A hilarious viral video featuring the Upper Austrian Youth Orchestra demonstrates a fancy new gadget -- "Sebastian the Cyber Conductor," featuring play, pause, rewind, and countless other functionalities. The sketch artfully pokes fun at both the majesty of a classical orchestra and our technology and convenience-obsessed society. The video is a part of a comedy series about classical music by Aleksey Igudesman and Sebastian Gürtler.
For more videos by Aleksey Igudesman, visit http://www.alekseyigudesman.com/.
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Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is the former executive producer and general manager of Atlantic Studios at The Atlantic.