Where do you get the mad idea that KZfaq is their "career"? It's just something they do among the many other things they do. And they are very good at it - just as they are good at being talented and serious musicians. THAT is their true career.

@@quaver1239 yeah it was overstating it to say they "risked it all" for their youtube career. becasue they did NOT quit University, they spent yrs developing their skills in the traditional paths of practice and competitions and youth orchestras, and if youtbe channel failed they could go back to teaching or playing in an orchestra

​@courtwatchaustralia that's about when they quit orchestra to become youtubers full time, not about before that

@@LinhChi93 ok, but it was really like going rorm one paid gig to another, they didnt quit before youTube had started building up, so I just think it was overstated to say they "risked everything". whihc to be fair it wasnt them saying it it was somone talking about them on the Tv episode. Plus they were probably still living at home so expenses were less than if they were married or with kids or something. I dont know what their video schedule is but even if it was once per week they couldnt done it one the side while still doing their regualr job, so maybe they were already making good money and/or doing multiple videos per week when they quit the orchestra. Additionally if they returned to the orchestra in 5 yrs it would boost the prifile of the orchestra so I think the risk was being overstated for dramatic effect. Van Damme moving to USA, or Arnold moving to USA was more of a risk and big leap than two guys who stayed in Aust until youtube got big . But I think ive said enough so I wish them well :)

@courtwatchaustralia they did it as side gig and half a hobby, and after, they did it with a neck-breaking 5 vids per week, from a permanent stable job to another domain entirely, even based on their existant expertise. As someone who moved abroad alone at 18, i still found that risky enough 😬

Haha lol

I'm so happy someone else picked that up

@@thefamilyname1 hah would love it if they made a 'parents react to our videos' series

Maybe I'm being naive, but I'm thinking it was intentional...

Twice as good to get half of what other people have.

Why? What is their contribution to the artists' world? Now people take classical music even less seriously, and it's all thanks to these kind of people...

watch their videos they are solo violinists not some random celebrities liking classical music@@seannyandme

@seann You've completely missed the point. The two guys are opening peoples eyes (and ears) to the origins of most music. Music evolves and 2set have introduced people to music that they otherwise may have never ever heard.

@@fredfred2363 Making music more "accesible" is always in detriment of Art and greatness. They are not alone, sadly. I am very tired of observing the dumb-down of everything, and specially of classical music to make it appealing to a larger audience, and I would rather have it restricted to a knowledgeable audience than what we're experiencing today... I guess I personally may have too much respect for what I do, but that's how I feel about this.

⁠@@seannyandmeyou seem to have some very strong feelings about classical music and Two Set, given your responses to many other people’s comments on this vid. Unfortunately you seem to want to keep gatekeep classical music so uneducated, non-professional and untrained folk like me don’t spoil it for you. I nevertheless love music and have been introduced to a broader range of composers and pieces just through watching Two Set’s videos. I have never felt that they were dumbing down classical music - rather they explain and make it more accessible to people like me.

Yeah, they're very able to connect to the mediocre general public. But Hilary actually knows how to play the violin.

​@@seannyandme I mean, I think even Brett and Eddy would agree that Hilary is on another level. (Just look at the look on Brett's face at 21:43!) But she's also on another level (IMO) compared to 90% of the serious professional soloists out there. When I hear most other violinists play Paganini's transcription of Erlkönig, I hear virtuosity; when I hear her play it, I hear _music._ The musicians who have built large, impassioned fanbases have always been the ones who have had the audience appeal to go with their musicianship. That's why Paganini and Liszt displayed not only the virtuosity of Haifetz, but also the showmanship of Taylor Swift or Blackpink.

Best Comment.

Just recalling the time when Hillary played a Handel's violin concerto in the church across Curtis and Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia when she was just a kid! Makes me feel I'm old. But more impressed that she nailed the connection with Two Set Violin. Bravi tutti!

