Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A Three-Year-Old Inspiration for Beethoven Lovers

Three-year-old Jonathan Okseniuk loves his Beethoven. In this incredibly charming video, he conveys his enthusiasm, tremendous sense of rhythm and his infectious joy over the many build-ups to a climax in the last movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in C Minor:







[UPDATE 03/25/2011: Now four years old, Jonathan made his conducting debut just last month, as described in this article. You can also watch videos of him conducting other symphonic works at YouTube.]

Shades of Leonard Bernstein: truly an inspiration for us all -- thank you, Jonathan!

(H/T: ChoralNet -- be sure to read the comments at the original post.)
Posted by A. S. Haley at 8:37 PM

2 comments:

  1. UndergroundpewsterWednesday, March 23, 2011 at 11:10:00 AM PDT

    If he could just get the orchestra to watch the conductor!

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  2. CarolynWednesday, March 23, 2011 at 11:21:00 AM PDT

    OMG!! He knows this music! See how he anticipates the changes in tempo and volume. 3 guesses on what this prodigy will choose for a career.
    Thank you so much for sharing this, Mr. Haley.
    Carolyn

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