William Tete Luo (Chinese: 罗小特; pinyin: Luó Xiǎotè, born March 9, 2007) is a 17-year-old piano prodigy. Born in China, he started his piano studies when he was four and a half years old. Soon, after two months' practise, he was invited to perform Christmas songs on Christmas Eve in a church in Beijing.[1] At six years old, he received his first award, the First Prize from the Primary and Middle School Students Art Festival in Haidian District, Beijing, when he became a student there.[2] At seven years old, he won the Second Prize of the Hope Cup Piano Competition. In 2015, he was the champion of "Tiancai Baobei", a competition held by Beijing Television for talented children. Afterwards he was invited to perform "Flight of the Bumble Bee" with a well known musician, Guo Feng, for the Chinese New Year's Gala,[3] 2016. Soon after, BTV televised an exclusive interview with him.[4]
William Tete Luo | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 2007 China |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 2011–present |
References
edit- ^ Luo, tete (2014-11-17). "天才小琴童4岁与钢琴结缘 是学霸更为音乐痴迷". tencent news. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Luo, Tete. "我校小学生参加海淀区中小学生艺术节再获奖项". beijing foreign language school affiliated with BFSU. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Luo, Tete. "2016BTV春晚> 钢琴曲《野蜂飞舞》 郭峰 罗小特". BTV. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Luo, Tete. "罗小特与郭峰同台飚琴 "神童"与钢琴的不解之缘". BTV. BTV. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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