@@seannyandme You really seem to have a chip on your shoulder and clearly haven't watched this video. Both Brett and Eddy are brilliant violinists.

I pity those who don't know of them and followed them from early days. I grew up laughing my head off with Victor Borge. He's smiling on the guys from above and would have made a great KZfaqr 😇🥰🎻The boys' story of overcoming health setbacks and re-defining own careers as they bring hilarity and brilliant music to all (and great comfort to millions of musicians 🤣) The world, not just musical world, is a better place with the guys.🤣 [ I was born in Eastern Europe and to us Classical music, attending the Symphony/Opera wasn't elitist. All over Western Europe as well. When we escaped to the US, it was different. I'm profoundly grateful for this kind of content.]

@@victrola2007 We 7 children grew up with Victor Borge, Anna Russell and Mother conducting rehearsals of G&S opettas in our lounge room. Her concert pianist career led us all to warmly appreciate all manner of music.

My partner and I were watching ABC when the promo for Australian Story came on, and my partner went, "Oh, look! ABC are featuring your mates!" Indeed, they are my mates! Even though I don't really know them in real life. I felt so happy for them, but also somehow so proud of myself for being "mates" with them.

Same. They got me through the worst of the COVID days. Love the route they took. Amazing to see folks with the love of music from childhood, into the academics of music, into the entertainment of music, and bringing such a variety of aspects to music that anyone can enjoy. Even academics can break into the real world and show more people other than their peers, professors, and families how much they love music. Notice...I didn't say they are showing how brilliant they are or how grandiose they are in an only insular, siloed academic reach. That's the usual typical direction. Which is okay for them. But they are great for me. Let the lowly old little non musician me see more players. From the amateur to the professional to the academic to the typical classical musician to the KZfaqr....bring it on. More exposure to this music to everyone the more musicians you can inspire to continue their practice. There will always be hobbyists, amateurs, professionals, and academics. Seeing the music world mix the different levels gives me hope that folks are more open minded to share their talents politely and with compassion. More learning can be done this way...not less. I had a close friend who played the piano incessantly and made up his own music and people sought to hear him play. He made up songs in his head that would make you weep and get emotional. Another friend, in highschool, already in the symphony orchestra, and helping teachers teach music in highschool, and already in the school of music sat and listened to this "so called, less academic, pianist" and was overwhelmed with emotion as he listened to him play. This is a guy who was born in an musically academic family and didn't have the arrogance of all of that destroying his ear for talent amongst so called amateurs or hobbyists. He understood that some folks can make wonderful music by studying it all on their own and with the help of high school teachers at the time. He immediately wanted to take his work and make the best of creating musical scores of his work. But my friend declined. The pressure to play solo piano at concerts in highschool was already killing him. He broke forever. One man born in an musically academic family studied hard and played with the professionals. And learned to adapt to the pressures, likely with the HELP of family. The other man was so talented and could make up music out of his head that was passionate and beautiful and was forced to play in front of others at a young age. That force destroyed him. He wasn't ready for all of that pressure. I wonder where they are now!? So many directions art and music can take you. Glad these guys carved their own path to promoting music as fun and professional. Maybe not the best academic musicians on the planet but amazing. They clearly know their place in the music world. I think it's funny that folks argue over whose best or think, why do they bother. Why do they bother? Lol Because they like music. Period. Good enough for me.

I hope that when I am 75, I am still as open to learning and exploring new hobbies as you

I love this.

this is amazing. It's not easy for someone without musical background to appreciate serious classical music the way you do! i find your sharing inspiring. Keep it up. (I'm more into piano concertos, btw!)

I've seen this in screenwriting contests too. Like, if you use a flashback in the first act, the judge will automatically toss your entry. It's ridiculous. You have to wonder how many talented creatives miss opportunities because of people in power with these rigid beliefs.

Eye contact with your accompanist is extremely important for more than one reason.

