Edward Yudenich (8 years old) conducts Liszt "Les Preludes"

[@joyanngoddard2033]

The ability of this 8 year old to have the concentration necessary to learn a complex piece and to understand it musically is very special.

[@josefinamariablazquezmarin1564]

A ver...a ver... No irán a hacer PALLASSOS de los niños "superdotados"... Que la inteligencia MAFIOSA no da para más...Y.. YO...YA TIEMBLO.. SI EL CAPO SE PONE A POETA..

[@josefinamariablazquezmarin1564]

No és feina per un nen. Ni esforç.. per ell. LA MAFIA ADEMÉS DE FER MALBÉ EL PLANETA. "farà malbé els infants..fent-ne TITELLES.?? ●SÓN EL PERILL CONTRA LA HUMANITAT.●

[@Robertahausen]

ahem... Mozart

[@XIIIRaphael]

Me too lol

[@iGotSpaceLikeNASA]

As someone who plays professionally in the Opera, he is absolutely conducting and doing it pretty damn well.

[@kenzieskye3053]

iGotSpaceLikeNASA How hard was it to make it?

[@martiginebullich8934]

iGotSpaceLikeNASA no he isnt

[@lukest.romain6208]

Martí Giné Bullich Explain why not and how you could do better.

[@thomasklee6110]

In my opinion, just making abrupt, ecstatically movements doesn't make a good conductor.

[@martiginebullich8934]

Boosted Mercy One Trick i play in an orchest, I think u don't, so I know how the conductor must move the hands.

[@johnwhitehead5457]

This is absolutely the best thing on KZbin, especially the comment "I was eating crayons at his age".

[@LeoXTV]

Are we getting 2set to react to dis?

[@txcply07]

Hope so

[@Asteria_Cosmos8]

They already have XD

[@vanessatse9816]

Exactly what I’m thinking when I saw this video 😂

[@fgkfriz]

Link please?

[@martakalisz00]

LeoX YES

[@doctorstrange2768]

As a music major, I can say that he’s actually done a pretty great job. He has skill

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

I remember conducting this to my CD at his age. Too bad my parents weren't around to film it.

[@bvscopes1452]

Thank you Doctor Strange, very cool!

[@adrianarecalde7011]

Maravilloso esta criatura dirigiendo una orquesta

[@juanverdejo160]

Los perlad

[@mavivasquez7225]

@@adrianarecalde7011 muchasfelisidades

[@MrLarryboom]

He is demonstrating understanding and command of the score. He has it memorized. He is giving clear cues and is showing the musicians when to release a note at the end of a phrase. He is conveying the style appropriate for the piece at various points in the music. The musicians in the ensemble aren't merely playing with their heads buried in the stands, but they are responding to his tempo. He shows the ensemble what he wants before they actually need to play it. He is communicating the music and he is EIGHT YEARS OLD. Their aren't very many adults who can do what he is doing as well as he is doing it. A child pretending is one thing, but he is clearly very aware of what he is doing. I like seeing this. Sometimes it's hard to believe something like this, but then I have to remind myself that Mozart started his career younger than this kid. It's just too easy to believe that this sort of thing doesn't happen anymore. Job very well done, young musician. I look forward to seeing your musicianship as you grow older!

[@MrLarryboom]

+MrLarryboom *there aren't

[@MrLarryboom]

+MrLarryboom correcting myself

[@NT-kr6dn]

+MrLarryboom Well thought out comment friend, I too look forward to seeing his name go down into the top composers of all time. Wonder if he can compose a song he created yet?

[@zarmril]

No, I just think he is a spoiled brat, and he get's everything he wants including attention from vulnerable old people that think he is SO special.

[@mwa1788]

I didn't see any of the musicians looking at the kid, not even once!... They all look absorbed looking the music sheet in front of them. Apparently the kid is not really conducting them.

[@hanaguerin8112]

He became this advanced in music at such a young age because he can REALLY feel the music. He obviously loves doing this and definitely has a “have it or not” talent.

[@catherineberry6971]

100%!!!

[@zacharylavender1568]

One thing that's quite apparent. He has studied the score. He also has great sense of rhythym and timing. Job well done!

[@galinakorobkina6016]

Гениальный дирижер всех благ ему в жизни желаю и здоровья

[@KCBearcat]

That was incredible. I hope he's able to still be a kid sometimes too.

[@Geoplanetjane]

He is a kid. Just a brilliant one.

[@krischan67]

Nothing is greater than the passion of a child. We are born with it. It warms my heart!

