![]() She practices for just 45 minutes a day, and has one half-hour lesson a week, but neither Nicole or dad Tao Xie, 33, have to nag her, as she'll wander over herself. ![]() "Before the media approached me I thought she was just one of the normal students."īrigitte passed her Royal College of Music Level 1 exam before her 4th birthday in May with a first class mark of 86. "I didn’t know at this young age she could follow instructions and play the pieces. The little musician picked up more in six months than most do in years worth of lessons, and quickly learned to read sheet music and sight read classical pieces.Įventually, she started attending in-person lessons with Felicia in Greenwich, Connecticut, who noticed her talent and urged her to enter competitions.Īccountant Nicole said: "I remember the first time I heard her play the first piece at Felicia's studio I felt really moved. The mum started teaching her daughter, then three, but enlisted the help of online lessons from Felicia Feng Zhang of All Talent Academy. "She tried to play around, but it wasn't really playing the piano, just playing with the piano," she said. ![]() "As a parent I'm still open to everything, I don’t tell her that she must be a pianist, I'm still open and whatever she wants to be is fine."Ī pianist herself, Nicole wanted her only daughter to pick up the instrument, and took the opportunity to introduce her to it while under lockdown last year to keep her entertained. "She doesn’t really know what to do in the future "She doesn’t even know what Carnegie Hall is but I tell her 'you're going to perform in front of many people' and she seemed excited because she likes performing. Mum Nicole Sun, 32, from Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, said: "She doesn’t know much to be honest – I tell her 'yeah baby you won the prize' and she was like 'ok, can we go to Disney store now?' ![]() Pre-schooler Brigitte was forced to pull out - but will be given anther chance at a future concert in 2022. She was asked to play a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, but can't go because all performers are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - and she's too young. Her incredible talent saw her crowned the youngest winner of the prestigious Elite International Music Competition. The pint-sized prodigy can read music and play a note-perfect rendition of Beethoven's Sonatina in F Major - her feet dangling far above the pedals. Mini Mozart, four-year-old Brigitte Xie only started playing piano a year ago in lockdown, but instantly revealed a talent for music. “That is not unusual,” said Sjoerd Hulshof, education director of the TUE bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, in a statement.The youngest winner of one of the world's most elite music competitions can't claim her prize of playing piano at Carnegie Hall - because she's too young to get the vaccine. The TUE has allowed Laurent to complete his course faster than other students. “I ate a lot of fish during the pregnancy,” she joked. While Laurent comes from a family of doctors, his parents have so far not received any explanation as to why their child prodigy is capable of learning so quickly. “They told us he is like a sponge,” said Alexander. Laurent was given test after test as teachers tried to work out the extent of his talents. “They noticed something very special about Laurent,” said Lydia. His parents, Lydia and Alexander Simons, said they thought Laurent’s grandparents were exaggerating when they said he had a gift, but his teachers soon concurred. (Photo by Muhannad Fala'ah/Getty Images) Muhannad Fala'ah/Getty Imagesĩ-year-old chess prodigy wins right to stay in Britain Iraqi government announced on August 5, that it intends to remove within 40 days the blast walls erected by the U.S. Iraqi chess players from all over Iraq competed for the second day in a row to win the Iraqi Chess Championship held in Baghdad as the security situation continues to improve in the capital. ![]() BAGHDAD, IRAQ, AUGUST 6: Iraqi chess player Maha Leith moves a piece during the Iraq chess championship on Augin Baghdad, Iraq. ![]()
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