11yr old British boy of African descent is the country's youngest ever orchestra conductor

Matthew Smith may be a pint-sized 11yr old but don't judge him by his stature, the kid is a legend in the making. He became Britain's youngest ever orchestra conductor leading a 75-strong orchestra through a faultless rendition of the overture to Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus. What's more, he conducted the nine-minute piece entirely from memory and wasn't fazed by the 1,300 crowd at the