My Life In Music will celebrate Slenczynska's career, which has seen her play for famous figures including previous US President Ronald Reagan, Michelle Obama and former Japanese Empress Michiko.
#NINE YEAR OLD PIANO PRODIGY TV#
If mine still brings joy to people, then it is doing what it is supposed to do." The star, born in 1925 in Sacramento, California to Polish immigrants, said of her album which she recorded last year: "Unbelievable! Whoever heard of a pianist my age making another album? The tiny American musician first wowed during her concert debut aged just four, performed on TV aged five and made her European concert debut in Berlin aged six. VARIOUS, BENJAMIN AND TEACHER TED JOSELSON PLAYING AT CONCERT SCU POSTER ADVERTISING BENJAMIN BOO MUSIC Summary: SLV CUSTOMER LOOKING AT DISPLAY.Title: SINGAPORE: NINE YEAR CHILD PRODIGY PIANIST BENJAMIN BOO PERFORMS IN CONCERT.What's more, it's her 97th birthday on Saturday 15 January, and her new offering will be released on March 18.
#NINE YEAR OLD PIANO PRODIGY PROFESSIONAL#
Once this 9-year-old boy sits in front of a piano, he becomes a professional pianist, playing at Singapore's Victoria Concert Hall where world's renown musicians have performed. The concert tickets go as high as 81 Singapore dollars (46 US dollars) and Benjamin Boo is performing in front of mature audience and critics. 'Ballade Pour Adeline' made famous by Richard Clayderman is his signature piece, and he has mastered the song when he was only four years old solely by listening. He frequently performs classical music pieces at large concert halls, but he is not nervous once he is on stage. "(When I'm on the stage,) music just flows in my mind and music just fills up," said Benjamin Boo.īenjamin recorded his first pop solo piano CD when he was only six years old. Recently, Benjamin has released his new classical album, and has been featured as a best seller at top music stores in Singapore. He has only ventured into classical music a year and a half ago when Belgian-American renowned pianist Ted Joselson spotted him while attending a charity concert. He takes something that you give him and he just makes it work. You can give him a passage of anything, and he can create a whole institution in no time. Joselson now trains gifted children in Singapore after retiring from 26 years of public performances all over the world. Recording sessions have become second nature to Benjamin. He now has nearly 50 classical and pop repertoires under his belt. Joselson said Benjamin's talent stems from his extraordinary ability to reinvent music as his own.īenjamin likes to play with his friends when he's away from piano.
Despite his busy schedule, he has managed to come out third in class.
His mother Betty Goh said her family tries to maintain a normal life. She is determined not to let music and fame ruin his childhood while working with adults at such a young age. "There's no point in forcing a child to practice for hours and hours when he just does not have any interest. In the end it just kills music, which could affect him in the future that he does not even want to touch or listen to music at all. For Benjamin's case we actually leave it very freely to do what he likes, especially that he has this talent that was spotted, and we are just glad that he enjoys the music,"said Betty Goh. Joselson said music training in Singapore is not enough for the child to grow as a world class pianist.
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