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a child (Mozart) in formal embroidered 18th century costume, left hand thrust into his waistcoat. He looks directly out of the picture, although his body is turned towards the right.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1763, aged seven.

This is a list of music prodigies, young children (at or under age 12) who displayed a talent in music deemed to make them competitive with skilled adult musicians. The list is sorted by genre and instrument.

Classical

Voice

Name Debut[1] Notes
Beverly Sills 12 Won on Major Bowes' Amateur Hour for the week of October 26, 1939, performed Gilbert and Sullivan by 16
Julie Andrews 12 Sang at the London Hippodrome.[2]
Aria Tesolin 8 Sang Habanera from Carmen by Bizet and Libiamo ne' lieti calici from La Traviata by Verdi with Canada's Three Tenors at Mel Lastman Square, Toronto, on August 3, 2002 [3]
Jackie Evancho 10 2nd place on America's Got Talent at age 10,[4][5] and, still aged 10, the youngest solo artist ever to release a platinum-selling album.[6][7] At age 11, Evancho also became the youngest artist ever to debut in the UK in the top 5,[8] the youngest person ever to have a special on the PBS Great Performances television series,[9] and the youngest person ever to sing a solo concert at Lincoln Center.[4]

Piano and organ

Name Instrument(s) Debut[1] Notes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano, violin 4 One of the most prolific composers of the Classical Era [10]
Ethan Bortnick Piano 6 (Guinness World Record) born in 2000, Started playing piano at 3 started composing at 5 and professianal at 6 giving his album "Anything Is Possible" entered Guinness World Record book
Charles-Valentin Alkan Piano 6 At the age of seven, he won a first prize for solfège and prizes in piano, harmony, and organ; Luigi Cherubini, director of the Conservatoire, described his technique and ability as extraordinary
Martha Argerich Piano 4 Orchestral debut at age six [11]
Kit Armstrong Piano 5 Concerto debut at eight; Morton Gould Young Composer Award for five consecutive years [12]
Claudio Arrau Piano 5 Could read notes before letters [13]
Daniel Barenboim Piano 7 [14]
Enrique Batiz Piano 5 Now a conductor [15]
Emily Bear Piano 5 Composed and released her first piano album at age five
Vincenzo Bellini Piano 5 Began studying music theory at two, the piano at three, and by the age of five could apparently play well
Georges Bizet Piano 9 Entered the Paris Conservatory at age nine
Victor Borge Piano 8 Won a full scholarship to the Royal Danish Music Conservatory at age nine [16]
Lili Boulanger Piano, violin, cello, harp Attended Louis Vierne's organ classes at the Paris Conservatoire at age six [17]
Cameron Carpenter Organ 11 Performed J. S. Bach's complete The Well-Tempered Clavier from memory at age eleven.
Frédéric Chopin Piano 7 [18]
William Crotch Organ 3 Became a composer and first Principal of the Royal Academy of Music [19]
Georges Cziffra Piano Entered the Franz Liszt Academy at age nine, after some four years performing in a traveling circus
Per Enflo Piano 7 Won the Swedish competition for young pianists at age eleven in 1956 (and again in 1961)
Richard Farrell Piano 4 Made his first radio broadcast at age four; at seven played his own composition (a lament on the death of an archbishop) in a public concert with the Wellington Symphony Orchestra [20][21]
Carl Filtsch Piano 6 Composed concerto at thirteen; died at age fourteen [22]
Glenn Gould Piano 4[23] Attended The Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) at age 10; passing his final Conservatory examination in piano with the "highest marks of any candidate"; attaining "professional standing as a pianist" at age 12[24]
Horacio Gutiérrez Piano 11 First piano recital at age four. Orchestral debut at age 11 with the Havana Symphony.[25]
Johana Harris Piano 8 Composed works as early as age six and began her career as a concert pianist at age eight

[15]

Felix Hell Organ 8 Became a church organist at age eight; won competitions at age nine; began recording and touring shortly thereafter
Josef Hofmann Piano 10 [26]
Helen Huang Piano 8 Performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age eight[27]
Evgeny Kissin Piano 10 Entered music school at age six [28]
Aimi Kobayashi Piano 3 Performed concerts at age three and with orchestras at age seven, performed at Carnegie Hall, etc.
Lang Lang Piano Began playing at age two; entered Beijing Conservatory at age eight; won international competitions at age thirteen [29]
Ingmar Lazar Piano 6 Solo debut at age six at the Salle Gaveau in Paris
Franz Liszt Piano 9 Performed first major concert at age eleven [30]
Leo Ornstein Piano Entered Saint Petersburg Conservatory at age ten [31]
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Composed an opera at age nine
Camille Saint-Saëns Piano 5 Gave his first public recital at age five
Ernest Schelling Piano 4 Began studies in Europe at age seven [32]
Philippa Schuyler Piano 11 [33]
Dimitris Sgouros Piano 7 First public recital at age seven; Carnegie Hall debut at age twelve with Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto [34]
Ruth Slenczynska Piano 11 Played with a full orchestra at age eleven; writer of Forbidden Childhood [35]
Conrad Tao Piano, violin, composing 4 First public recital at four; first concerto at eight[36]
Nobuyuki Tsujii Piano 10 Performed with the Century Orchestra, Osaka, at age 10; first recital at age 12[37]
Alicia Witt Piano 7 Won several piano competitions in the years after her debut [38] Aside from being a music prodigy, "Alicia, possibly started reading at the age of six-and-a-half, seven months".[39] At two years, she was reading college text books.[40]
Yuja Wang Piano 7 Performed in several piano competitions and concerts before moving to Canada at age eleven to study at Mount Royal College.
Noah Grey-Cabey Piano 4 Youngest Person to perform solo in Sydney Opera House