[@Aeiouuoiea777]

I'm not a musician, but I love concerts and I saw many directors at work. My impressions: 1) The kid moves like an actual director 2) The Kid clearly knows the whole tune very well 3) The kid definitely follows the correct tempo 4) Many players look at him -directly-, but you need to pay attention to notice it 5) If the orchestra doesn' t follow him, he follows the orchestra with ridiculous syncrony; I lean towards the first hypothesis to be honest. 6) I doubt that an entire, professional orchestra would accept to make a fake of this kind -ergo it's hardly a fake 7) Etc etc 8) He is also an incredibly talented violinist, as you can easily find out on KZbin itself. Conclusion: this child IS a prodigy.

[@attyandmore]

director CONDUCTOR you big piece of poopoo

[@rufs6468]

@@attyandmore also called the orchestra director idiot.

[@advayiyer6456]

@@rufs6468 I Think... I think he was kidding.......

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

It's a shame !

[@christopherbernhardt]

@@rufs6468 conductors are not orchestra directors

[@angelofiligenzi4622]

And all this by memory! I wonder if he has total recall. All of the cues were correct. I've worked under conductors that weren't anywhere near this good.

[@penepatitenor]

You got to remember as well he's probably drilled this piece into him at home for this performance. Most conductors (busy ones) need to move on to the next nearly every week and don't have time to fully memorize. In a perfect world, it would be great if a conductor was this committed, but alas, the repertoire is just so extensive. I'm not taking away from the talent this kid has, but if you put a score in front of him and say you're conducting tomorrow, I guarantee you it would be no where near this.

[@zuzannakujawa4583]

Musicians have very good memory when I was 11 I played 10 pages by memory on flute and piano and piccolo

[@mariakorman2665]

Zuzanna Kujawa I have a better auditory than visual memory. It’s not so much memorizing the music as being able to recall it in my head, and play it by ear into my flute or on my piano. If I play or even hear a memory several times, it’s stuck fast. I’m then able to repeat it accurately.

[@TheRonnos]

Wondering which great conductor of earlier than 8 year before...Re-Incarnated into this guy....this is an old soul in a young body...watch carefully....

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Maria Korman: I'm with you there. I remember pieces from childhood which I memorized and can still recall completely.

[@alextravers]

I was eating crayons at this age

[@kiteretsu-now]

Me too!

[@beaunation]

Me too

[@marcustraore545]

😂😂😂😂 good one

[@stefanwosinsky1935]

i'm 26 and compared to this fella i feel like i still am XD

[@bocilmeongmeong2916]

:v

[@melanieelizabeth4607]

The passion, the feeling of the music, the knowledge of every note made shown to the audience makes this video so delightful to watch. Of course this God given boy will produce envious comments. It doesn't matter.

[@nicoleasdorion4437]

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[@marc49lewis]

At eight years of age, his musical understanding is literally inspiring. To have a reasonably complex score like this committed to memory is quite and accomplishment, even for an adult. His musical future would appear to be exceedingly bright. Well done young man!

[@mimi-ph3tt]

Amazing conducting especially at 4:08 and 8:03!! You can tell he really feels and understands the music. It's really impressive. Bravo!

[@ОльгаСимакова-в4р]

До меня только дошло.. А ведь партитуры у него нет..всё помнить.. Это гениально! Браво маэстро!

[@kedapofeng8993]

Not related but he kinda looks like a blonde Ron Weasley

[@cadaverdog1424]

Weasley has more talent.

[@jungshook2354]

Yeah and he is holding a stick😂

[@bauer.lufthans.7207]

Eduard Yudenich was born in Tashkent in a family of musicians. From the age of six, he began to study conducting under the guidance of Vladimir Neymer and playing the violin under the guidance of his father Vladimir Yudenich. At the age of seven, he made his debut with the Student Symphony Orchestra of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, performing an overture from Strauss' operetta “The Bat”. Subsequently, he performed this work and Liszt's Preludes with the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan. In 2012, he took part in the IX International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends”, the II International Cultural Forum “Culture and Development” in Ulyanovsk and conducted Elgar's Serenade for Strings at a music concert by British composers. Recent engagements include performances with the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan and a charity concert with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

[@arwo1143]

I cant find anything recent. The last known appearance of his that I'm aware of is fom 2016 when he was 12 do you have any more information?

[@margaretlavender9647]

The only piece of music I know on here is the Elgar Serenade for Strings. I’d need to see film of him conductor that. Is there any?

[@officialadi7076]

Vladimir Neymar is a great name.

[@yalostaya]

Vladimir Neymer was one of the best conducting pedagogues of the 20-21 centuries.

[@pfarrerjohannnchristophblu8581]

@@arwo1143 His skills at 7 or 8 were unbelieveable. When he gets older, there is a lot of competition, other conducters. Audience likes sensations. I have played violin in an orchestra, but our conducters at school could not scope with Eduard, obviously. - no way. He is conducting in another leage, even good well-known conducters may find it difficult to scope with the kid. Eduards ability to concentrate on his job is from another star.