@@miavos3610And yet it shouldn’t be the be all end all. I’m pretty sure the average musician understands what you’re alluding to.

@@miavos3610: So there aren't any blind or neuro-divergent musicians, and all cultures place the same value on eye-contact.

​@@resourcedragonlol look above, eye contact is not about showing respect its a basic globaly applied form of COMMUNICATION!! Are there blind people, sure but then the accompanying person has to really adapt to the other person needs which is not normal. Its less effort and globaly applied to communicate through eyes and head movement to save a lot of time practicing right timing and saving time is saving money.

So I guess it's great that they're 'contributing' to taking art and classical music EVEN less seriously than before. Lets all praise mediocrity. What a world we're living in...

​​@@seannyandmeI take classical music and the arts *More* seriously since I started watching TwoSet, and even began learning to play violin myself. Now I am the definition of mediocrity when playing. But I'm not playing for anyone so it's okay. 😂 I don't have to be great. I am paying people to teach me so they are getting money. I'm listening to more classical music than I ever have in my life. I actually want to go to an orchestra performance where I had little interest in doing so before TwoSet. I'm researching how music works, and developing a taste in different composers and learning the history. TwoSet has opened the door for me ,and many like me, to a world that I thought was an "old people thing". If you find them mediocre, that's fine. Everything isn't going to be to everyone's taste. But they encourage people to learn and to listen to people who are great so I fail to see how that can be a bad thing.

@@tianahorsey-daydreamer8962 Good for you, really, but I kind of wish you had better role models. Making music more "accesible" is always in detriment of Art, but as an amateur I doubt you can understand my frustration. They are not alone, sadly. I am very tired of observing the dumb-down of everything, and specially of classical music to make it appealing to a larger audience, and I would rather have it restricted to a knowledgeable audience than what we're experiencing today... I guess I personally may have too much respect for what I do, but that's how I feel about this.

@@seannyandme We all start somewhere. From TwoSet, I was able to move on to other, more "serious" options and learn other things. Accessibility doesn't mean we stop at TwoSet. It means that we realize that there's a world that we can go to, and we learn to be where you are. Also, I don't know if you've actually watched their stuff, but most of it's not dumbed down. I grew up in academia. I know how frustrating it can be trying to decipher something when you don't really grasp the basics. A lot of their content, while technically comedy, is used to break down and explain complicated information in a way that many people can understand. Once they can understand it as a broken down concept, they can build on that to be more understanding of the complicated concepts with less breakdown. That's literally how learning works. Everything needs to be broken down to brass tacks in order to build up. They explain things well, just in a less serious fashion. I can understand how that can be frustrating for you. I do. This is your world and environment too and maybe it feels a bit like mockery. I don't know you and can't speak for you. But that is the impression I'm getting here. I promise you, TwoSet preaches respect. Respect for the performance and performers. The history. They encourage us to go learn and build and grow. They find humor, but keep a foundation of respect for their art. I don't know if that helps. But I hope that your concerns are eased over time and that we can prove you wrong and be the kinds of people that do classical music, and the arts, proud. ❤️

@@tianahorsey-daydreamer8962 Thank you for your explanation. I’ve read many comments on here, especially from the person to whom you were responding, and many people seem to feel that only perfect musicians and serious people can listen to symphonic music. Most of the composers would be appalled by such gatekeepers. Music is meant to be enjoyed. If they can bring more people in, they are successful. If you are snobby and elitist, listen to your perfect performers but don’t downgrade anyone who shares music with others. As Hilary Hahn herself said, the videos bring people to music and that’s great. I’m not sure why people have decided that these boys are worthless if she doesn’t believe them to be. They don’t think they are on her level but they can obviously play which is what most people are able to see. I really don’t see how gate keeping helps music.

Not true, never true - we just get old !

