Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Thousands of you auditioned to play Bach's Double Violin Concerto with me and the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo. Today I'm watching some of the auditions I haven't been able to stop thinking about.
π» PLAY WITH RAY TOKYO CONCERT
September 19, 2026
Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo
π Tickets: playwithray.com
Come see it live. The winners take the stage with me and the New Japan Philharmonic to perform Bach's Double Violin Concerto.
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Richard, lawyer
2:10 - Xiaoxiao and Amane, both age 6
4:44 - Takashi, the Otamatone guy
5:30 - Miki, adult learner
6:12 - Mary, black belt
7:28 - Julia, a familiar face
8:26 - Alberto, engineering by day
9:20 - Yuki, doctor
WATCH THE FULL AUDITIONS
Richard Chen: youtu.be/aIdrCvwlIrY
Xiaoxiao Liu: youtube.com/watch?v=CuwiWQHH-5E
Amane Yago: youtube.com/watch?v=QTIfNekSNw8
Takashi Machida: youtube.com/watch?v=yDC9QOnaB_g
Miki Yamauchi: youtube.com/watch?v=G81hBFPi5VE
Mary So: youtube.com/watch?v=69Nc5w_M3Qc
Julia Majewska: youtube.com/watch?v=3knHiEUaI18
Alberto Juarez: youtube.com/watch?v=2884Xg_Lpos
Yuki Sawano: youtube.com/watch?v=CzM5NYBaSHI
To everyone who sent in an audition: you stepped out of the practice room and did the thing most people only talk about. That part already counts.
π» The app I built so you never forget what your teacher said: tonicnotes.app.link/ray-yt
Thousands of you auditioned to play Bach's Double Violin Concerto with me and the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo. Today I'm watching some of the auditions I haven't been able to stop thinking about.
π» PLAY WITH RAY TOKYO CONCERT
September 19, 2026
Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo
π Tickets: playwithray.com
Come see it live. The winners take the stage with me and the New Japan Philharmonic to perform Bach's Double Violin Concerto.
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Richard, lawyer
2:10 - Xiaoxiao and Amane, both age 6
4:44 - Takashi, the Otamatone guy
5:30 - Miki, adult learner
6:12 - Mary, black belt
7:28 - Julia, a familiar face
8:26 - Alberto, engineering by day
9:20 - Yuki, doctor
WATCH THE FULL AUDITIONS
Richard Chen: youtu.be/aIdrCvwlIrY
Xiaoxiao Liu: youtube.com/watch?v=CuwiWQHH-5E
Amane Yago: youtube.com/watch?v=QTIfNekSNw8
Takashi Machida: youtube.com/watch?v=yDC9QOnaB_g
Miki Yamauchi: youtube.com/watch?v=G81hBFPi5VE
Mary So: youtube.com/watch?v=69Nc5w_M3Qc
Julia Majewska: youtube.com/watch?v=3knHiEUaI18
Alberto Juarez: youtube.com/watch?v=2884Xg_Lpos
Yuki Sawano: youtube.com/watch?v=CzM5NYBaSHI
To everyone who sent in an audition: you stepped out of the practice room and did the thing most people only talk about. That part already counts.
π» The app I built so you never forget what your teacher said: tonicnotes.app.link/ray-yt
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π As promised, I ran this whole lesson through Tonic Notes so you dont have to take a single note. Grab the summary, the practice list, and the full transcript π https://downloadtonic.com/pizzicato
Tonic Notes is the app I built to turn your real music lessons into a clean summary, your homework, and a word-for-word transcript, so nothing your teacher says slips away before you start to practice.
β± Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Regular pizzicato: the fundamentals
2:16 - Where you pluck changes everything
3:04 - Dynamics with pizzicato
4:26 - Adding the bow: different grips
5:31 - Advanced Pizzicato: Bartok Pizz
6:17 - Advanced Pizzicato: LEFT-hand pizzicato (the magic trick)
Lesson notes here: https://downloadtonic.com/pizzicato")
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Reviewing Play with Ray applicants [SYDNEY 2023]")
