4/29/2023 0 Comments Teen music prodigy![]() ![]() Despite her success and remarkable playing, SooBeen doesn’t seem to let it go to her head: ‘I don’t think I’m a genius. ![]() SooBeen began playing the violin aged six, having badgered her mother for lessons. She has attracted the attention of Kyung-Wha Chung, the renowned Korean violinist, who admitted to being ‘astounded’ by her playing. ![]() In 2012, she came second in the junior section of the Yehudi Menuhin Competition, and in 2013, at the age of 13, she won the junior section at the International David Oistrakh Violin Competition. SooBeen Lee, now 16, has been stunning audiences with her musical maturity, flawless technique and beautiful tone for years. It is clear that Alma won’t be living in Mozart’s shadow for long and is very quickly becoming an artist in her own right. Daniel Barenboim said of Alma, ‘Everything that cannot be learned, she already has.’ In 2016, her new full-length opera, Cinderella, will be premiered in Vienna. Hers is a truly remarkable talent: not just an impressive violinist and pianist, she is a gifted composer, writing music that has been praised for its complexity and maturity. A piano sonata followed at age six and a short opera at age seven. I think I would prefer to be a little Alma.’ The comparisons are unsurprising, however Alma started playing the piano at age two, the violin at age three, and was soon was improvising little melodies. When asked about the comparison, she said, ‘I actually think that if I was again a little Mozart then it would be a bit boring…I would write exactly what Mozart had written before. She has been christened the new Mozart, but it seems that Alma Deutscher, a prodigiously talented 11-year-old, would just rather be herself. ![]()
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