The old joke is that it takes practice, practice, practice to get to Carnegie Hall. But now YouTube is offering a few lucky and talented musicians a shortcut. They’ve launched a competition to discover new classical music talent, and the prize is participation in a three-day musical summit at the legendary New York venue.
Contestants have until January 28 2009 to submit a video of themselves playing, with the final votes coming from the public two weeks later. However, the audition piece is set. It’s a special commission from YouTube by composer Tam Dun, who wrote music for the Beijing Olympics and the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
