Eight-year-old conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker

[CookingJames1]

He is so CUTE!!! :)

[jumbalianmilk23]

haah blond lil hitler

[sahand144]

Next conductor of BPO.

[Dihelson]

This orchestra is so good that they don´t even need a conductor!

[MrThechosenidiot]

Even though he got everything wrong, but hey, props to the kid for the courage. This is the Berlin Philharmonic we're talking about.

[Hosenrolle1]

Was ist da lustig dran, bitte? Kinder haben dort nix verloren, schon gar nicht an einem Dirigentenpult. Mir tut das Orchester leid, das sich für so einen Schmarrn hergeben muss.

[slightlygrouchy]

I love how Elder says to the boy "Spielen SIE weiter!" How polite!

[morsmordre777]

Aww! is this the Musician's version of "bring your kid/s to work day"? :D uber cute!

[eblemis]

Hilarious! The orchestra, the kids, everything!

[JVQ8Y]

it would be fun if they actually followed him...

[CookingJames1]

@JVQ8Y woah, my friend... don't be so risky :0..

[milstein91]

this is the proof that they don t need a conductor

[xtjc]

lol I wanna see the musicians actually following the kid's beat. It would sound hillarious :D

[jamabrey]

Steven Bryant at 2:40?

[AWiddit]

@jamabrey haha Steven Bryant as in the guy who writes for wind ensemble and stuff??

[sahand144]

Awesome......just awesome....

[MozasFury]

lets see him do Rachmaninoff variations on a theme of paginini

[xueyab14]

That's a wonderful experience this kid will remember all his life long...

[tartinitrumpet]

what is the song that is at the end where the conductor picks back up? Is that also part of the opera? which part?

[tartinitrumpet]

@tartinitrumpet I see now it is the middle part of the hexenritt.

[BerlinPhil]

@tartinitrumpet It is the Hexenritt (witches' ride) from Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hansel and Gretel".

[Rinatrix]

That was adorable.

[Frederik5495]

i would love to conduct the berliner philharmoniker. i would pay for it!! and this little guy has made it! :-D

great performance anyway philharmoniker! ;-)

[teddyxiao]

The intro of this video, does sound like a section from Mahler No.1 Movement 3 doesn't it ?

[bollingmr]

@teddyxiao Sounds more like movement 2 to me (movement 3 is the Frère Jacques movement).

[teddyxiao]

@bollingmr It's quite normal to see music quotations though, And that's the wonder of it :)

[GriseLovesRoses]

Ahhhh... I have to learn how to be the conducor and there're children who can 'handle' it without it!

[VodKaLogic]

I always dreamed of conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in a Von Karjan style of conducting.

[fungona]

Many compliments to young conductor!

[jarry161290]

Ok lets be honest here, how many people actually follow the conductor whilst playing? :D

[gwaur]

Aww snap, I want to, too. :( But I guess it's something that should be achieved through much hard work.

[rodrigoruiz1988]

I want to conduct the Berliner Philharmoniker! May I? I'm 23, but I still have my own inner child! :)

[bleuinuit]

:-)



[kryzthel21]

wow!!! great children :D

[AWiddit]

haha EINS ZWEI DREI VIER! EINS ZWEI DREI VIER!

[erexford]

@AWiddit Come on, it's 1 -2 -3 -4! The child should feel the beat!!! Oh, dear!

[alejita1679]

I'm a 32-year-old girl that wants to do that too...

[007RNS]

Wonderful!!  Reminiscent of Leonard Bernstein's young people's concerts- I still watch them :)))

[ppgppgppgppg]

the 2 dislikes were from the 2 kids on stage that didn't get to conduct

[jmatienza]

If he'd asked if there were any ADULTS who wanted to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic, this would be one of the most tiresome videos ever.

[lucasmarcolino32]

Good boy is ready to conduct an orchestra!

LOL.

[lucasmarcolino32]

What is the name of this song?

Please tell me!

[AWiddit]

@lucasmarcolino32 it's in the description

[xPhilharmoniquex]

wow! really awesome!

the sorcerer's apprentice!!

[mobubabe]

1 person didn't like it! Holy bisuits!

You know who you are, that 1 person! :)

No bisquits for you in hell!

[btyouty1]

This is so awesome!

[daviska14]

clearer than some conductors i've played for...

[roarul]

This is really applausing - to educate and interest kids about real music. Bravo!

[Yyookkyy]

Why did you choose him from the entire audience? :)

[Leoptxr]

@Yyookkyy Watch the concert and you will see that MArk asked the entire concert hall if any children would like to conduct. This boy, Niklaus, just step foward. :)

[BerlinPhil]

@Yyookkyy Mark Elder asked the audience if any of the children present in the hall wanted to conduct the Berliner Philharmoniker. And this courageous kid just came forward.

[cherubijn100]

This is very cool with this kids!:))

[BlitzMoonlight09]

Hahaha, wow...Really entertaining....

[Marlene55M]

Oh, and BTW, have you ever heard of this song called "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"? *LOL*

[Marlene55M]

The cute little girl in the back seems to do a much better job... but what's her part in the orchestra? Anyway, wonderful! This just made my day, and I'll go watch the entire performance as soon as I find the time. Thanks for the upload. BP rock! :-)

[KNAAC]

He must be one of the most lucky kids at Berlin :)

[yclyzjohn]

full length video cannot be found.. :(((

[BerlinPhil]

@yclyzjohn There is a link below the video which will lead you to the free full-length recording.

[wspaik2]

Wonderful !

[marcopetr]

JUST ENVY.

[berklee24365678]

love you

[dimsimlord]

Let's see him do the Rite of Spring

[coasterman16]

@dimsimlord hahaha the philharmoniker would probably stay perfectly together even without a proper conductor

[Fraga1ma]

@dimsimlord at 0:26 he was subdividing and it might of working for Rite of Spring lol

[videoofmike]

soooooo cuteeeeeee