Leading classical musicians are to audition on YouTube to become members of the world's first online orchestra.
In collaboration with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and Berlin Philharmonic, the video-sharing website is creating a talent contest in which musicians are invited to send in clips of themselves performing.
A panel of experts will whittle the field down to a shortlist of semi-finalists who will then be voted on by YouTube viewers.
The winning musicians will form the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, working with Michael Tilson Thomas, the Grammy Award-winning conductor, and Lang Lang, the Chinese pianist, culminating in a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall in April next year.
At the same time a selection of the video entries will be combined to create an online ensemble piece.
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