- Hey, how's it going? - Hello!
Got a very, very exciting announcement.
I think, in our eight years of doing...
Eight years of doing YouTube...
Personally, I think this is the most exciting event
'til this day.
We've been preparing for it for a few months,
but we can finally share it with you guys today.
For those of you that don't know,
every million subscribers,
it's been a tradition on this channel
where we perform a serious violin concerto.
You know, full classical mode.
So for 2 million, Brett did Tchaikovsky.
For 3 million, I did Sibelius.
In the past streams,
the other one would just play
the whole orchestra part on a single violin.
And we would livestream it for everyone to see.
But this year, we have something very exciting
for 4 million subs.
We all know Brett's meant to be playing Mendelssohn, but...
This time, instead of having me as the orchestra,
Brett's going to be playing with
the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
- Oh, you heard that one right! - Yeah.
Most countries have like, one top-tier orchestra
that is like, the professional orchestra
- that represents the country. - Yeah.
And we'll be playing with Singapore's Symphony Orchestra.
Two years ago, we were watching
Kavakos play with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
We watched Bomsori Kim.
Ray Chen's played with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
And now you're gonna be standing on that stage!
Where the best soloists have performed!
Don't expect too much, guys.
Don't even, don't expect...
Speaking of not expecting too much,
as if that wasn't enough, and...
This already being like,
a whole dream come true as a musician, right?
Tarisio, who you may have seen...
We did a video with them a few months back,
where we played a Stradivarius.
They are lending us two Stradivari violins for that concert.
That's crazy because Stradivari violins are like...
So rare, as a musician, it's such...
...an immense privilege to even be able to play one,
let alone perform one in an actual concert.
These are what the top-tier soloists do.
They get lent a Stradivarius,
and they tour with professional orchestras, and...
That's what we're doing.
Shoutout to Singapore Symphony Orchestra
for being on board with this.
And also Tarisio, for kind of just being like,
"Here you go. We're gonna loan you two Strads."
But, saying that though,
it's not just Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in the concert.
We are also going to be playing the Bach Double.
Well I mean, because there's two Strads, so I...
- I gotta play it too, right? - Yeah!
You gotta at least play with it!
Singapore Symphony Orchestra will also play an opening.
I believe it's The Marriage of Figaro.
It sounds so cheesy,
but it's because of everyone watching this video,
giving us this great opportunity.
Thank you for believing in us and making this happen.
I mean, I won't lie.
It's like a dream come true kind of feeling.
A hundred percent.
I mean, I had dreams as a kid...
Had dreams, as a kid.
- You know? - You're living out...
- ...baby Brett's dream, dude! - Yeah, I know!
- I wish I could go back, tell myself, - That's crazy.
"Hey look, just keep practicing."
So, what's gonna happen is...
It's gonna be a proper concert in, um...
Yes. So everyone in Singapore,
you can come watch us live.
Tickets will be available on the 18th of August,
at 10 AM, Singaporean time.
And the concert time will be on the 16th of November.
I'm not gonna say the time,
sometime in the evening.
'Cause I don't remember, actually.
Imagine I miss the concert!
- He's already freaking, he's panicking already. - Yeah, I'm already panicking!
Usually, we have special limited edition apparel.
And I know Singapore is very hot,
so we have a unique special
Singapore version exclusive,
just for the concert.
Singapore Symphony Orchestra also recommended we
open seats for... an open rehearsal,
to give a chance to see what it's like
to rehearse with an orchestra.
So there will be very limited seats for the open rehearsal,
and very limited seats for the actual concert.
I mean, how big is the venue?
It's only... 600 seats?
- I think 650 seats. - Yeah.
So it's not many seats.
Kinda good. I won't get too n...
I'm just joking, nah.
I mean, you have a Strad, so you can project.
Yeah, I have a Strad, and hopefully...
Everyone in the concert hall can hear all my mistakes.
Just joking!
Can hear all my practice and hard work going in,
and also Eddy's.
Nah, Bach Double is a lot more chill than Mendelssohn.
Also, for the people coming to the concert in Singapore,
we will stay back for signings
and do photos for everyone there.
- We just wanna share our happiness, to be honest. - Yeah, we're just gonna be there.
But for everyone else around the world,
it will remain the same.
It will be livestreamed and broadcast
for free, for everyone to watch.
This time with a whole orchestra and two Strads!
There's gonna be a whole video streaming crew there.
- Yeah. - To make sure everyone who's watching
has the best experiences.
We can't say too much because there's still like,
some things we're planning, but...
This is gonna be our most professional
"traditional" classical music concert.
But at the same time, it's gonna be more special,
because we got some pretty cool surprises
that's gonna make this experience even cooler.
Don't worry if you can't come to Singapore,
it will still be epic.
But if you come to Singapore,
you're gonna have the full experience.
I just realized, some people might even fly!
Yeah, that's true!
I was imagining it was just gonna be Singaporeans.
- No, it won't! - But I just realized,
some people might fly in to watch it!
Well look, if you fly in,
we would love to meet you too, definitely!
I know when we were on tour,
some people would fly in, right?
It's crazy. I don't know why you guys do that,
you guys are crazy.
Okay so, tickets will be released on the dot
at 10 AM, 18th of August, Singapore time.
The concert will happen on the 16th of November,
sometime in the evening.
Don't worry, the details will all be there.
Thank you everyone, again.
We can't wait to share this, and...
Accent the like button.
Let's hit 4 million subs.
And we will see you guys at the livestream,
and at the concert hall.
- Bye-bye! - Bye.