting themselves into enjoying anymore.
***** its not every day you get to see a band of sorts performing on a plane.
Exactly, it's not every day, so sit back and enjoy it! I have great visual memories of concerts from 30+ years ago! All I needed was my eyes and ears. So glad I didn't stand there holding a phone aloft.
***** agreed. No wonder the prevalence of dementia is rising. People just aren't using their brains to make lasting memories anymore. I'm not saying this is the cause. Just saying that it can't hurt to use our brains once in a while.
How did they allow her to bring the cello board???
maybe she paid full price seat for the cello?...lol...
it's what you normally do, especially for expensive cellos
same with most instruments, even if you put a fragile sticker on it. I've even heard a story of someone getting A POLE stuck through their saxophone
Most cello/double bass players buy a seat for their instrument
basically if you don't want your instrument crushed to pieces your buy a seat for it
my friend bought a seat for her bass and it actually got upgraded to first class without her and it was really funny
Great way to pass the slowest three hours of life. Very Nice; great sound; fine virtuosity.
Very fine young musicians 😘🎻🙏🎼Bravo guys . I wished I was in that plane ✈️ lol
Proud of my hometown orchestra-- still one of the world's very best!
Any unique video with violins in it:exists
Twosetviolin fans: TWOSET SHOULD REVIEW THIS VIDEO!!!!!
C'mon, any twoset fans here?
I was trying to find twoset fans but I realized this vid was made 6 years ago so I went to the newest comments, hello my fellow ling ling wannabe
@@saikik3124 hello!!
Hi
Lingling wannabes here
That phone ring was on point tho!
With music of that quality, the listeners must have felt like they were on cloud 9... literally. :)
Person: “As long as you can play.”
Violin dude: “I can’t play.”
2:50 Oml that was actually freaking perfect like :0
I can imagine older people getting pissed for such lovely noise in such enclosed place. lol
Talk about a captive audience 😀
What a treat for the passengers!
as a viola player myself, I must say that was EPIC and amazing*bows down in respect*
Why can't everyone just take their seats and enjoy the music?
+BxGirlRN Blazin' I want to get the best seat.
Because to them it's a once in a lifetime moment to have someone perform for them on an airplane. And some people like evidence
+BxGirlRN Blazin' Chinese mentality - every man for himself.
But, you didn't listen to this. You weren't in the airplane, you didn't bear through the agony of waiting on the tarmac only to be surprised by beauty in a place of monotony. Watching recorded performances and listening to them is great, but there is something to be said about being fully there in all your cognitive/ sensory/ other capacities. When you film such a performance, you miss out on being at the performance that you are actually attending because of "I gotta capture this" syndrome. Technology is great. But if we are not careful, technology will rob us all of our humanity... And I type that on a computer as I respond to a TH-cam video on the internet... Sometimes life is sad.
You're telling me you'd sit and stare blankly ahead the whole time?
It pained me when the girl hit her bow onto the luggage holders
This would have been the coolest delayed flight to be on! What a special treat to get to hear such talented musicians play. So awesome of them to play for everyone!
Goosebumps ☺️☺️☺️🙈 what a sweet and glorious performance
''When you remember that you should study 48 hours a day'' Ling Ling
how'd they get a cello on. I know you take a violin and viola on as carry-on but cello?
ApexApocalypse You usually have to buy a separate seat for it.
I guess its still cheaper than shipping it or buying a new one when the airline breaks it
Yeah it's for the cello's safety XD
ApexApocalypse The muscian pays for an extra seat.
Lucky you didn't bring a double bass
how did they get that cello on as hand luggage????
All musical instruments are allowed to be carried on as hand luggage.
Keith Gray *brings grand piano*
Any time I've traveled with my cello, I've had to buy it a seat on the plane!
Seth Morones-Ramirez does it not just go in the hold?
Dylan Rendall
Considering many of these instruments are worth a lot of money, not to mention priceless to their owners, would you trust yours to the baggage handlers and the cargo bays for a commercial flight?
The ending brings the house DOWN !!! Unreal. And in a confined space no less. Bravo to All the wonderful musicians! ❤
What anAMAZING performance!!! Thank you for sharing your talents. What a Gift 🙏
WHY DID YOU TURN THE CAMERA D':
+Courtnie Kom Lol that treats my cervical spondylosis.
Courtnie Kom maybe out of battery
must've been wonderful to be there. tysm for recording n sharing!
Absolutely love this! Very talented and so much fun :)
Just four instruments, four artists, and such a lovely sound. So inspiring. Thank you.
It would be a dream come true if something like that happened on a plane I was on... Almost five years ago... BEAUTIFUL!!!!
DO YOU MIND I AM TRYING TO READ THE IN FLIGHT MAGAZINE IT HAS EXCELLENT ARTICLES NO WAIT SORRY IT DOESN'T PLEASE CARRY ON I PREFER YOU TO THE LION KING
More brain surgery in my near future....Beautiful music like this soothes my soul & slows the POUNDING of my heart......Bless you Philadelphia Orchestra....
Ling ling can do this all by himself
It's amazing how good this is. It's even better than all of the versions that I've listened to, all of which are played in a nice theatre with sophisticated acoustics. Bravo!
