A collection of stories tagged 'prodigy' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:51:56 EST Evan S. Connell, an old American master, and Claire Keegan, a young Irish prodigy, both have new books of short fiction this summer — and both are worth picking up. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92740676&ft=1&f=1032 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:25:00 EDT Marc Yu, a 9-year-old musical prodigy, began learning the piano at age 2 and was playing Beethoven by 3. He says he practices up to eight hours a day. "You don't want a Beethoven piece to sound like somebody else," he says. "That's disrespectful to the composer." http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52824 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92642058&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:23:00 EDT Violin prodigy David Garrett had his 18th century violin in a case over his shoulder in London when he fell down a flight of stairs. The million-dollar instrument was smashed into pieces. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45266 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19072216&ft=1&f=1051 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:00:00 EST My Kid Could Paint That follows the painting and controversy of four-year-old Marla Olmstead's abstract works. Some critics believe her parents encouraged, if not altered, her work. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41316 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15811817&ft=1&f=1008 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:52:00 EDT The Van Cliburn Foundation's Fifth annual International Competition for Outstanding Amateurs is underway this week. NPR's John Ydstie talks to one of the semifinalists, 46-year-old Greg Fisher, a former child prodigy who has worked at his family's glass and mirror installation company in Edmond, Okla., for the past 30 years. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/35242 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10659949 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:00:00 EDT All those people who think it's impossible to praise one's kids too much may need a little dose of reality. But essayist and father Peter Sagal says it won't start with him -- or his daughter's tee-ball team. Sagal is the host of NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! He lives in Chicago. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34823 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10358490 Wed, 23 May 2007 16:14:46 EDT Actress Keke Palmer is a different kind of child prodigy than the spelling whiz she plays in the film Akeelah and the Bee. The 12-year-old Palmer speaks with Howard Berkes about her acting and singing achievements and her ambitions. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/19040 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5388881 Sat, 06 May 2006 14:14:00 EDT At just 26 years old, Hiromi is considered one of Japan's best jazz pianists and composers. Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was says her music is "part classical, part jazz and part simply unclassifiable." He reviews her third album, Spiral. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1178 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5178660 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Mozart's wild ride from child prodigy to accomplished composer was fueled with strong family relationships -- not all of them good. Author and conductor Jane Glover tells Liane Hansen about her new book, Mozart's Women. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1207 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5165982 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Mozart's relationship with his father was one of love and mutual respect, but not subservience. Scholars Neal Zaslaw and Jane Glover explore the relationship. Music includes a sonata for piano and violin, intrigue from The Marriage of Figaro and a piano concerto. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1221 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5156496 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Renowned Mozart scholar Neal Zaslaw explores the composer's early years. And we hear performances of three Mozart symphonies: Symphony No. 11, Symphony No. 35 and the closing movement from the Symphony, K. 96. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2206 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4989031 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST Sixteen-year-old golf prodigy Michelle Wie is playing in her first professional tournament, the Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, Calif. One of the many journalists following the six-foot tall "Big Wiesy," as she's known, is Tandelaya Wilder. Tandelaya is host of she-got-game.com, an Internet radio show devoted to women's sports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/3201 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4961096 Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. first made his mark as a musical prodigy, recording his first songs at age 9. He has returned to New Orleans to lend a helping hand with hurricane relief. (This interview was first broadcast on June 21, 1988.) http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4279 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4833039 Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT Piano prodigy Taylor Eigsti joins Marian McPartland for a special live taping of Piano Jazz at the 2004 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. Eigsti has impressed audiences and critics alike with his technical proficiency and intuitive understanding of the keyboard. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4363 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4829134 Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT News & Notes profiles a tap dance prodigy with a unique approach combining dance with music, a classical flute player and an athlete who's also a student leader. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/7384 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4676607 Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT Johnny Hiland grew up in rural Maine, where he quickly established himself as a guitar prodigy and toured with the family band. He has recorded with Ricky Scaggs, Toby Keith and Randy Travis... and now he has his own solo CD, showing off his mastery of the Fender Telecaster. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/8803 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4461795 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST As a young piano prodigy, Rachel Fuller composed neoclassical orchestral works. Today, she rocks. "Cigarettes and Housework," her debut pop CD, features dark, edgy songs and a title track about doing housework in the nude. She talks with NPR's Liane Hansen. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/10006 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4201432 Sun, 05 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST