Eight-year-old conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker

Free full-length version at http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/64

At a family concert at the Berlin Philharmonie in December 2006, conductor Mark Elder asked the audience if any of the children present wanted to conduct the Berliner Philharmoniker. A courageous eight-year-old came forward and, together with the musicians, performed the witches' ride from Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hansel and Gretel" - as the video shows, a very special experience for the young conductor and for the Berliner Philharmoniker.

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• Classical
• Humperdinck
• Hansel and Gretel
• Hänsel und Gretel
• Mark Elder
• Berliner Philharmoniker
• Berlin Philharmonic
• Berlin Phil
• BPO
• Orchestra
• Orchester
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• Weihnachten
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[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?

[BerlinPhil]

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

[Yyookkyy]

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

[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.

[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.

[dimsimlord]

Let's see him do the Rite of Spring

[CookingJames1]

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

[CookingJames1]

He is so CUTE!!! :)

[jumbalianmilk23]

haah blond lil hitler

[Fraga1ma]

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

[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!