Video: YouTube Symphony Breaks Musical Boundaries

An innovative new YouTube symphony breaks musical - and geographical - boundaries.

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Those of you who've already uploaded videos onto youtube or perhaps even had some talent discovered there will be able to relate to this one-of-a-kind project: in an effort to access more classical music fans youtube has created its own symphony orchestra. 3000 musicians from all over the world auditioned over the internet for the chance - now 96 will play a real live concert this week in New York City - we met up with a violinist from Germany who made the cuts.

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