Myrsha LazarreProdigies in Music
July 8th 2008 00:17
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Prodigies are individuals who possess unusual, exceptional, or unprecedented talents demonstrating adept mastery of a certain subject, art, or skill at an early age. The areas in which prodigies are more prominently found include music, mathematics, and chess. Scientists are still baffled as to what contributes to the flourishing of knowledge. Some argue that it is a matter of nurture, whereas others believe that nature is the key.
Some famous music prodigies include:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who is arguably one of history's best known music prodigies. He began playing the piano at age 3, and composed significant works at age 5.
Georges Bizet, renowned French composer, attended the Paris Conservatoire at age 9.
Isaac Albeniz, Spanish piano prodigy and composer, began playing the piano at age 4, and entered the Royal Conservatory of Music at age 8.
Franz Liszt, one of the greatest pianists of his era gave a major concert at age 11.
Franz Schubert, Austrian composer, began composing prior to age 12, and wrote over 600 art songs before passing away at age 32.
Frederic Chopin, French-Polish pianist and composer, began writing polonaises at the age of 7.
Lang Lang, concert pianist, started playing piano at age 3.
Yo-Yo Ma, cello prodigy, began playing at age 4
Martha Argerich, Argentinian concert pianist, had her orchestral debut at the age of 8.
Derek Trucks, guitar prodigy, began playing at age 9.
Vanessa Mae, violin prodigy began playing at age 5.
Charlotte Church, vocal prodigy, began performing at age 3.
This list provides only a mere few of the countless music prodigies who have graced this planet with their remarkable talents.
Below is a link to a video of Martha Argerich performing an excerpt from Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto.
Martha Argerich plays Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto
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