Evan plays beautifully and delicately, with such grace and style, exploring the keys to find the sound he desires – and it’s only the beginning of his journey. If Evan is playing like this at the mere age of five one can only imagine the depth and range of his talent by age ten, or even twenty. It is hard to comprehend the ability Evan Le has accumulated over such a short period of time. Now with the ability to read and memorise complex music pieces, compose his own songs and possess perfect pitch, Evan has amazed his teachers and family. By the age of 3 Evan had mastered the art of listening to simple nursery rhymes and playing them back perfectly – all before he had even had his first lesson. As Evans enthusiasm and skills rapidly progressed, the toy keyboard was soon replaced by an electric piano which obsessed the young pianist to no end. Soon the toy piano just wasn’t cutting it.

He pressed the keys again – only this time turning to his father to ask, “What do you call this?” Brandon’s method was to press the keys randomly and loudly whilst Evan would play each note in turn listening to the sound, pausing, then continuing, investigating each key one by one. It all began back when Evan was 2 and a half and his older brother Brandon, who was 5 at the time, asked for a toy piano. As long as he still enjoys playing, they’re overjoyed to help him in any way they can.

So he turned his piano skills to playing Japanese composer Koji Kondo ’s theme music for the game, of. As well as being adept at belting out Beethoven, and performing incredibly expressive and sensitive renditions of Chopin, the little guy also loves Super Mario Kart. Although Evan’s musical journey was not initiated by his parents they fully support him. As child prodigies come, 5-year-old pianist Lucas Mason Yao is the cutest. He loves playing, visiting museums, solving math problems and also, the obvious – music. ( Also possibly a reminder to visit or call your older relatives!) And for more from CBC Music, be sure to visit their YouTube page by clicking here.Born to parents of no musical background or ability Evan is just like any other regular 5-year-old. While we've got the Weekend Music Round-Up happening a bit later today, this makes for a very sweet musical preview in the meantime. This 5-year-old has an incredible talent.

She gets a front row seat for this performance. At 5 years old, Jacob Velazquez is able to play Beethoven symphonies on the piano from memory. Even though she has seen him perform before she is hard of hearing so never fully got to experience Ryan playing. ( And I may need to give my own grandmother a quick call right now, too.) The touching repertoire performed by young Ryan Wang for his grandmother, Dorothy Landry, was posted on YouTube by CBC Music who write about it:ĭorothy is 101 years old and perhaps Ryan's biggest fan. Hang on a sec', I've got a little something in my eye. And you might want to have a tissue ready. So one organization decided to set up an intimate performance between these two that you should definitely check out above.

( Though, you probably aren't too surprised by that tidbit, either.) However, there's one small catch: she's hard of hearing and hasn't been able to fully enjoy his music for a while. What you may not know is that he has a grandmother who is 101-years-old and absolutely adores hearing him play. (CBS News) There's a chance you may have heard about Ryan Wang, a 5-year-old piano prodigy, at some point in time.

5 yr old piano prodigy