YouTube Symphony Orchestra Generates Worldwide Press
San
Bruno, CA –
Journalists from the Far East to the southern tip of the Americas are following
the beat of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Since the March 2nd
announcement by YouTube of the winning participants the project has been
generating major worldwide press, from NPR, the BBC and international news
services to hometown dailies celebrating local winners.
96
members of the world’s first orchestra selected entirely through on-line
auditions will travel from 30 different countries and territories to convene in
New York City for a classical music summit on April 12-15. The summit concludes
with a concert at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas,
who is the YouTube Symphony Orchestra’s Artistic Advisor, as well as Music
Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Artistic Director of the New World
Symphony, and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
As Mr.
Thomas told NPR’s “All Things Considered” host Robert Siegel, “It could be described as something between a
summit conference, scout jamboree or musical get-together. It’ll be the first
time that people from so many different countries will have had a chance to
discover one another online and then actually meet up and try to make some
music.”
Following
is YouTube Symphony Orchestra media coverage from March 2-4, 2009:
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// RADIO // NEWS SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
ASSOCIATED
PRESS (March 2)
First
YouTube Symphony Orchestra
AFP (March 3)
YouTube
Symphony Orchestra selected
BBC (March 3)
YouTube
selects online orchestra
http://tinyurl.com/azrgbg
NATIONAL
PUBIC RADIO “ALL THINGS CONSIDERED” – Robert Siegel (March 5)
YouTube
Launches Online Orchestra
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101497317
THE
NEW YORK TIMES – Dave
Itzkoff (March 3)
YouTube
Orchestra’s Inaugural Roster is Uploaded
REUTERS
(March 2)
YouTube
unveils first symphony orchestra
U.S.
REGIONAL PRINT/ONLINE HIGHLIGHTS
BALTIMORE
SUN (MD) – Tim Page (March 3)
Peabody
cellist joins YouTube Symphony Orchestra
THE
ENQUIRER/CINCINNATI.COM (OH) – Janelle
Gelfand (March 2)
YouTube
musicians head to Carnegie
MODESTO
BEE (CA) – Lisa Millegan (March 3)
YouTube
performance gets Modesto surgeon a free trip to Carnegie Hall
PHILADELPHIA
INQUIRER (PA) – Peter Dobrin (March 4)
Wayne
violist makes YouTube Symphony
CANADA
CALGARY
HERALD (March 3)
“CPO
violinist in YouTube orchestra”
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Entertainment/violinist+YouTube+orchestra/1348012/story.html
CBC (March 2)
“YouTube
taps 90 international musicians for inaugural cyber-orchestra”
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/02/youtube-symphony.html
GLOBE
AND MAIL (March 3)
“Five
Canadians win spots in YouTube orchestra”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090303.ABUZZ03-2/TPStory/Entertainment
METRO
NEWS (March 2)
“Canadians
make the cut to become part of YouTube Symphony Orchestra”
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/Entertainment/article/189983
REUTERS
CANADA (March 2)
“YouTube
unveils first symphony orchestra”
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE5216QM20090302
TORONTO
STAR (March 2)
“Toronto
viola player chosen for YouTube Symphony”
http://www.thestar.com/article/595292
EUROPE
TV:
GERMANY:
3sat Vivo, 3sat
Bauerfeind
ITALY:
Tg1 – Raiuno, Studio Aperto – Italia 1, Tg5 – Canale 5, Rai3 – Neapolis
THE
NETHERLANDS: RTL
Nieuws (morning and evening), NOS Journaal (morning and evening), RTV Rijnmond
RUSSIA:
NTV
SPAIN:
La Sexta
Radio:
FRANCE:
France Inter
IRELAND:
RTE Radio
ITALY:
Radio
Montecarlo, Radio Classica, Radio 3 – Suite
THE
NETHERLANDS: Radio Rijnmond
POLAND:
WDR 3TonArt, Polskie Radio 3, TOK FM,
Antyradio, Radio Poznań, Radio Łódź
RUSSIA:
Cultura
UK: BBC Radio 4
Print
/ online:
AUSTRIA:
Wiener Zeitung, Die Presse, Kleine Zeitung
CZECH
REPUBLIC: Metro, Mlada fronta Dnes, Lidove noviny, iDNES
FRANCE:
Zorgloob.com, Clubic, PC Impact
GERMANY:
Tagesspiegel, Hannoversche Allgemeine, Focus
ISRAEL:
Haaretz
ITALY:
La Repubblica, Metro, Donna Moderna, La Stampa, Corriere, Ansa, Reuters
THE
NETHERLANDS: Trouw, Algemeen Dagblad, Volkskrant
POLAND:
Rzeczpospolita, Dziennik Polski , Gazeta Prawna Onet, WP
RUSSIA:
Vecernaya
Moskva, Lenta.ru, BBC.ru, ITAR-TASS
SPAIN:
La Gaceta de
Negocios, ABC
SWITZERLAND:
Berner Zeitung, TagesAnzeiger, Der Bund
UK: BBC (news and feature), Guardian, London Lite, Times, Guardian
LATIN
AMERICA
Brazil:
Chile:
Colombia:
Ecuador:
México:
AUSTRALIA/NEW
ZEALAND
Australia:
TODAY
show
ABC
TV
The Australian – “Streuth” column
New
Zealand:
ASIA
Hong
Kong:
Sing Tao
Daily Print
South
China Morning Post Print & Online
Japan:
Korea:
SBS TV
News (nationwide TV channel)
2 dozen+
online media sites
Taiwan:
Apple
Daily Print & Online
Liberty
Times
NOWnews
Radio
Since the
launch of this initiative in December 2008, the YouTube Symphony Orchestra’s
channel (www.YouTube.com/Symphony)
has received more than 13 million views worldwide with visitors from more than
200 countries and territories. Program
details and guest soloists for the April 15 concert will be announced
shortly. Tickets are on sale now through Carnegie Charge at (212) 247-7800
at www.carnegiehall.org. View the
winners’ videos at www.YouTube.com/Symphony.
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A YouTube
Symphony Orchestra website specifically for the media is available at: sites.google.com/site/youtubesymphonyorchestra/Home/online-press-kit
For
further information, contact: Kate
Berland: [email protected]
Glenn Petry: (212) 625-2038, [email protected]