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So, what does the piano prodigy himself have to say about his incredible talent and his soon-to-soar career as a piano virtuoso? His newest work, entitled Tears - a heartbreaking piece of music he performs on this day for his visitors - is about to be published. The commissioned work in honour of High River flood victims, no surprise, received a standing ovation. “He is the most all-round musician of any age that I’ve met.”Īlong with performing for bigger and bigger audiences and the odd competition - “I don’t want to push the competitions,” says Athparia, “I don’t want him to be exploited” - last fall Chen performed River Rhapsody at a concert in High River.
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“The pile is already high of the pieces he’s composed,” she says of her student that is able to sight-read anything and hear complex pitches and sounds. “He understands music so much - I guide him, but I wouldn’t say I really have to teach him.”ĭespite Chen’s natural abilities, Athparia adds that his early achievement has also come from good, old, hard work. “I’ve taught many, many talented kids and prodigies, but I’ve never taught anyone like Kevin,” she says. It didn’t take long for Athparia - who was also the long-time instructor of international young piano sensation Jan Lisiecki - to see that she had a musical force of nature on her hands. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt South Korea’s Yunchan Lim made history after becoming the youngest pianist to win the world-renowned Van Cliburn International Piano Competition over the weekend.