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BootinUp

(51,635 posts)
Sun May 10, 2026, 08:38 AM May 10

A seven-year-old girl just got accepted at the Curtis Institute

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A seven-year-old girl just got accepted at the Curtis Institute—that hasn’t happened in more than a century. Here’s a video.

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A seven-year-old girl just got accepted at the Curtis Institute (Original Post) BootinUp May 10 OP
Brilliant ZDU May 10 #1
I would've said that she must be the reincarnation of Chopin, TheRickles May 10 #2
Well, I'm Amazed! ProfessorGAC Sunday #3

TheRickles

(3,533 posts)
2. I would've said that she must be the reincarnation of Chopin,
Sun May 10, 2026, 11:37 AM
May 10

but there's another video of her doing something similar with a Mozart classic. Wow!

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ProfessorGAC

(77,271 posts)
3. Well, I'm Amazed!
Sun May 17, 2026, 02:21 PM
Sunday

There were left hand parts there where her hand isn't big enough so there is EXTRA hand movement an adult wouldn't need. Yet, it was (for what I know of classical piano) flawless.
I was most impressed by her timing. All that contrast motion yet every note was right where it needed to be.
Impressive!!!

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