Homecoming with TwoSet Violin: ‘Sacrilegious Games’ in Australia, NZ and Singapore

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, TwoSet Violin’s creative output has reached the far corners of the globe, thanks to its hugely popular, long-running YouTube channel. Showcasing the ins and outs of classical music through pranks, challenges and reaction videos, the duo has gone on to perform multiple world tours over the years. But, as Dorothy so succinctly put it in The Wizard of Oz, ‘There’s no place like home.’

For TwoSet Violin, ‘home’ could mean several places: Australia, New Zealand or Singapore. This June, Brett Yang and Eddy Chen bring their highly successful show, Sacrilegious Games, to these shores, following sold-out runs across the US, Europe and the UK.

The pair’s story began in Brisbane, Australia, where they met at music college. Before that, however, Yang grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand, where he lived until the age of twelve. In recent years, the duo has been based in Singapore, where they celebrated their four million subscriber milestone with a major concert in 2022.

Having performed to legions of fans around the world, what does it feel like to return to home turf? Yang describes it simply as a ‘warm feeling.’

‘It’s a reminder of life in general – we come back to where it all started. Starting in Australia, going overseas and then back again – we’ve come full circle,’ he says.

‘There’s a sense of pride in sharing what we’ve built with people from our homelands, especially as our family and friends are there. It’s about bringing back what we’ve done over the last few years and showing everyone what we’ve been up to.’

That connection with local audiences, Yang adds, creates a different kind of atmosphere. ‘It feels like a big hangout with the audience – it never feels like a concert.’

Alongside Australian dates in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, the duo will head ‘across the ditch’ to Auckland on 13 June. For Yang, New Zealand holds particular significance. He recalls his first teacher, Trudi Miles, who introduced him to the violin through the Suzuki Method and sparked his early passion for music. The tour will also offer time to reconnect with family in Brisbane and friends and former orchestral colleagues in Sydney and Melbourne.

‘It’s always good to go back because you get to spend time with friends and family. These moments carry such a strong sense of nostalgia – these people are part of our core memories.’

As for Sacrilegious Games, the show reflects the realities of life in the social media age, tackling the idea of ‘brain rot’ – the endless, addictive scrolling that erodes focus and sense of time.

Yang describes the production as a battle to reclaim attention and ‘save the world from brain rot – to bring people back to a place of healing through classical music.’

‘Classical music is the antidote to brain rot,’ he says. ‘You can’t scroll through a live performance – you sit there, take it in and experience the whole thing.’

Audiences can expect a strong narrative thread running throughout the show, alongside plenty of opportunities for participation. Yang promises something ‘definitely chaotic,’ with evolving production values, special effects and surprises along the way. After all, a homecoming is the perfect occasion to pull out all the stops.