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Each year since the program's inception in 2003, a young artist has been selected to present a solo recital and sometimes invited to perform a concerto with the Miami International Piano Festival Orchestra (which was founded in 2006 under the direction of Maestro William Noll). The development of each of these prodigies has been documented through their performances and a series of interviews with the prodigies, their teachers and their parents. Many of these gifted young musicians are invited back to S. Florida a few years after their debut performances so that audiences can witness their extraordinary progress. An hour-long documentary featuring several of the young musicians was aired by local PBS affiliate WLRN Public Television in 2006 and a full-length documentary is being developed by the producers of the “Prodigies and Masters of Tomorrow” program.
The Miami International Piano Festival has recently collaborated with London’s Channel 4 Television on the production of a new documentary entitled, “The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies” – the U.S. portion was been filmed in S. Florida. Giselle Brodsky, the Artistic Director and Founder of the Piano Festival was been chosen to spearhead the adjudication process in determining which of the young musicians will in fact be deemed, the world’s greatest prodigy. Mrs. Brodsky and the Festival have earned a unique reputation as the presenter of the “Prodigies and Masters of Tomorrow” concerts that take place during regular Festival programming.
In the latest film, four final American Prodigies fly to London in the Spring of 2009 to meet 2 other prodigies who will have been selected from Europe, Russia and China. These talented musicians were filmed as they learn and rehearse a newly commissioned concerto composed by England’s own 15 year old prodigy, Alexander Prior a pianist and composer. Who was selected? To find out look for the Documentary coming soon to your local PBS station. The film has been selected for distribution through American Public Television!
Prodigies who have previously performed at the Miami International Piano Festival are:
Kit Armstrong (USA) – Festival debut 2004 at age 10. Returned in 2006 at 12 and 2008 at 15. Pianist, composer
Rachel Cheung (China) Festival debut in 2005 at 13 (commercially released recording of this concert available on the VAI label). Returned 2007 at 15
Eldar Djagirov –Festival Debut 2004 at 16 (now has a professional career as a recognized jazz artist)
Karsten Gimre - Festival Debut in 2005 at the age of 11
Antonio Madruga - Festival Debut in Lecce, Italy and at the Discovery Series in 2008
Peng Peng – Festival Debut in 2005 at the age of 11
Aristo Sham - Aristo's Festival Debut in 2009 was so spectacular, he was invited back in 2010!
Conrad Tao – Festival debut in 2005 returned in 2006 and 2007 at the age of 10, 11, and 13
Eugene Ugorski – Festival debut in 2004 at the age of 13 returned in 2005 and 2007. In 2009 he joined forces with pianist Konstantin Lifschitz for a stunning performance now available on DVD.
Sijing Ye – Festival debut in 2006 at the age of 13 and returned in 2008.
Ji Yong – Festival debut in 2003, at the age of 10, returned in 2004, and 2006
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