![]() For the purposes of this and future research, a prodigy was defined as a child younger than 10 years of age who has reached the level of a highly trained professional in a demanding area of endeavor. ![]() : Missing or empty |url= ( help) in: Feldman, David H. įirst piano composition at age eight attended Milan Conservatory at age 9 first opera performed publicly at age eleven Īttempted an opera at age ten attended the Curtis Institute of Music at age fourteen īegan concerts and polonaises at age seven attained notability by age fifteen Ĭomposed first piano sonata at age six, first violin concerto at age nine, and first full-length opera, Cinderella, at age ten. Gave his first public recital at age fiveīegan playing both the piano and the B3 organ at two years old played a recital at the Apollo Theater when he was six. Performed all over Europe with his father Leopold and sister Nannerl One of the most prolific composers of the Classical Era. Performed first major concert at age eleven Įntered the Franz Liszt Academy at age nine, after some four years performing in a traveling circusĬomposed concerto at thirteen died at age fourteen ![]() Wrote his first composition, a polonaise, which is still studied and performed today. Ĭoncerto debut at eight Morton Gould Young Composer Award for five consecutive years Ĭomposed and released her first piano album at age five īegan studying music theory at two, the piano at three, and by the age of five could apparently play wellĪttended Louis Vierne's organ classes at the Paris Conservatoire at age six The list is sorted by genre and instrument.Įntered Paris Conservatoire at age 5, youngest ever admission. This is a list of young children (under age 10) who displayed a talent in music deemed to make them competitive with skilled adult musicians. If you’re still holding a candle for Swedish indie pop, Elias & The Wizzkids will probably sate your appetite for the time being, but if you’ve got a taste for interesting music being produced elsewhere in the world, it might be time to move on.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1763, aged sevenĪ child prodigy is defined in psychology research literature as a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain to the level of an adult expert performer. They’re both as sweet and slight as the LP’s better tracks, but that’s not saying much really. “Regret” has a pleasant, breezy alt.country arrangement and “Autumn Leaves” taps right into Simon & Garfunkel finger-picking. The Dance EP throws in more question marks than exclamation points, especially on the Stray Cats-styled rave-up of Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” It’s definitely not an improvement on the original. “Fourth of July,” “The Job,” and “The Dance” all suffer from not being engaging enough to be memorable. ![]() Aside from these two particularly poor turns, most of the missteps Elias takes can be chalked up to a lack of living up to potential. The rockabilly “I Wish” doesn’t fare any better, and fluctuates in the verse and chorus between championing and condemning materialism. The bad notes creep in with the hollow Beatles piano-driven ballad “24,” which laments hitting the titular age and turning “old.” Singer Elias Akesson laundry-lists those things gone from his youth – like getting drunk constantly, buying his clothes at thrift stores – and how all his childhood friends have settled down with kids, jobs, and houses. Perhaps the defining moment of this disc’s genius is “The Mermaid” which melds a Bringing It All Back Home Dylan strum with an ode to a mermaid that includes the absurd lyric, “You were out of my league/ And talk about the sea/ You were never a fish/ No you were a mermaid to me.” Where they really hit their mark is in the strident acoustic strum, lush orchestration, and strong choral vocals on tracks like “Acknowledge Me,” “Young and Hairy,” “A Little Less,” and “Friday Night.” It’s a much looser, honest approximation of Paul Simon’s early solo career than the overly-studied stuff Vampire Weekend craps out. This is especially frustrating where Elias and The Wizzkids are concerned, because lurking within their debut they split roughly half-and-half between winners and clunkers. Folks like Jens Lekman, El Perro Del Mar, and Frida Hyvonen seem to have an innate mastery of pop music, creating simple but fully engaging albums that handily trump their American counterparts.Īs the years go by, however, it feels like some of the Scandi upstarts just entering the scene aren’t contributing many new ideas, but running the same paths Jens and Co. Elias & The Wizzkids A Little Less/The Dance EP HybrisĪs anyone who’s been following my Ink 19 writings knows, for a number of years I’ve been an unabashed fan of Swedish pop music. ![]()
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