[@kurisunkaljacob1255]

Amazing . 8 year old conductor Edward Yudenich . One of the best I ever heard of Liszt. Can''t wait till he comes to US.

[@mihrant]

I love seeing Edward conduct! I played violin in the Schenectady Symphony for 60 years before I retired in 2010. It would have been wonderful to have Edward guest-conduct a number. His confidence and intent presence are contagious. It has to be seen to be believed!

[@CraigCameronmusic]

Give the kid a break people. I was still playing with mud pies at 8 years old. He conducts as well as I while I was obtaining my first music degree. Did we all not learn to conduct by memorizing a set of movements, like a prearranged dance with the musicians. I think he did a great job. I wish I could get my biological kids to do this. He will probably be conducting the New York Philharmonic by the age of 16. We all may be working for him in 20 years. Keep up the hard work Edward. You have my respect.

[@ryanshapleighrobison5423]

Thanks!

[@bmxman4115]

He looks like he’s been doing this 3 times his age

[@ethanm3480]

Bmxman 411 how about like 8 times

[@TheRonnos]

Wondering which great conductor of earlier than 8 year before...Re-Incarnated into this guy....this is an old soul in a young body...watch carefully....

[@annamariacsuka9805]

Forditas!!!Nem igy kene,ilyen rosszul! Csodas a fiu!!!

[@robertorta6107]

I love my little Russian boy prodigy. He is excellent. Perfect. Brings tears of joy to my eyes.What a talent , God bless.

[@virian2010]

This young man is doing such a good job, when you pay attention to his exactness you can see he will go to the top as the Director, good job Edward Yudenich!!

[@nelladewaal1]

What a great example to the world! Thank you, Prof Neymer for training and recognising such huge talent! Well done, Edward! :)

[@tfbiv427]

There are child prodigies in all walks of life who learn a skill very quickly and can perform amazingly well for their young age. This young man certainly did a very credible job; I wish him well and hope to see him again.

[@jeffreymorris11]

My eyes are full of tears! This conductor and the orchestra elevated me. Thank you Edward Yudenich, may you and musicians you conduct, continue to bring light from the heavenly spheres to this world! (Sent from the British Isles)

[@ngutsavbenjamin7201]

Certainly going to watch this before bedtime. This is mind blowing. This makes a day feel sweet.

[@easyronin1471]

What amazes me is that this kid expresses how much he loves music.

[@tombingham6057]

Just the mere fact that he could do this from memory says a lot about his inherent talent. In 20 or 25 years he will be leading a great orchestra.

[@robt0007]

Young Edward definitively displays a natural talent for the orchestra.

[@catherineberry6971]

He is surrounded by adults who keenly observed his abilities and strengths nurtured and encouraged and worked to find like minded individuals who believed as did the adults in his life. Oh if only all children were so fortunate to have what it took for this child’s gifts abilities and talents to be recognized and nurtured.

[@guitarsword1]

Wow! Just incredible. Simply awesome. His knowledge of this piece is extraordinary . The timing , the dynamics, the excitement. This young man is almost unbelievable. If I didn’t witness myself. A great future for him, and great enjoyment for us.

[@ChoperBrian]

Between 8:00 - and 9:00 is the most impressive segment. This is where he really needs to be in control and in time to keep the orchestra toether, even if the players know their parts. He is right on. Pretty impressive.

[@Vervelio01]

I recognized that part from 8.06. Was 'nt that the tune/music the Nazi's used for their news broadcast during WW2?

[@brucekilby9957]

Arend. It also appears in the fine German Movie'Das Boot', about a UBoat crew in WW2. Very fine movie. Thanks. Dunke.🇩🇪 And that young conducter is amazing.

[@kasimjabari]

He is better than most orchestra conductors at this age. He seems very animated at times, but that's because he is very excited, enthusiastic and passionate about what he does. Furthermore, the spectators were mesmerized by his elegant swift moves and they were watching the pit throughout the piece and most were smiling and impressed by his posture and his timing. I don't think he rehearsed the piece with this orchestra and the musicians discovered his true qualities only after the 03:00 minute mark and felt excitement playing along and following his cues. That's clearly obvious if you watch the Cello lady @3:00 O'clock location, as well as the violinists in front of him. Compare to many other rendering of this piece, it's head & shoulder above all due to the momentum, verve, tempo and the accurate interpretation of the piece. One of the best "Les Preludes" performances I have ever seen. The kid is a student and his appearances are part of his studies, thus, he is watched closely by his teacher who arranged these appearances. Apparently, his teacher and his family not allowing him too much exposure until the conclusion of his studies, which is a wise move. He is clearly leading the play throughout the concert. He lapsed @2:56 for a split second but recovered very quickly which shows that he memorized the whole piece and was constantly ahead of the musicians. One must watch him over and over at least several times to appreciate his talent and discover that he is not merely a pretty face but a young man with strong character, real passion for classical music and leadership qualities. I think he will be one of the very best conductors if he develops at this pace. Thanks for posting . . .

