Piano prodigy1/14/2024 ![]() The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. 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. Gavin, who made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of six, starts practicing at 6 a.m. MARTIN: Here's her teacher on a talk show explaining why she thinks Brigitte is able to progress so quickly. Piano prodigy Gavin George, 14, enjoys playing for his mother, Mary, in their home in Granville, Ohio. That's very - for that, 3 years old, it's really amazing. His talents are far beyond the normal level for his age group. 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. Johan Ho is fast becoming a well-known name among the online piano community. When you begin piano lessons for the first time, chances are good that youre wondering how long it will take before you can consider yourself a piano player. 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. Some of us have even followed through, a gesture at self-improvement or just a way not to go stir-crazy in COVID times. At some point over the last 18 months, each of us has probably thought about taking up some new pastime.
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