


This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. MARTIN: Brigitte's other hobbies include playing with toys and reading books.Ĭopyright © 2021 NPR. To interpret what you see and what you feel. ZHANG: It's beyond the speaking language because I have to use 10 fingers. MARTIN: But music isn't just any language. Ryan Wang will play as part of a showcase for young musicians by the organization American. ZHANG: She read the music, and the music is a language. A five-year-old piano prodigy from West Vancouver is preparing for his debut at New Yorks Carnegie Hall. MARTIN: Here's her teacher on a talk show explaining why she thinks Brigitte is able to progress so quickly. That's very - for that, 3 years old, it's really amazing. ZHANG: I said, now, can you play right-hand D major, left-hand C major, right-hand G major? Then she went - boom, boom, boom, boom, boom - make all the different, right moves. Child piano prodigy plays Carnegie Hall, Southeast Asias leading anime, comics, and games (ACG) community where people can create, watch and share engaging videos. PARADISE by Coldplay and people got GOOSEBUMPS Public Piano Performance at Rom. Her teacher says she is still amazed how quickly Brigitte learned. Street Piano Players Marvellous Medley Goes Viral. Brigitte's parents have to place a stool under the piano bench to keep her feet from dangling above the ground. MARTIN: That's Brigitte's mother, Nicole Sun. NICOLE SUN: The first time I heard she - playing a piano piece, I was so deeply moved. TAO ZIE: At the beginning, I never expected she's going to be a prodigy or anything. MARTIN: Brigitte's father, Tao Zie, signed her up for Zoom classes - you know, something to do during lockdown. ZHANG: From the lessons, I observed she has a curious mind, and she loved to learn. MARTIN: That's Brigitte's piano teacher, Felicia Feng Zhang. So, when Brigitte Xie fluently reads the music pages, plays Beethovens Sonatina in F Major beautifully and has already secured a spot to perform at Carnegie Hall, all at the astounding age of four, one is justified to be amazed. She is only 4 years old.įELICIA FENG ZHANG: Brigitte came to me when she was just 2 months after 3 years old. Being a young music prodigy may be a cliche in movies, but it is quite astonishing in real life. A 3-year-old piano whiz became the youngest person ever to win a prestigious international music competition earning her a performance spot at Carnegie Hall, her dad told The Post. A year later, she became the youngest winner of the prestigious Elite International Music Competition, which grants the winner a performance on stage at Carnegie Hall. MARTIN: Last fall, Brigitte Xie took up the piano.
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She started learning how to play the piano during the. Some of us have even taken up a musical instrument, perhaps the piano. Ridgefield's Brigitte Xie, 3, plays piano during her lesson at Felicia Zhang's studio in Greenwich, Conn. Some of us have even followed through, a gesture at self-improvement or just a way not to go stir-crazy in COVID times. 1 in B-flat minor, Op.At some point over the last 18 months, each of us has probably thought about taking up some new pastime. Stravinsky/Agosti – Danse Infernale from the Firebird Suite 29Ĭhopin – Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. Liszt – Étude d’éxecution transcendante No.


He received a special invitation from jury member Martin Engstroem to participate as an Artist-in-Residence at the 2020 Verbier Music Festival (Switzerland).Īdrian currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida and studies with Kevin Kenner at the University of Miami. In May 2019, he won the first and the Grand Prix at the 5th Astana Piano Passion Piano Competition (Kazakhstan) with Denis Matsuev as artistic director.
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In December of 2018, Adrian was invited to perform at the White House as part of the “Christmas at the White House” series in Washington DC. At age 14 in the fall of 2018, Adrian studied at the Gnessin School of Music in Moscow with Vladimir Ovchinnikov and Tatiana Zelikman. In May of 2018, Adrian won first prize in the Miami Steinway Competition. In September 2017 at the age of 13, Adrian made his New York City debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall with the American Classical Orchestra to rave reviews. But how much more exciting - and scary - is it for a 6. In the summer of 2017, he studied at the Imola Piano Academy in Italy and was accepted into their academy studying with many world-renowned soloists. It's a thrill for any musician to play New York's Carnegie Hall. At age 12, Adrian won the Grand Prize at the 2017 Paderewski International Piano Competition (Connecticut). Video about Child piano prodigy plays Carnegie Hall. He began piano lessons at age four and by age seven he had played three times at Carnegie Hall where he was an American Prodigy first prize winner. Adrian Romoff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
