The video above is the first act of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, April 15. After selecting 96 musicians from more than 3,000 videos submitted to YouTube from around the world, the debut exemplifies how the Internet has revolutionized the way artists communicate with fans, and with each other.

Prior to the performance, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas told the audience:

“We’re meeting a lot of different worlds: the real time world, the online world and the experience of getting acquainted. For us it’s been something between a classical music summit conference and scout jamboree combined with speed dating.”