This 3-Year-Old Russian Drummer Leading An Orchestra Of Adult Musicians Has Taken The Internet By Storm

Sep 25, 2018 by apost team

Musical talent can be found anywhere, but usually not from somebody as young as 3 years old. This is exactly where it was found in Russia from a young drummer named Lyonya Shilovosky. He is so talented at his craft that he was even allowed to lead an entire adult orchestra for the song Can-Can by Offenbach.

Lyonya first began to get attention from the Russia and viewers around the world when he was featured on Minute of Fame, a Russian talent show.

His popularity grew as his performance circulated the internet and millions of people were able to see what the young musician was capable of at only 3 years old. It was this performance that led him to the opportunity of being able to lead the classic piece of music.

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Can-Can by Jacques Offenbach is a selection from his larger work called Orpheus in the Underworld. Orpheus in the Underworld was first performed on stage in 1858 as an operetta. While the earlier operettas by Offenbach were usually short, this was one of his first to be full length.

The piece is a true classic and young Lyonya Shilovsky and the full orchestra were able to do it the justice that it truly deserves.

The wonderful performance of the 3-year-old can be seen on a popular video that is making its rounds on the internet.

As he begins performing, the musicians that were performing with the child were absolutely amazed at what they were witnessing.He seemed to go into a trance as he was focusing on the beat that he was playing for the audience with perfection.

While the performance itself is beyond impressive, viewers are even more shocked when they find out that the entire performance is done from memory instead of from studying papers.

Do you know any young musicians in your life with this kind of talent? Even many adults who have been performing music for years don't have this type of ability. This performance is definetly something that needs to be seen to be believed.