article via blavity.com
While most teens are consumed with navigating puberty, Ifetayo Ali-Landing is busy being a cello master. A student at the Hyde Park Suzuki Institute in Chicago, IL, Ali-Landing recently took home the coveted 1st place prize in the 2017 Annual Sphinx Competition.
Along with a $10,000 cash prize, the young prodigy will also have an opportunity to feature as a soloist with major orchestras and perform with the all black and Latino Sphinx Symphony Orchestra. This, along with a nationally-broadcast radio appearance on the prestigious NPR and PBS broadcasted talent showcase From the Top, the 14-year-old competitive musician is making her mark as a premier cellist.
Ali-Landing began playing the violin as a toddler before deciding to switch to cello at the age of 3. Since then, she has received numerous awards and performed in several showcases including the 2013 Friends of the IPO (Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra) Rising Stars Showcase where, at age 10, she recorded the 1st movement of the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor.
The performance of which went viral with over 53,000 YouTube views and 8 million Facebook views.
Source: This 14-Year-Old Prodigy Cellist Won A Coveted National Music Competition | BLAVITY
14-Year-Old Cello Prodigy Ifetayo Ali-Landing Wins Coveted National Music Competition
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Reblogged this on Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings and commented:
This is too awesome – this young lady rocks!
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Reblogged this on Espiritu en Fuego/A Fiery Spirit and commented:
Musical Prodigy.
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Just Awesome! Go to the original post to see the video. ~~dru~~
Fantastic story and performance! Thanks for sharing!
No surprise!!!Absolutely outstanding
I love cello music and have recordings by many fine cellists. This kid is really good. It’s impressive that she can play such a demanding piece from memory. She already knows that vibrato is not the same as expressiveness. Some adults still don’t know that.