‘I hated being called a prodigy’: Alma Deutscher, 18, composer and musician, on growing up and the future ahead of her Hong Kong debut
about 3 months ago (01/31/2024)
‘I hated being called a prodigy’: Alma Deutscher, 18, composer and musician, on growing up and the future ahead of her Hong Kong debut | South China Morning Post Advertisement Advertisement Performing arts in Hong Kong + FOLLOW Get more with my NEWS A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Learn more Alma Deutscher performs with the Strauss Capelle Vienna at the Mozart Saal in Konzerthaus Vienna in June 2023. The teenage British composer and and musician will perform two of her own works with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong and conduct another. Photo: SCW Lifestyle Arts & Culture ‘I hated being called a prodigy’: Alma Deutscher, 18, composer and musician, on growing up and the future ahead of her Hong Kong debut She wrote a piano sonata aged six, a violin concerto aged nine and, aged 10, an opera, but British musician Alma Deutscher never saw herself as a wonderkid Ahead of a concert in Hong Kong where she will perform and conduct, the 18-year-old talks about being inspired by living in Vienna and what’s next Performing arts in Hong Kong + FOLLOW Kwak Yeon-soo + FOLLOW Published: 7:15pm, 31 Jan, 2024 Why you can trust SCMP British-born composer, pianist and violinist Alma Deutscher became an international phenomenon after she appeared on an episode of 60 Minutes , aged 12, and wrote a piano sonata on the spot based on four random notes that presenter Scott Pelley picked out of a hat.