[@gerardo8av]

Wow, he is great! He is not pretending. The orchestra follows him in all regards. He has absolute control. I’d want to write more, but his performance speaks all the words I’m missing at the moment. The video is seven years old. Hopefully he didn’t give up. Clearly a talent of that size cannot pay attention to the good-for-nothing-&-know-nothing critics that abound here.

[@raphaelnrw8876]

This comment, I subscribe. Absolutely right.

[@delaneyfinn6324]

He still is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gICsln6Aidmnd6c

[@nigelt4257]

A phenomenally gifted musical memory for such a young age. And he has perfected all of the gestures needed to be believable. But if you think this is "conducting" in any way shape or form, look again. The orchestra members don't look at him. They're on "auto-pilot". His beat is consistently a fraction of a second behind the pulse. This isn't conducting. It is well rehearsed acting. But bravo to him and his parents for pulling off such a stunt.

[@AviantoMr]

I can't stop my tears to go out watching this young genious clasic music "grand master". do not look at the age when you come to experties in anything.

[@mattvigil5243]

The conductor seen in this video has skill of a Professional Musician and if you have never conducted an orchestra than you have no right to criticize this Conductor. He conducts in his own style and obviously proves that he knows the music. This piece is very complicated for those who have never seen a score in their life but he memorizes and can conduct accordingly. The biggest misconception of a conductor is what they do and make it straight for you all a conductor is a leader of a orchestra or in this case a symphony, He reads notes like a second language and he must communicate to the orchestra by splitting the baton to adhere to the time signature and rules of the piece. As you can see it is challenging and it is a thrill to see this young conductor conducting a piece as complicated as this and the size of this symphony orchestra. As a conductor myself I say to you "Encore!"

[@tomgroeneveld1637]

Matt Vigil l

[@isaacyuhas2134]

His movements getting the orchestra to crescendo and trill in that kind of manner are very on point I myself conducted an orchestra at a young age but not at his age with that level of expertise

[@lindyloo5464]

Sweeeeet! His body, soul and spirit "feels it" and he's able to adequately express what he's feeling! Good job, young man! :-)

[@joachimvonkienitz4544]

Ich bin immer wieder überwältigt welch grandiose Leistung von so jungen Menschen vollbracht wird.

[@bauer.lufthans.7207]

Eduard Yudenich was born in Tashkent in a family of musicians. From the age of six, he began to study conducting under the guidance of Vladimir Neymer and playing the violin under the guidance of his father Vladimir Yudenich. At the age of seven, he made his debut with the Student Symphony Orchestra of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, performing an overture from Strauss' operetta “The Bat”. Subsequently, he performed this work and Liszt's Preludes with the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan. In 2012, he took part in the IX International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends”, the II International Cultural Forum “Culture and Development” in Ulyanovsk and conducted Elgar's Serenade for Strings at a music concert by British composers. Recent engagements include performances with the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan and a charity concert with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

[@magkal8690]

That was almost unreal...such a hard piece of music, conducted by such a little man, but having such a huge tallent...I wish him that one day he'll join the list of the greatest conductors of the world...

[@Andrew-lb1up]

I did this in my living room, when was his age. He made my fantasy in a reality. Brilliant stuff!

[@konstantinsanakoev9892]

что-то я у пацана партитуры не вижу??? вот что значит светлая голова! всё помнит наизусть! все переходы, до последней ноты! БРАВО

[@annkmit5879]

What a future lies ahead for this talented child. He is fantastic. Bravo!

[@idecantwellbarnes6707]

I LOVE this performance by the conductor, the orchestra and the spellbound looks on the faces of the audience. Thank you.

[@Hercules674]

that kid has some head of hair, like a stereotypical conductor should

[@seankullavanijaya7419]

I was thinking that. I kept looking at his hair... He is brilliant

[@laaaliiiluuu]

Conductors without hair are like chefs without a belly. Not trustworthy! :D

[@Hercules674]

@@laaaliiiluuu would you say that to Gordon Ramsey?

[@georgewren981]

How wonderful to see such magnificent talent in such a young person being developed and encouraged. Thanks for sharing

[@gjjguu6145]

Очень точно подмечено, ручки у Эдуарда полны поэзии, волшебства и одновременно трогательны эти детские ручки.Эдуарду браво!!!

