Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TONGEREN, Belgium, April 24 (UPI) -- In an effort possibly designed to get classical music to appeal to a younger audience, a Belgian classical music festival has released a YouTube video of a Korean dance troupe twerking in time to Czech composer Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor. The piece, which was composed in 1893 and premiered in New York City, has been given new life thanks to director Raf Reyntjens. The video for Symphony No. 9 has already been viewed more than two million times. Advertisement The B-Classic music festival commissioned Reyntjens to work with pop-dance group Waveya to produce the video in the hope of “combining the timeless emotion of classical music with the visual talent of a contemporary director.” “It is indeed a very different clip than your average YouTube clip,” B-Classic spokesperson Frank Peter said in a short documentary that accompanies the video. Those who watch to the end of the video are told, "You just listened to 3 minutes of classical music." The video has definitely gotten its fair share of clicks, but not everyone is impressed. Advertisement “Dem internetz have gone too far...,” wrote one commenter. Read More Nairobi bombing kills 4 as suspects detonate bomb outside police station British man breaks out of jail to avoid listening to hip-hop Tila Tequila opens up about her pregnancy Defiant Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy: Blacks might have been better off as slaves Myanmar to sign energy contracts in May
