Why does the singer shake hands with the principal violin?

The answer upstairs seems to have been taken from another place

I myself used to be part of the school symphony orchestra as a violinist (unfortunately not principal).

But as I said upstairs, the principal violin can play a role in overseeing the whole situation. In the daily life of the orchestra and in its performances, the principal of the first violin, in addition to the conductor, can direct the whole orchestra in the presence of the conductor, and the tones of all instruments are tuned to the intonation of the oboe and violin.

In daily life, in addition to conducting, the principal violin also plays the role of distributing parts, and the principal violin must be a person with excellent piano skills and first-class management skills.

You may also have noticed that the violin's position in the orchestra (whether American or European) is in front of the orchestra, one is due to the volume of the instruments, and the other is that the violin has a very high status I remember that there was an orchestra that played the "Plucked String Polka" without a conductor. And you'll also notice that when the band stands, it's led by the principal violin.

All this illustrates the importance of violin and violin principal. The custom of shaking hands has been passed down from a long time ago and is still used today. If you're interested, you can go to a few sessions, and if you're lucky, you'll be able to meet members of the symphony orchestra and talk to them

Hope mine is helpful to you!

The principal violinist is the second most important role in the symphony after the conductor, not only outstanding in technique, but also to lead the overall situation and play the role of the second conductor on the stage, so it is most suitable to shake hands on behalf of the performers (this answer is written by himself!!

The principal violinist is the most crucial role in the band besides the conductor, if you don't shoot his ass well, do you still want to sing a good song!!

The closest violinist to the conductor But it's a fact

The principal violinist has the highest status in a symphony orchestra and plays at the highest level. Where there is a soloist, the principal violinist will play the role.

The violin part, specifically the first violin, plays a very important role in the orchestra, like the soprano in the choir.

Therefore, the principal of the first violin, that is, the outstanding person in the violin, naturally communicates frequently with the conductor.

But it doesn't have to be the head of the orchestra.

The chief is not the "leader" of the voices

Each voice has a different principal, and the problem of each voice cannot be managed by the orchestra leader, and then Qiaoxian led the orchestra a little bit to give the performance direction of Qi Kuanmo's orchestra when the conductor was away.

In other words, the principal of an orchestra must be as good as possible about the conductor's handling and understanding of the work.

This is important for an orchestra.

1. Technically, inspect and supervise all voices at any time to overcome and solve technical problems in performance. In addition to being responsible for the first violin section, he also assists other string vocal directors in checking the wind and percussion sections.

2. Implement the artistic treatment of the performance conductor by formulating the bow and fingering of the string part, because through the arrangement of the bow and fingering, the performer's understanding of the piece and artistic performance can be reflected.

3. Before the rehearsal performance, the principal is responsible for the orchestra's tuning, and helps the conductor to correct the inaccuracies of individual voices at any time.

4. Many of the solo violin fragments are played by the principal.

5. In the event of an accident during the performance, in case of an error in the performance of the voice, the chief should play the correct phrase, remind the wrong part, and save the situation, especially when playing a solo or wind concerto, when there is a mistake in the solo or solo performance, the chief should try his best to assist the conductor to find the correct place so that the performance can proceed smoothly.

6. The principal violin plays the role of a bridge between the conductor and the orchestra members, and between the conductor and the audience. The first violin part is generally an important melodic part, and the performance of the orchestra leader is very bad, which directly affects the performance of the first violin part and other parts. The position of the principal is closest to the conductor and the audience, and a slight mistake of the principal violin often affects and causes the whole performance to fail.

The violin part, specifically the first violin, plays a very important role in the orchestra, like the soprano in the choir.

So the principal of the first violin is also the one who excels in the violin.

Naturally, communication with the conductor will be frequent.

But it doesn't have to be the head of the orchestra.

The chief is not the "leader" of the voices

Each voice has a different leader, and the problems of each voice cannot be handled by the orchestra leader.

The role of the principal is to lead the orchestra a little in the absence of the conductor.

Give the orchestra a general direction.

In other words, the principal of an orchestra must comprehend as much as possible the conductor's handling and understanding of the work.

This is very important for an orchestra From the perspective of the development process of the symphony orchestra, the production of the principal and the formation of the principal position are not accidental, and the earliest orchestra was the first violin who sat in the principal position at that time to lead everyone to play together. He had a wide range of tasks, from technical issues to the final artistic product, which was the sole responsibility of the Principal (conducting came later), and the Principal also had to play, often playing solo parts, both conducting and playing. The literal translation of the original concert master (English) of the chief is "** will master".

In the process of historical development, due to the more and more complex structure of the music, the orchestra's voice part has increased a lot, and the performance has become more and more complex, and the principal has to conduct and play on the difficulty of increasing, therefore, there are many composers who have taken on the conducting work (or the chief conductor as a full-time conductor), separating the conductor and the performance, so that although the scope of the principal work is narrowed, the nature of the work is very heavy, in addition to being responsible for the string vocal part, we should also pay attention to the wind vocal part, and assist the conductor to solve technical and artistic problems. In modern symphony orchestras, the role of an assistant conductor is played. To sum up, the chief has the following tasks.