The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Have you ever heard of a behind-the-back piano player What about one who plays upside down Umi Garrett can do that and more - and she's. 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. ZHANG: She read the music, and the music is a language. MARTIN: Here's her teacher on a talk show explaining why she thinks Brigitte is able to progress so quickly. 'La Bamba' (1987): This biopic might have moved up a few spots if 16-year-old guitar phenom Ritchie Valens wasnt long in the tooth by child prodigy standards. 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. Her teacher says she is still amazed how quickly Brigitte learned. 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. She is only 4 years old.įELICIA FENG ZHANG: Brigitte came to me when she was just 2 months after 3 years old. 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. Some of us have even taken up a musical instrument, perhaps the piano. The California-born child prodigy reportedly began playing music as early as age three, not long after his parents purchased a toy piano for his older brother to practice His innate talent was. Indian piano prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram, who took the internet by storm with his opening performance at ‘The World’s Best’ show, recently made an appearance on The Ellen Show and blew the audience’s mind. Some of us have even followed through, a gesture at self-improvement or just a way not to go stir-crazy in COVID times. Lydian Nadhaswaram, a young boy from Chennai has taken the Internet by storm with his amazing skills. A video is going viral which shows the boy, Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani, perfectly playing a piece of music composed by Mozart on the piano. At some point over the last 18 months, each of us has probably thought about taking up some new pastime. It looks like the young prodigy was born to play.
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