“That is not unusual,” said Sjoerd Hulshof, education director of the TUE bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, in a statement. 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. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.BAGHDAD, IRAQ, AUGUST 6: Iraqi chess player Maha Leith moves a piece during the Iraq chess championship on Augin Baghdad, Iraq. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. MARTIN: Brigitte's other hobbies include playing with toys and reading books.Ĭopyright © 2021 NPR. To interpret what you see and what you feel. ZHANG: It's beyond the speaking language because I have to use 10 fingers. MARTIN: But music isn't just any language. ZHANG: She read the music, and the music is a language. MARTIN: Here's her teacher on a talk show explaining why she thinks Brigitte is able to progress so quickly. That's very - for that, 3 years old, it's really amazing. ZHANG: I said, now, can you play right-hand D major, left-hand C major, right-hand G major? Then she went - boom, boom, boom, boom, boom - make all the different, right moves. The cheers rang loud and long for Joey Alexander after he had played his last delicate piano chord in a recent sold-out set at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in Manhattan. Her teacher says she is still amazed how quickly Brigitte learned. Brigitte's parents have to place a stool under the piano bench to keep her feet from dangling above the ground. MARTIN: That's Brigitte's mother, Nicole Sun. NICOLE SUN: The first time I heard she - playing a piano piece, I was so deeply moved. TAO ZIE: At the beginning, I never expected she's going to be a prodigy or anything. MARTIN: Brigitte's father, Tao Zie, signed her up for Zoom classes - you know, something to do during lockdown. ZHANG: From the lessons, I observed she has a curious mind, and she loved to learn. The Swedish Vallhund is sometimes called a wolf corgi. MARTIN: That's Brigitte's piano teacher, Felicia Feng Zhang. 3 days ago Puppy Is A Pink Piano Prodigy Buzz Videos Follow Occurred on J/ Gainesville, Florida, USA : 'Swedish Vallhund puppy playing a pink toy piano. She is only 4 years old.įELICIA FENG ZHANG: Brigitte came to me when she was just 2 months after 3 years old. A year later, she became the youngest winner of the prestigious Elite International Music Competition, which grants the winner a performance on stage at Carnegie Hall. MARTIN: Last fall, Brigitte Xie took up the piano. Some of us have even taken up a musical instrument, perhaps the piano. Some of us have even followed through, a gesture at self-improvement or just a way not to go stir-crazy in COVID times. At some point over the last 18 months, each of us has probably thought about taking up some new pastime.
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