[@Клякса-ю5у]

Глаза выпали, челюсть отвисла. Но в конце видно, что еще ребёнок, смущается когда цветы дарят. Восхитительно 💖

[@TIOMKIN1]

All I can say in one word "Outstanding" Thanks for the excellent upload. Out.

[@karamail90]

C'est déjà et pour longtemps un grand chef d'orchestre, bravo et merci. Salutations de France. Papy Daniel.

[@stevewaters449]

Absolutely Brilliant!!! Far better than many professional conductors.

[@cadaverdog1424]

He sucks. Your standard must be in the gutter.

[@stevewaters449]

@@cadaverdog1424 .... have you read all the other comments? Mostly we agree this lad is doing a good job!!! My gutter must be very crowded and you must be very lonely.

[@lukast2784]

The 1k dislikes are the other jealous 8 yr olds eating crayons (2set get over here)

[@eo4295]

And your 48 likes are the ones who are too dumb enough to realize you stole from the top comment.

[@berniecom728]

You know he doesn't play with his phone, fantastic job he's right on tempo I would love to see him today hope he is still into music like this.

[@philippearnon692]

C'est la première fois que je vois un chef d'orchestre en parfaite harmonie avec la musique qu'il dirige !!!

[@ТатьянаТульчеева]

Я сначала подумала ,что это шутка.Оркестр играет сам по себе слаженно.А мальчик просто для сенсации.Начала искать другие ролики. Я в ауте!!! Этот маленький ребёночек просто талант.Ощущение,что в него вселился опытный дирижёр и продолжает в этом чуде жить. Невероятно,но факт...для меня неподдающийся об"яснению!!!

[@highcking]

The conductor of a fine, well-trained orchestra largely determines the level of enthusiasm the players give to the music. It is amazing how poorly an orchestra can play for one conductor they collectively dislike or disrespect and how wonderfully they can play for someone they like and respect. The orchestra here gives this well-used piece every ounce of excitement in it, and that excitement originates with the young conductor. Just watch him and ask yourself whether you would play your best. The audience senses excitement, not perfection of every downbeat. What's happened to Yudenich is something of a mystery - no appearances after 2012 or so.

[@MishaSkripach]

He is studying violin I think, he is a student

[@altonmcneill]

It is amazing what children can accomplish at very young ages. I like this video and wish the best for Edward. I'm in his corner.

[@Carlos31416]

Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful moment 👍😍

[@AlV181]

Он живет не с нами, не на нашей планете. Его планета - Музыка.

[@YeemasterAmateurPiano]

I hope people realize that conducting is NOT just about waving a stick around.

[@cadaverdog1424]

He stinks. They are playing on their own and tolerating him.

[@gluce_6477]

@@cadaverdog1424 first off idk what qualifications you think you have to criticize him but all it takes is a pair of eyes and a basic understanding of music to know this isn't the case. You can literally see the musicians looking at him and watching his queues. He clearly shows an understanding for the music and its deep intricacies. Also he isn't some random kid but actually a pretty good violinist as well. So stop being ignorant. Thank you.

[@bread.that.is.threatening]

TShaindlin You say that like you could do this better

[@theguide1192]

@@cadaverdog1424 r/saltybruvs101

[@jarateng4596]

@@cadaverdog1424 jealous? How about get a life instead of getting pride by attacking real talent behind your pathetic little screen.

[@СветланаСоломоненко-в7я]

Такое чудо вижу впервые.Вот это память! Без партитуры! Браво!💐

[@НаталияШнитникова]

Гений воплотился из прошлого, в гения нашего современника! Потрясающе!

[@ChristianvonLiebig]

Unglaublich, das ist keine Show, sondern ein professionelles Dirigat eines 8jährigen!!! Wohlgemerkt, er dirigiert OHNE Partitur…

[@samkent122]

A young body but an old soul which cannot repress the musical talent of the eternities. If we understood what we are we would be astounded, but the amazement would come only from this earthly life.

[@danielliu26]

So inspiring that he can do this at such a young age! His family is quite wonderful as well! His half-brother Stanislav Ioudenitch won Gold Medal in the Van Cliburn 2001, and his niece (Stanislav’s daughter) Maria Ioudenitch won the 2012 Young Artists Competiton! And they were all taught by their father, which is wonderful.

[@myza-gi6dd6yi9l]

Без партитуры !!! НАИЗУСТЬ !!! РЕБЁНОК, А ТАКАЯ ЭНЕРГЕТИКА !!! ЧУДО !!! БРАВО !!!

