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Marc Yu | |
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| Born | January 5, 1999 Monterey Park, California |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, cello |
Marc Yu (born January 5, 1999, in Monterey Park, California) is an American musician and former musical child prodigy, [1] who is best known for playing the piano and the cello.
Early life and career
Marc started playing the piano at the age of three and 11 months, [2] and the cello at the age of six. At the age of three while at a friend's party, Marc heard the children in attendance singing "[Mary Had a Little Lamb]<ref name=":0" />", at which point he went over to the nearby piano and played the song back.[ citation needed] He began undertaking formal lessons later that year. Marc has perfect pitch. [1]
Marc exhibited prodigiousness in academic subjects, and advanced to high school-level math at the age of seven. [1] In 2005 he was awarded a Davidson Fellow scholarship, [3] making him the youngest recipient of the bottom-tier award. [4]
He has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (in which he received an accordion), as well as being the focus of a National Geographic special titled "My Brilliant Brain [1]" (USA title: "Brain Child").
His musical idol is famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang. [1] They have performed publicly together twice to date. Marc made his Proms debut with Lang Lang in London on 31 August 2008. They performed Schubert's Fantasia in F minor for piano duet, D. 940. [5] Marc made his Carnegie Hall debut on October 27, 2009, when he again performed the Schubert Fantasia with Lang Lang.
He was homeschooled [1] [3] by his mother, who taught him English, Mandarin, and Cantonese Chinese, including Chinese calligraphy. [1]
Marc lived in San Francisco with his family and attended The Nueva School. [6]
Currently, Marc is majoring in film scoring at the Berklee College of Music. [7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "My Brilliant Brain". Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Outsmarted by a Six Year Old Again: Hanging Out with Mr. Marc Yu". www.international.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ a b "Davidson Fellows Scholarship Recipients - 10th Anniversary Success Stories". www.davidsongifted.org. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ 005 Davidson Fellows
- ^ BBC Proms coverage of Lang Lang recital
- ^ "REVIEW: A Revealing Look at the Hidden Lives of Child Prodigies". 10 January 2018.
- ^ Where Are They Now?: Ellen's Talented Kids
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/22/local/me-prodigy22/2
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