Agree. I worked for a symphony orchestra in the late '80s, and their idea of a "youthful" concert was something to attract the 35-50 set. Even when we brought in young artists, like Joshua Bell when he was first breaking, the concerts were geared for a senior audience. You couldn't do anything different because there was this sense that it was "improper" or "too radical." (I remember the same thing said about Seiji Ozawa wearing turtlenecks and love beads under his tux when he took over the BSO lol.) Obviously, those people were wrong.

@@patriciasalem3606 Andrew Reiu brings in young and less 'trad classical' fans, 3 tenors made opera popular to mainstream about 30yrs ago, so too 2 Cellos guys (im not sure if 2cellos started on KZfaq before 2setviolin but they are similar) . There is always a need for some Big Name ppl to bring extra hype to classical to get big crowds to attend, they use to hype up soloists and conductors, now its youtubers as the 'star' drawcard

You just have to have young people that you relate to show you why they love it, then you can relate to it too.

@@Just_Sara But in reality if young ppl listen to a 'best classical' compilation they will find many pieces that they like and will have heard many already in movies or TV advertisements. It seems a bit fickle that ppl get excited about classical only after two comedy musicians play & discuss it. But if thats what it takes to introduce some ppl then thats fine, I wish the new fans well

I wondered if he was trolling them but such a serious face 😄

@@Rebecca.42 As a Taiwanese myself, I can tell you he is serious about it

Same here!

If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly!

The topper to that is having watched the video where Brett and Eddie give their opinions of the show 🤣

That is truly a Beautiful testament to the Universal value of every Human Soul and one never knows upon whom you are making an impact that is life changing? Thank you so Very Much for making your story known to all of us. You have herein increased the power and love ❤️ for Classical music in the World, for everyone!

I bet Blackpink weren't bothered by it. Unfortunately, K-pop fans can be pretty petty sometimes.

@@yabbamita To be fair, all fandoms can be wicked and petty. That is why they are called fans/fanatics. Even classical music fans can be snooty and protective of their musical taste. And even the fans of 2SETS can be fiery when someone disagrees or puts them down in the comment section. It is what it is.

@@yabbamita Did Blackpink even know?? I think they're much too busy

@@ambermao9547 Some say yes. Some say no. We can't confirm that and I'm pretty sure they didn’t mind cuz they are way too busy to care about a disstrack of their own song when there has like thousands of other disstracks about them. But blackpink die hard fans like to claim false information to argue.

Me too! ❤

Exactly! I’m finishing high school next year, and ever since I was 10 they’ve been entertaining me and have kept me going with practicing. I’ve really enjoyed watching them expand their audiences and grow through the years, not just with the TwoSet Team, but as musicians as well. They’ve had multiple world tours with so many eager fans ready to meet them and watch them play, they have met up with many well known and highly talented soloists, and they’ve reached such milestones on KZfaq that one could only dream of. I’d say they’re quite magnificent.

They can barely play, that's why they turned Art into bread and circus - their success relies on society craving that over real Art, discipline or talent.

​@@seannyandmehmm, you sound more like sour grapes making whine rather than someone who knows and loves music. Stop hiding behind "expert" critiquing and envy and appreciate someone else's success. That may help you see what you could do to be successful too.

@@freespirittanner I do appreciate others' success, but only when it's well deserved and never when it relies in society's ignorance. Envy? LOL. Who told you I even want that kind of "success"? I do not, but I have in fact been working as a concertmaster for years now. Some call that success, but I don't even think about it. The problem with the world today is that everything is fake and/or mediocre.

Seanny I think you're lost in the sauce, yes they couldn't make the sfo but they're good. For a chess example it's like crying about an IM tournament because they aren't super GMs

Wow! Yet another person who's been inspired to pick up where they left off.... You are one of hundreds who are either now playing an instrument or playing again.... Enjoy. The world needs music now more than ever....

Congrats!

Me too, me too. Didn't play for 20 years and picked it back up again because of these guys.

Hopefully people who haven’t seen their videos yet see this and discover them!