[@yalostaya]

Да- невероятный талант! И Школа! Он- ученик великого Владимира Борисовича Неймера.

[@antonioroberto5879]

Sim, sem partitura!

[@irmaremisch3650]

ГОСПОДИ,,,КАКИХ, ТОЛЬКО ТАЛАНТОВ НЕТ У ЧЕЛОВЕКА, ТАКОЙ ЕЩЁ ,МАЛЕНЬКИЙ, А УЖЕ ТАКОЙ ТАЛАНТ!!👍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@sjymusic2]

I think the most remarkable section is the tempo change at 8:00. He really IS in control of this orchestra!

[@elocinp9347]

Je suis en admiration devant ce très jeune chef d'orchestre ! Il vit complètement son rôle, c'est incroyable !!! Je ne me lasse pas de regarder cette vidéo.

[@janetbratter1]

12:11pm Jan 10. One of my mothers vinyl versions of Les Preludes became a secret passion of mine. I would stand at our fireplace when no one was home and conduct this and the Eighteen Twelve Overture; another bombastic piece. But it wasn’t until adulthood that I read how Liszt removed his dedication to Napoleon that he had previously attached to this piece. As an impromptu act of love for so much of classical music and for live performance I once parked my VW Westphalia camper at the exit of a DC symphony hall. There I played a tape version of Les Preludes through my Peavey Solo amp. (With the camper pop top up and the side doors open). I stood on the sidewalk as the audience emerged and conducted Les Preludes with my conductors baton. I heard some of the departing audience asking each other “what is going on?” Others stood and listened in apparent appreciation. If I recall correctly the Dalai Lama was visiting DC at the time. Years later he and I met. These are events that both mold and express inspiration. Many years later in my home studio through much larger speakers…I helped cure myself of cancer by conducting this piece while the music penetrated my entire being. (I also repeated this many times with the great Pavarotti singing “Nessun Dorma” on the original Three Tenors album recorded at the Roman ruins of the Baths of Caracalla). When more of us learn to love this kind of music fewer of us will want to go to war. Let us hope.

[@marcustraore545]

Damn, I feel pity for my childhood! Unbelievable, this is just incredible. What? Sheesh! This is awesome, man I'm flabbergasted! What an awesome job! He got a good professor for real. I'll be curious to know how's doing now at age 15!

[@omar7207]

No se porqué muchas personas al ver a un niño haciendo cosas que supuestamente son de adultos, lo ven como un sometimiento o un tipo de castigo o de infelicidad. La música no somete a nadie, es cuestión de pasión, buenas oportunidades y disciplina, esto se encierra en una sola palabra, amor. Si se ama lo que se hace la genialidad fluye tenga la edad que tenga, ya que la edad es un estado mental, hay jóvenes que mentalmente son viejos y viejos que mentalmente son jóvenes. Lo que pasa es que en muchos casos se subestima a los niños y se los trata como retrasados mentales. Un niño puede ser capaz de desarrollar las cosas que quiere si se lo propone y lo más importante, si se lo permiten y lo apoyan. Edward Yudenich es un ejemplo de muchos niños que han sabido aprovechar su mente llegando a la genialidad.

[@ЛидияЗамесова-р6т]

omar7207 и

[@171049oms]

Pela tenra idade que se nos apresenta, penso eu, que essas crianças já trazem em sua alma, conhecimentos de uma outra época, sem levar para o lado religioso e obedecendo apenas a lógica da reencarnação.

[@sk8rdad]

Most of the commentators here have absolutely no effing clue what they are talking about! Not only is he conducting, he is also commanding and controlling the orchestra. And for those that say the players are not looking at him you are wrong. They glance up now and then to make sure they are on tempo and they are following his cue the whole time which is especially apparent in the final moments when he opens them up to a big and flowing finale. Bravo Edward. I hope at an older age you come back and read some of the idiotic comments made here for a good laugh!

[@constancecleary9040]

Bravo maestro!!

[@frankoptis]

Not really. He waves his head around even when there's no excitement. He's acting like in a theater. He is no conductor but a little child in an acting class.

[@Bibiana862]

@@frankoptis you really dont know what is conducting about

[@pertinenttruths2611]

This kid knows what he is doing. He is not just throwing his body about. He is literally flowing with the music.

[@faymoghtader7178]

Bravo.. what can one say to such a talent given to this amazing young boy.

[@justinvidad-menezes2364]

and the score is from memory that is impressive. I have had my share of conducting opportunities, but have not really mastered it yet. I still need a score. I suppose it is equivalent to me having memorized a piece and playing it and so he has memorized this work. wow

[@lartsdelingenieur9831]

الموسيقى هي لغة العالم يفهمها الكل Music is a language of the world… La Musique est la langue universelle….