How many ways are there to love this?? ❤️
Absolutely beautiful!
WOW! That was quite amazing!
JUST GIVING ME LIFE YES
Wonderful experience. I can not imagine how great it would have been on this (land) flight and to have experienced this. Kudos to the professionals who made a bad thing wonderful!
This makes my heart sing :-) I love it when traveling, there are creative, positive people who turn bad into good. It's a divine quality!!! Great job! Sweet sounds.
Beautiful.
Suprised that they even let them have the iinstruments as loose baggage
***** the cello it is very expensive
Yea, cello gets its own seat, violin can go overhead, I've done it before :)
I know I wouldn't let my instrument go with the regular luggage
Peter DeLaPena bari sax had to go with baggage, NOOOOOO.....
jmm1233 The muscians pay for an extra seat
excellent performance.
An absolutely fantastic performance, and surprisingly, amazing acoustics.
How could anyone not like this vid?? It's simply amazing and raw and LIVE. Nothing but respect all day for these players!!
Where are the double basses? ;-)
there aren't double basses in your standard string quartet
Probably stored somewhere...
As a double bass player myself, I can tell you with reasonable certainty that a standard 3/4 size double bass will not fit on-board most planes, not even in the aisles, and must be stowed away or even shipped to the destination on another plane. Even if you had the bass on-board, you would probably not have any room to play, anyways. Bass problems, man.
Darrothan Its called sarcasm
if only i was homeschooled, then i could have more time to practice
Kevisk dsd i feel you bro
Kevin Tang i go to school but i practice like 3 hours after school
William DatKKid i dont practice on school nights a lot but its all i do on weekends or break
Kevin Tang I'm homeschooled :')
Trust me, you don't want to be homeschooled.
beautiful!!!!
+robdog15001 who are you?
Wow, I appreciate musicians and am completely in awe
BRAVO! I work in the aviation industry for so many years and have never witness a LIVE In-Flight-Entertainment!
No matter what the venue, there’s always an iPhone inevitably ringing...
3:15 ahhhhh!!!! It'd be funny if they played like this while the plane was out of control in a storm.
how do u carry that cello on the plane without fucking killing someone
Hannah Barlow you have to buy a seat just for the cello
Hannah Barlow You pay for an extra seat
Well Done! You have brought the Performing Arts to a new level!
Ughhhh, this was so good. Speechless. What talent!
See asians know how to record in horizontal, except for that one girl...
3 were holding vertical lol
Philly pride :D
Everyone thinks their a film maker now lol.
*they're
Say what you want but you wouldn't be watching this if everyone wasn't recording...
that was beautiful... i got at least 5 chills... and almost teared up... talented young ppl. I LOVED IT! just amazing
The beauty of this is how so many people aren't going to love the song or the style of music but not a single person can deny the amount of talent pouring out of these wonderful souls. I wish that today's electronic musical wizards would somehow collaborate with musicians of this skill level for amazing results.
What tipe of ling ling work out it this ??? 😱 awesome
yes i knew there must be some ling ling comments in this video 😂
What if someone had to reach the bathroom?😁
They probably pissed in their pants...but to the rhythm
The flight attendants were giving Adult Diapers just before the show started.
This sounds like the music in Tom and Jerry cartoon! like it.
Beautiful composition and excellant performance in such cramped quarters.
That was unbelievable!! How very awesome of those very talented musicians to play an impromptu session for some very pleased airplane passengers!
It starts at 1:11
the things that happen on planes
I think subways are way crazier 😂
When ur on a plane with a orchestra
Yes, musicians and a huge sense of humor. When I’m bed, my husband got up, got his tuba and played Lullaby outside the bedroom door!
Quite possibly one of the best videos that I have seen on TH-cam in a while. Great musicianship while making the best of their wait time, and making memories for themselves and those around them.
Dangerous for violinist with bow
that poor cellist..
something beautiful that can be done which does NOT require digital technology....
1sola1verita if it weren't for digital technology you wouldn't be watching/listening to this. Chill lol
WOW! An amazing performance and recording. Music, the universal language.
Although this video has been watched over 2 million times, I myself must have listened to this video about 10 times as I did my homework :)
Why is the Philadelphia Symphony all Chinese?
Willie Loh I think the cellist isn't.
No one in the quartet is Chinese in fact. There are two Americans (one of them Korean American), one Korean Canadian and one Taiwanese (who might probably be ethnic Chinese).
Because Chinese are good
The United States is a mixed race when it comes to community, art, and other things except government
+Luís Miguel Viterbo come on jealous of Chinese? 3 out of 4 is Chinese race based theirs family name.
Bullshit! I was arrested on this same flight when my girlfriend played my skin flute. Hypocrites
fiestacassarole took me a while :/
fiestacassarole NOOOOO
Funny, i was actually on that flight and no one got arrested :p
Philadelphia Orchestra musicians are all Chinese.
JuicemanBill Sooooooooooooooo?
first, cellist in the clip is not. second, so what?
That was great! Beautiful music to help ease a lousy situation!
who would dislike this? this is pretty darn awesome
All the Asians are getting out their cameras like they've never seen a violin before!