>> [music]
Celso Garcia Blanco: Hello, I am Celso, and I play the classical guitar -- I will be performing
at Carnegie Hall as a member of YouTube Symphony Orchestra.
I am from Spain, and I like England tiosha, a little paradise on Canary Islands.
Irina Kodin: Hi everyone. My name is Irina.
I'm from Bulgaria, but for ten years now, I live in Brazil.
I started playing the violin when I was five years old, and music is my life ever since.
Donovan Seidle: [singing] Wa-wa-wa, Wa-wa-wa wa, wa, wa,... Hi, I'm Donovan Seidle, Calgary,
Alberta Canada. And I play the violin up here in the frozen
north. I'm looking forward to playing in Carnegie
Hall with YouTube Symphony Orchestra. See you there.
Ana Catalina Ramirez: Hello, I am Ana Catalina Ramirez, from Costa Rica.
I play the clarinet, and I grew up in a dairy farm in the mountains.
>> [speaking French]
Nina Prolove: Hi, my name is Nina Prolove. I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio. I play the flute.
If any of you are wondering about my flute, I play on a 14-carat gold, Sakio flute.
So we'll see you in New York City.
Jim Moffat: I'm Jim Moffat, and I play horn. I play in the Kensington Symphony Orchestra,
the finest nonprofessional group in the country. Most of my career has been spent in technology
marketing, including a dozen years with IBM and Lotus development.
Enough about me; let's watch the ducks.
Pierre Charles: [cello] Hello, I'm Pierre Charles.
I'm French, I live in Paris, and I play the cello.
>> [classical guitar and phone ringing]
Jon Brummel: Hi, I'm Jon Brummel from San Francisco, California, and I play things with
slides.
Ben Chan: [trumpet] Hey, viewers, my name is Ben Chan.
PJs are the way to go. If you happen to hear a [boing], during the
concert, it's probably me.
Andy Chester: Hey, YouTube, my name is Andy Chester, and this is where I live. [bhh]
This is what I play. [bhh] And this is how I do it. [bhh]
Stephane Tetreault: [classical cello] Hi, I'm Stephane Tetreault, and I play the cello.
I'm 15 years old, and I've been playing cello since '87.
I live in Montreal, Canada. I can't wait to meet all of you in Carnegie
Hall.
Titus Flueras: Hello. I'm Titus from Romania, and I play violin.
My city is Cluj-Napoca, capital of Transylvania. I have played all over the world, and YouTube
Symphony Orchestra will bring me in the United States for the first time.
David France: David France, violinist in the YouTube symphony, coming to Carnegie Hall
all the way from Bermuda.
Mihal: [laughter] Hi, my name is Mihal,
George Dunham: Hi, YouTube, my name's George Dunham. [cello] I'm really excited to see
what this project is going to evolve into, what it?s going to turn out to be.
I think it's just an awesome idea. I'm just so impressed it's being realized.
Patrick Chapman: [drumroll] Hello, YouTube. My name is Patrick Chapman, and I am 21 years
of age, and I?m from Columbia, South Carolina. I'm a junior percussion major at the University
of South Carolina.
Lauren Brigden: [viola] Hi, my name is Lauren Brigden. I?m a viola player. I'm from Australia.
I?m in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, but today, I'm in Sydney, my original hometown.
Tiago Santos: Hello, I'm Tiago Santos from Portugal, and I play the violin. [violin]
I've been playing in several orchestras, but nothing will be as exciting as to be playing
there with talented musicians from all the over the world. See you in New York.
>> [orchestral finale]