It can be scary to put yourself out into the world when you’re a little kid. You’re shy, of course, and still learning. This is especially true with performing — most little kids feel all too introverted to just jump in front of someone and start showing off their talents.
Back in February 2018, a video was uploaded of a little girl who decided to perform for a street musician. It would already take a lot of guts to do something like that but she pulled it off flawlessly and was rewarded with the best response.
The clip, which is almost seven minutes-long, starts out with a beautiful shot of the Lorenzkirche in Nuremberg.
In the beautiful streets, people are making art, blowing massive bubbles, drinking coffee and drawing with chalk.
There is a man who is standing in the center with a cello when all of a sudden, a young girl decides to join in with her recorder. She plays so well and makes it look so easy, it stops tons of pedestrians in their tracks.
As she plays, the cello player simply just watches and pays respect with his full attention.
At this point, they’ve already got a pretty decent-sized crowd.
When she finishes up her part, the cello player happily plays back exactly what she played. He clearly was listening and knows the song, which makes it so fun to watch.
The little girl is ecstatic when he plays the song back to her.
Then he stops and the girl plays for him once again. The two go back and forth.
All of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, a fellow musician chimes in on another instrument. And then, making it even better, more musicians — with violins and cellos — all enter and begin performing together.
They were essentially creating a flash mob in the middle of the street but with an entire string section.
The orchestra took over the entire street and suddenly, it felt like they were performing at a large concert.
“Many thanks to all the members of the ‘Hans-Sachs’-Choir and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Nuremberg who took up our idea enthusiastically and performed it so well at the Lorenzkirche in Nuremberg on the 14th of June 2014!,” Harry Cotter wrote in the video description.
He added, “Ode an die Freude or ‘Ode to Joy’ is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Organized by Evenord-Bank eG-KG.”
As the performance continues on, it grows more and more intense. The strings grow thicker and stronger and it is not long until singers join in — like, a whole choir of people.
While this is all happening, the little girl who seemed to start the whole thing looked very happy with herself. She stood back and watched as she cracked the biggest smile.
The streets went from pretty normal and quiet to a massive party made up of string instruments. The end result really is so beautiful, it will send chills down your spine. It’s like something right out of a movie!
“This was so absolutely heartwarming and at a time when I feel not only my country but the world seems to become so fragmented and detached, this was very healing for my soul. Well done! I would love to see more of this around the world. We are all connected and this just makes one feel just that. Thank you. Made my day today,” one person commented.
And they gained such a big crowd, too. Clearly everyone enjoyed it just as much as we did.
Watch the chilling performance below.
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