@@hopegold883yess

They barely can play. They made a career on bread and circus, which I find pretty disrespectful to any real artist, but this is the world we're living in... Praise mediocrity!!

@@seannyandme really? I think you need to check out Brett Yang’s Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, and Eddy Chen’s Paganini. They’ve worked all their lives to make this happen, combing fun to violin, while playing seriously at the same time, and inspiring millions of people. We are in no place to talk, yet discriminate their art as bread and circus.

@@MirrorViewer Just did. Pretty average imo. I've heard students playing way better in my conservatory times... I would definitely not call this "Art", but you're free to your opinion. As free as I am to think otherwise.

Maybe he's trolling? ;)

My favourite moment in the entire video 😂

Dad trolling us all, I think 😅

I laughed so hard at that, sneaky father!

Some are pretty goofy, but there’s so many funny informative and clever videos… I love their sight reading ones, and charades. And playing fans’ competitions…

In case it can be of some help, there are a bunch of TwoSet playlists on my channel where their videos are sorted by category : all the ones where they play seriously, all the ones they made with guest stars, all their educational content, etc. Maybe it can help you find videos you would be particularly interested in ? Best wishes, glad to know you enjoy their content and classical music in general. 😊

@@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia Thank you so much! It’s great you did that. I’m going to take you up on your offer. I’ll be by to check it out one of these days soon. Have a lovely day MissTwoSet’

@@cherylalt101 My pleasure, have a lovely day as well. 😊

And as they said, Twoset bring people into the world of classical music. Without them I might not have know who Hilary Hahn was, or I might have been very intimidated by her, but they do interviews and games with her that shows that she's fun and human too.

I love Hilary as a violinist before she's on 2set. Now I love her more as a person and collect every album of hers. I'll say her records sales probably increase ever since bc of people like me.

​@@omyogagalsurely! KZfaq views, concert ticket sales, etc, they definitely have Twoset to thank

So making videos is hard work nowadays? I guess practising 10 hours a day to actually become a great musician was out of the question for these comedians...

Taiwan+Australia+violin

@@susanbryant6516 yeah, that's what I'm talking about. thanks for reminding the lapse.

Australia also produced opera singers Dame Nellie Melba and dame Joan Sutherland. It’s been said it’s the dry desert air that does something to the singers voice box.

Nice

She's awesome, and ABC classic is playing her works once every couple of days I swear!

@@nanxihins they love her over on ABC classic!

Technically, there already was a world that existed like it a 100 year ago. You know what I really want to see is classical music get to back to the point we get to see new composer to cement themselves in pop culture alongside Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, etc. Now that would be cool.

Lingling extraordinaire!

Well done for that highly original comment. Fanboy.

Man, I love hearing Eddy nerding out. Brett described him as someone who has a lot of depth, and it truly shows.

Or a Script writer for videos. Which shows how much talent they have. I always find the true talent in becoming a famous KZfaqr, is to have the talent to speak. Pair with any subject or talent to go alongside with it. Another great example is Ants Canada. Seriously, a whole channel dedicated to Ants farms. But Like Two Set Violin, blow up to a huge scale. Making very entertaining and educational videos.

So you're No: 332 in my list of folk who've been inspired by TwoSet to take up an instrument - generally the violin though if I add my name to my list it's 333! Awesome stuff; glad you're enjoying your practicing... These guys are total game changers...

Just seen the comment below yours and yet another one inspired to start the violin. Just awesome...

You should check out Apashe. He makes classical dubstep

I have fibromyalgia too (started at age 28) and I felt every single word of your comment in my bones... Best wishes to you, each day brings suffering but also joy, we shall try to focus on the good things as much as we can. 🙏🏻🩵

When I heard him describe that, I immediately thought, uh oh, repetition injury… happened to my sister (a harpist) in her year 12 practicing for her performances. She ‘retired’ and only went back after five years (travelling from Sydney to Frankfurt, learning from an Aussie teacher!). She still lives in Germany, teaching and doing random cool gigs in Apple orchards and kirkes, hope your journey to health is positive!

that episode was just hilarious

To this day, some Kpop fans comment terrible things under that video

@@Casutama I mean... It's so obvious they are speaking out of ignorance that they just look like 3-year-olds to me. A public nuisance but ultimately harmless.

