YouTube Symphony Orchestra: One Million Hits and Counting

It seems that the YouTube Symphony Orchestra has provoked some interest in the online community. The introductory video, uploaded only one month ago, recently topped one million viewers, and a video of the Tan Dun piece (below) is currently just short of 400,000.

Even some of the masterclasses and personal conducting videos are hovering around 20,000 hits. I'm not sure how much wisdom you can impart with a 10-minute clip, but some help is better than none at all. As an example, here's the first violin masterclass.

There are also a few bonus videos, including words from Lang Lang and Valery Gergiev, and a clip from the YouTube launch party of mezzo-soprano Susan Graham singing Mahler's aching "Liebst du um Schönheit" from his Rückertlieder song cycle. She's accompanied at the piano by MTT himself.

So far so good for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Stay tuned for further updates.