
The win landed her a performance slot at Carnegie Hall, as part of the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, in November. This spring, the miniature musician became the youngest first-place winner of the Elite International Music Competition - which showcases young pianists, instrumentalists, vocalists, and small chamber ensembles. “I said, ‘Brigitte, do you like a challenge? Would you like to be on stage?'” Zhang said. Brigitte Xie is set to perform at Carnegie Hall. Seeing her potential, Zhang tapped into the child’s innate skillset and urged her to practice more. When I demonstrate, she really watches what I did and imitates well.” “She is really exceptional,” Zhang, who teaches in Greenwich, told the station. The talented tot had a knack for the instrument, and quickly learned to read sheet music and follow cues too, said her piano teacher, Felicia Feng Zhang.

She started playing a little bit while she was stuck at home during the pandemic,” Xie said. “I was surprised at how quickly she got good. Little Brigitte Xie, of Ridgefield, Conn., first started taking lessons to pass the time during the coronavirus lockdown last June, according to her proud papa, Tao Xie. This pint-size piano prodigy is truly note-worthy.Ī 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. Perhaps William, or indeed one of other four youngsters featured in this article, will appear on the cover of Pianist one day.Moms say Kourtney Kardashian got it right, kids wearing makeup is no big dealĥ-year-old, teenager dead in Texas drive-by shootingĭear Abby: My boyfriend’s ex has a son that looks just like himĬolin Kaepernick, Nessa welcome first child: ‘Over the moon’ The performance brought tears to the eyes of host and actress Melissa McCarthy, as you can see in the clip.
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The following year, he appeared on American TV show Little Big Shots and performed Chopin's famous Minute Waltz Op. Seven-year-old William Zhang first become known to the international public when he appeared at Carnegie Hall in 2019 after winning First Prize in the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. In fact, the two have previously played together. Like Elisey, seven-year-old Agafia is another child prodigy from Russia. Many of the comments below the video point to how she is able to portray so many of the piece's emotions at such a young age.

Seven-year-old Agafia Korzun above plays it like she's known it for years. You can find out more about Elisey Mysin here.Ĭhopin's Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor is one of the composer's most famous and adored pieces.

The Russian-born youngster is thought to have been just eight years old when this video was filmed. He blew his audience away with a performance of Mozart's Concerto No 3 in D Major in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. Since the above performance, he has taken home the Grand Prix prize at the 1st Grand Piano International Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow (2016), and 2nd prize at the 1st China International Music Competition (2019).

Now 19 years old, he is living up to his potential. Incredible! The young Russian performed Liszt's famous 'La Campanella' at the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory Alexander Malofeev was just 13 years old when this was filmed in 2014.