​@@csy897it felt to me like many 12 year olds, all having a tantrum together 😂😂😂 There was no intelligence or maturity happening in those people. Regardless of age. For me, that is worrying. Imagine if that many people decided to make a difference for an actually good / needed cause? The world could benefit tremendously. But where does that energy and commitment go? Absolute nonsense and trying to tear people down. This tendency in humans sickens me tbh.

@@CaptainAMAZINGGG well we were all annoying kids before. We thought 12 years of knowledge was everything we needed to know and then we became teens and vomited our emo era shit on everyone, except it was not multiplied by the instantaneous nature of the internet. They have youtube kids, maybe they should have youtube teens as well.

They are typical Taiwanese parents Hahaha

I'm half Vietnamese, and I imagine there was more conflict in the past than the documentary shows. However, it is good they are supportive in the present day and hopefully this will help children of other Asian families be able to forge their own path.

Surprised you're awake and able to type your comment. I ended up sleep deprived... 'Just one more then I'll go to bed' got repeated through the night after I subbed them 3+ yrs ago and binge watched their vids... and there were 1200 back then!! They changed my life in so many ways and now I'm learning the violin!

I love that Tiger Mom episode. Brett and Eddy had the towels on their heads and they had the high voices!

​@@pamgeddes5346 Oh, there are so much more than just one video with Tiger Mom, I have a playlist with 19 of them... But yep, this character was definitely inspired by Eddy's mom ! 😅

True. Though I wish people are more supportive well still being realistic for youth's dreams. Like "Go for your dream. Because in the worst-case scenario, you can still get a business degree or basic trade job in your 30s. Yes, it is lame for years of hard work to go to waste. But the experience, friendship, and memories won't be. And ending up as basic middle class is honestly still a good life." I don't understand why people believe if you don't succeed in your dreams, you end up as deadbeat. When that is literally not true. Though I can agree there is a difference between dreaming, goofing off, or being delusional. Though it would be delusional to try to be an Opera singer when you can't sing. It is not delusional to major in business management and music and go work at Opera House as the event coordinator. You be surprised where life can take you if you are willing to work hard, be willing to be flexible, and willing to accept when a path has ended and you have to go another way.

Yes! Brett and Eddy have really inspired many people, myself included! I'm excited to see what you think!

Same here

Thanks for staying with us despite the jokes. Viola is a wonderful instrument, never let anyone else convince you otherwise. Best wishes 🤗🩵

So your're No:333 in my long list of folk who've been inspired by TwoSet to take up the violin; the comment above you was No:332. Love these guys so much. I did likewise and loving it though had a major set back this year with a fractured wrist (my bowing arm); practice will be the best rehab!

Hope you’re practicing your 40 hours ❤

@@gloriouslyimperfect Assume you're not referring to myself!!

@@wakingtheworld :)

Same.

I am 68 and do enjoy their comedy❤❤❤l

I don't think you need to be young to enjoy what these boys do (but having kids a bit younger than them helps with understanding some of the jokes 😉). Agree taking on K-pop was brave - and the result was brilliant!

It's up to young musicians to find the saxophone a greater role in the symphony orchestra. Wish you luck on your saxophone adventure.

Oh, have you seen vids of the concert where she voluntarily played with them? London 1917: 'TWOSET VIOLIN - Evolution of English Music [Live in London]' or the annotated version: 'Evolution of English Music (1500-2017)'

@@e2pii213 haha yes : “I’m the long-suffering older sister” 😂