2011
On October 12, 2010, a video posted on the YouTube Symphony channel announced that they would be doing a second symphony, this time performing at the Sydney Opera House on March 20, 2011. Thomas will again be directing, and has asked Bates to write a piece, entitled Mothership, in which performers will be invited to improvise with the orchestra, both live and via an uplink. A video of the LSO performing Mothership was posted on YouTube on October 11, 2010.
The concert also featured a performance of Mozart's Caro bel idol Mio by Renée Fleming and the Sydney Children's Choir.
Like the previous year, contestants were required to record themselves performing the piece on their own instruments. However, since the piece features sections of improvisation, players are also invited to send in clips of themselves improvising. Applications closed on November 28, 2010.
The performance was broadcast live on "Sunday 20th March at 8pm Sydney time" with rebroadcasts being done throughout the day for each time zone. The completed performance was uploaded to YouTube at the end of March 20 and can now be viewed on the symphony channel. It was "the most-watched live music concert on the Internet", and "the most frequently viewed concert in the history of the video-sharing website".
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