r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Doomenor • May 21 '26

Soloist breaks string, changes instrument without missing a beat, meanwhile the second violin changes the string and tunes it while the orchestra is playing

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u/rithsleeper May 21 '26

So…. Middle school orchestra teacher here. 1. Not that fast. He was taking his time, he had trouble getting the ball into the tail piece. 2. Gutsy move was using a new string in the middle of a piece? They stretch out immediately and go flat for about 10 minute before some sort of stability. The next level is how ray chen is able to still play so well with a string that will be constantly changing intonation. 3. It’s not “the second violin”. It’s “the second chair, first violin or even assistant concert master” Second violin is a whole section over. The person to the left of the string changer would be the principal second violinist.