Israel: Oboe Player Wins Seat in YouTube Orchestra · Global Voices
Maya Norton

Israeli musician Nir Gavrieli has won a coveted seat in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra for his oboe rendition of Rossini's “La Scala di Seta.” Israelity reports that 3,000 people video-auditioned for 90 spaces in the orchestra. Finalists were voted on by 13 million YouTube viewers. The orchestra will perform in New York's Carnegie Hall on April 15th.