![]() ![]() “But raising a gifted child is a lot of pressure. A Hong Kong child prodigy has wowed one of Americas biggest talk shows, after his piano playing went viral on YouTube. ![]() The whole experience even sent her into a deep depression. Hui certainly remembers just scraping by, as a single mom, even having to go knocking door-to-door to ask neighbors for donations. As a chess prodigy, Harmony started playing in open tournaments with. So you shouldn’t expect them to go on to become Einstein.”To be sure, it is not an easy road for parents of gifted children. She was also the only Pre-College piano student selected to perform at Juilliard. After all, if you can play the violin like a virtuoso at age 6, “everyone oohs and aahs,” says Winner. The good news is that if you do sacrifice and help launch them to world-class levels, the financial burdens start to lessen: They will likely garner full-ride college scholarships, for instance, and be paid for their performances with travel expenses covered.Īfter that, though, comes the most perplexing part of all: Making the successful transition to adulthood, both financially and emotionally. If you do have one-in-a-million talent, though, then you have some hard financial decisions to make. Eventually they moved to San Francisco, just to be near a school that could accommodate his elite talent. There was no way Hui could work, as she managed her son’s budding career and homeschooled him. Virtually all the family’s money went to lessons with elite teachers, which cost $150-$250 an hour, multiple times per week. Now 17, she returned to talk about how her life has changed and took the stage with her. garage for four years, a living arrangement that was subsequently upgraded to a “shack,” she says. Emily Bear was just 6 years old when she first was on the show and impressed Ellen with her piano skills. “I didn’t know what was ahead of me,” she admits. He has since played venues like London’s Royal Albert Hall, Beijing’s Central Conservatory and New York City’s Carnegie Hall in a duet with superstar Lang Lang.Īlong the way, Hui discovered that being the parent of a gifted child is not easy - nor cheap. Her son, pianist Marc Yu, now 16, gave his first orchestral concert at 6 years old. NEW YORK (Reuters) - For parents who dream their child will become a prodigy and stun the world with their brilliance, Chloe Hui has a message for you: Be careful what you wish for. A students plays the violin at a mariachi school in Guadalajara in the State of Jalisco December 6, 2011. Tsung Tsung, 5-Year-Old Hong Kong Piano Prodigy, Is Incredible (VIDEO) This week, a 5-year-old Internet sensation named Tsung Tsung shut down the conspiracy theorists of YouTube with a live performance of the fast-paced Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composition, 'Flight Of The Bumblebee' on Ellen. Ellen welcomed 13-year-old Lydian Nadhaswaram from India to talk about competing on 'The World's Best,' and he showed off his incredible. ![]()
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