Violinist Ray Chen is not only a former winner of the Yehudi Menuhin and Queen Elisabeth competitions, but a budding comedian as well - as this compilation of amusing videos from the artist's Facebook page demonstrates.
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Here’s a trailer for the show combining classical music, theatre and comedy, which will tour the US later this year
In a break from practice, Ray Chen sets himself a challenge to play as if his E string has just broken while admitting that it is not something you can defend against or even practise for – and therefore not worth worrying about either
The cellist performed during the reading of the names of those who died at Ground Zero on 11 September 2001
The live performance was filmed at LSO St Luke’s in 2025, celebrating the composer’s 90th anniversary
The work features on The Bridgetower Project, which aims to highlight the legacy of Afro-European violin virtuoso George Bridgetower.
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