Beethoven's Fifth and 100 Drones

The Guinness World Records Book stores so many cases that would seem impossible if told you as stories by some unknown person. You could become the only one of the kind in basically every sphere of life – you just need to be unique, literally.

Music is also one of the ‘disciplines’ where Guinness Records were set many times already. Among such records you can found out about ‘a piece with most instruments used’ or ‘the fastest piano juggler’ or ‘the largest orchestra’ and many others impressive things in that sphere.

The video below is not exactly from the musical arena, rather from technology, but I still found it quite charming, the delivery I mean. The only musical thing in it is that an orchestra played live Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to accompany the show. Meanwhile, 100 drones flew up above the orchestra and were simultaneously putting up a coordinated show. Together with such a dramatic ‘sound effect’ the performance turned out to be quite bright and mesmerizing!

Big Violin for Little Kid

Do you remember your early-early childhood well?  When I was 3 years old I was playing with my favorite toys in the playground and was a most carefree kid. Those are some lovely yet quite scarce memories, and they are not in any way connected with music. Not at least with classical music and concert performances at high level with renowned musicians.

But for Akim Camara it’s all a different story. At the age of 3 he was at the center of all that. At this video the kid was exactly 3 years old. And see who he’s performing with and what he’s performing. The creator of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, Dutch conductor and violinist André Rieu is introducing the little Akim to the public. They are playing the Ferdinand Küchler’s Concertino in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op.11. And are playing is marvelously.

I have never been a strong supporter of the early-age music stars, for I’m afraid they are somehow deprived of the best childhood years intended for contemplating and absorbing this world without responsibility and concern. But I understand that sometimes their prodigy talent just can’t be hidden, ignored or ‘postponed’. Well, in that case, I’m wishing the best of luck to kids like Akim in their life and music career.

P.S. Today Akim is 16 and his interest in violin and professionalism only grew with years.