[@НадинКан]

Боже,какой гениальный мальчик!Так интересно было наблюдать за ним!..

[@johannesnicolaas]

Impressive young conductor and perfect recording! Thank you for sharing this.

[@kesharisuthar3268]

Edward is a genius with musical compositions. Owing to his training in musical creations from an early age, he has derived immense talent to conduct orchestra with total passion, zeal and energy of a much older conductor. Best wishes for greater success in his future career. 😊😊❤❤

[@tweeterrumpy]

I think that most of the negative comments are a lament over having little or no musical talent at all.

[@HarvardRadRes]

Or the positive comments not knowing what conducting means. This is obviously for show to the audience, however fun to watch.

[@marinedumont3579]

HarvardRadRes qui a-t-il d'amusant, savez-vs les heures de travail ? amusez-vs à en faire autant !

[@bryangl1]

Kevin Boyer. Most of the negative comments are from people who do know classical music and the relationship between conductor and orchestra. Most of the negative comments are informed and generally accurate.

[@dailywondering]

True

[@Anna35412]

@@HarvardRadRes so true. I think parts are really funny and other are ok

[@1982violinist]

my gush.............. I was just blown away by his stupendous talent...... great prodigy

[@cecile-petit]

Incredible, beautiful..... congratulations to the teacher of this child

[@horaciolima2417]

Cecile Petit , o professor dele pode ter sido o próprio Liszt.

[@JWB2024]

I don't know 653 people dislike. His age is going to enjoyed playing age. I remember in my life when i was 8 years old i sing a song very nicely to get a price in my 🏫 schools compation. Awesome he is conducting symphony orchestra. God blessed him and his family.

[@DumitruPopescu-b4u]

Un copil extraordinar avind in vedere ca trebuie sa cunoasca partitura pt toate instrumentele . Va deveni un dirijor - genial .

[@mikki2006]

funny to read all the comments...jealous people ,false critics .."real" musicians...where were you at age 7 or 8???

[@mimicuatro971]

👍👍👍👍

[@MrKraguevski]

Bravo !

[@kaito5866]

Monique Jahel in the third grade learning advance math 24/7 without any escape to a world with socializing and friends.

[@keineahnung1696]

Wetting my pants during class because I was too scared to ask for permission,let alone stand before an orchestra and an audience😭

[@ayu3565]

I was in my room dealing with my crippling depression

[@thelegendarymusician2334]

