11-year-old conducts a 75-piece orchestra and what are you doing with your life

This is Matthew Smith, an 11-year-old from Nottingham who casually conducted the city's 75-piece Symphony Orchestra on Sunday night: 

Near @RoyalNottingham on April 2? Don't miss the conducting debut of 11-year-old Matthew Smith with @NottmSymphony - https://t.co/6JM2P2JwEv http://pic.twitter.com/tPHQd6f4Ed

— Making Music UK (@MakingMusic_UK) March 17, 2017

At the Royal Concert Hall, Smith conducted Johann Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus, a piece he's been listening to since he was 7. 

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