Many conductors have the pitfall of not knowing the big differences between conventional and unconventional conducting. Maestro Carlos Kleiber was one of the greatest conductors of the later 20th Century and a recent BBC survey showed that he was voted the top and greatest conductor of all times by several legendary conductors including Barenboim, Mariss Janons, Mehta and Dudamel, surpassing his compatriot Herbert von Karajan, who was before the top before 2010. Both Kleiber and Karajan conducted using a very unusual, and what is now known as the unconventional way of conducting. Barenboim is perhaps part of the few legendary 21st century conductors who conduct in this style. I watched a documentary on maestro Kleiber, named "Lost to the world". It stated that many conductors ridiculed Kleiber's style of conducting and branded him as "terrible", and of course Kleiber refused to teach anyone orchestral conducting and stated that his "degree was in chemistry", which was true. He was forced by his father, the conductor Erich Kleiber, to study chemistry in Zurich before dedicating himself to music. Many less well known conductors just couldn't get their heads around Carlos Kleiber's style of conducting, but they soon realized that watching Kleiber's rehearsals that Kleibers "eyes told the orchestra he knew everything". What we see in here from Edward Yudenich is the conventional style of conducting, where the right hand beats the tempo and time patterns, with mainly the left hand shaping the music and at times both giving the cue or articulating certain phrases/passages in the piece of music. Unconventional style of conducting can vary but involved heavily adapting the tempo patterns and at times conducting individual handed (i.e. one handed), which is possible. As I am a trained professional musician, pianist, and conductor, I do conduct unconventionally, but the key to bear in mind is that you MUST learn the conventional method before even attempting the unconventional style as this unusual style also requires you to go into the music and feel the expression and tempo, like what Barenboim says, "I never use the composer's tempo, but such to the extent of feeling the rhythm of the piece and picking an appropriate tempo that corresponds to it". And really there is no right or wrong way of conducting, but their is a right or wrong style or form of conducting, and there is a right or wrong method for holding the baton (if you intend to use it). The unconventional style of conducting stems and is developed from the conventional style and uses the conventional style of conducting as a prerequisite. It is difficult, but easier if you practice. I rarely used the music to conduct because as a pianist, I found out that I was very good at memorizing music, and as a former chorister (tenor and bass singer) as well as a former full-time member of my middle and high school's orchestra, I developed my knowledge of music no matter choral or orchestral or solo. I also found out that I new the parts of most symphonies, dances (i.e. waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, marches, gallops, concertos) when I just look at the score at least twice. I didn't realize it until 5 years ago as I always conducted with the music during rehearsals until the final 3 or 4 rehearsals before a concert. And it was that certain day 5 years ago I was rehearsing Dvorak's Symphony no.9 (new world symphony), that I actually conducted for once rehearsed without the score open and without looking at it for all 8 rehearsals up until the concert. It is for certain that a true child prodigy can develop into a legend if they have the correct training, knowledge in the future. I truly believe that for those people insulting maestro Edward Yudenich, you should really grow up and try for yourself, how hard it is to learn conducting. It is difficult to at first, but one concept is important. The baton is not their for the orchestra just to focus on the tip of the baton, but to emphasize the hand's movement more clearly than when not using the baton. I believe that Edward hadn't started long at all from what I can see and what my experience has told me. Professional musicians encourage young musicians to try new things, especially a new instrument on top of the one they've learn (for example if you'd played the violin or viola, you may wan to try out the flute and piccolo or oboe and cor anglais), with piano being a compulsory instrument, before getting into conducting. I was never forced into music and I was lucky enough to have come from a middle class working family who had the money to pay for my music education, in which I study the piano first and then classical guitar. I was a full time member of my school choir before joining the orchestra as an accompanist and concerto performer. I was the principal tenor singer in my school's choir, and assistant principal bass singer in my community choir a few years later. But perhaps, it was my maternal grandfather introducing me to Vienna Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic, going to concerts by the CBSO, LSO and my visit to Vienna and Salzburg that really opened the doors to orchestral and conducting. I felt my visit to all the houses (including birthplaces of Mozart and Haydn, and the Figarro house), that deepened my understanding to western music. Before all this, I was a big admirer to Liszt and Chopin as they were the big composers all pianists had to perform. Liszt's music was really just more virtuosic, just like Chopin, but in a different style to Chopin. As I came from an east Asian family, and like most east Asians, we use chopsticks to eat, I used to conduct with a chopstick stuck into a wine cork to conduct (relative to the size of a rehearsal baton), before I got my first symphony and concert batons. I rejected the symphony batons because of the flat grip, and to this day I still use the concert baton because of its round cork grip, and at times you didn't need to move the wrist or arm to conduct, but instead move the fingers (I will show you what I mean in an upcoming video as this is a key feature of unconventional conducting, which Kleiber used most of the time). I was trained and studied music in the west (UK), but I am definitely at some point in my life, will return to my home country (and my country of birth) as I feel that they lack so many elements and some knowledge on western classical music, especially the Viennese style (i.e. relaxed tempo, relaxed articulation, airiness, relaxed rhythm, contrasting tonal colours...etc..) as my home country had been savagely denied education of western classical music during its revolution during Chair Mao's time. I can put a bet on them, that my country's leading orchestra: CPO, SSO, GPO, HPO, they will feel bad about themselves if they don't pick me, a rising star conductor, that can get them past world class quality in very short time in both Western classical and Chinese classical music (I learnt this style in my pre-teenage years as I wanted to directly contrast the styles of music I was studying, and I really wanted to go for a new style of world music, with this style just as a beginning- learning pentatonic scales-'_'-).

[@mamallamaG]

When musicians are reading music, they watch the conductor with their peripheral vision. The boy obviously knows that piece of music well.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Yes and many conductors do not gesture with sufficient intensity to penetrate that peripheral vision and their musicians fall out of sync as a result. This young man conducted in a highly visible manner that made it easy for the musicians to follow his lead. He reminds me of Bernstein, hair and all.

[@rosalindonoh21]

l thought that the narrative of the age at which Mozart started his musical career was fiction. How wrong I am. This young prodigy has left me speechless. A blessing we should cherish and enjoy. Thank you very much Edward for providing us infinite pleasure. We love you to distraction 💖💖💖

[@louisepetzer4310]

I only have one word about this performance.... BRILLIANT!!

[@lubovsycheva3397]

Божественно.Маленький дирежер,но с огромным потенциалом професионала музыканта.Просто грандиозно!!!

[@jan-olofpohlin8667]

Fantastic!!!!! I'm sure Liszt would have appreciated his interpretation

[@TashaTashina]

Боже, сколько талантливых детей в нашем мире!!

[@elisabethhatil5392]

Surprenant c est un jeune garçon qui aime les musiques 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶. Pour 8 ans c est un doué merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@yusaktridarmanto4901]

Unbelievable. I could not imagine how he could do that in his very early age.