Strings

Name Instrument(s) Debut[1] Notes
Jourdan Urbach Violin 7 Debuted at Carnegie Hall at age 6 [41]
Linda Brava Violin 11 Worldwide tours at age eight, leader of the prestigious Helsinki Juniorstrings at thirteen [42][43]
George Bridgetower Violin 11
Guila Bustabo Violin 9 Performed with the Chicago Symphony at age 9; made Carnegie Hall debut at age 15
Akim Camara Violin 3 Performed "Schneefloeckchen, Weissbroeckchen" with the Marzahn Hellersdorf School of Music at age 2; with Andre Rieu at the Waldbuehne at age 3; with Andre Rieu at Radio City Music Hall at age 5;[44] with Wolfgang Fischer at age 6 & Richard Clayderman at age 7 (2009).[45]
Sarah Chang Violin 5 Started performing at age 5, auditioned for the Juilliard School at age 6 and professional debut came when she performed Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic at age 8. Recorded her first studio album called "Debut" at age 9. Has performed with most major international orchestras by age 11.[46]
Jacqueline du Pré Cello 8 [47]
Midori Goto Violin 11 [48]
Ryu Goto Violin 7 [49]
Ida Haendel Violin Prizewinner in Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition at age six [50]
Jascha Heifetz Violin 7 [51]
Mayuko Kamio Violin 10 [52]
Koh Gabriel Kameda Violin 9 Orchestral debut at thirteen performed the violin concerto No. 5 by Henri Vieuxtemps with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra
Apollinaire de Kontski Violin 4 Appeared in public at the age of four, playing a concerto by Pierre Rode.[53]
Rachel Lee Violin 8 She has studied at the Juilliard School since age 8
Thomas Linley the Younger Violin 7 (earliest recorded performance) Born the same year as Mozart; the two met in Italy and became friends
Yo-Yo Ma Cello 5 Performed for audiences at 5; performed for John F. Kennedy at 7; appeared on TV at 8
Yehudi Menuhin Violin 7 [54]
Anne Akiko Meyers Violin 7 [55]
Maria Milanollo Violin 6 Learned violin as a toddler with elder sister Teresa. Debuted age 6 and toured Europe as a duo with Teresa. Nicknamed "Madamoiselle Staccato" for her liveliness. Untimely death 1848 (age 16).
Teresa Milanollo Violin 9 Learned violin from age 4, debut age 9. Tutors: Lafont, Habeneck, de Bériot. Admired by Berlioz, Chopin, Johann Strauss the Elder, Liszt, Meyerbeer. Gave scores of acclaimed concerts throughout Europe in major halls and royal courts, both solo and as duo with younger sister Maria, whom she coached. Nicknamed "Mademoiselle Adagio" for her seriousness.
Stefan Milenković Violin 10 First international award at age seven
Alma Moodie Violin 6 Entered Brussels Conservatory at age 9; premiered concertos by Kurt Atterberg, Hans Pfitzner and Ernst Krenek[56]
Anne-Sophie Mutter Violin 9
David Oistrakh Violin 6 [57]
Gregor Piatigorsky Cello Entered the Moscow Conservatory at age eleven; headed a quartet at age fifteen [58]
Michael Rabin Violin 10 Could "keep beat" at age one [59] Carnegie Hall debut age 13 [60]
Florizel von Reuter Violin 10 Graduated from Geneva Conservatory at age 11, 1901 [61]
Ruggiero Ricci Violin 10 Began international tours at age fourteen [62]
Clara Rockmore Violin, theremin 9 Entered the Imperial Conservatory at age five, the youngest ever student [63]
Henriett Seth F. Contrabass 10 Gave up creative music career altogether at age 13 [64]
Leo Smith Cello 8 [16]
Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin 10 [65]

Winds

Name Instrument(s) Debut[1] Notes
Raphael Severe Clarinet 11 Played Mozart clarinet concerto in China only three years after starting to learn the clarinet.[17]
Julian Bliss Clarinet 4 Began playing the clarinet at the age of 4. Currently a virtuoso touring musician. Has played for British royalty.]

Composing and conducting

Name Talent Debut[66] Notes
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806–1826) Composer 11 Composed a two-act opera at age thirteen [67]
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Composer, conductor 7 Attempted an opera at age ten; attended the Curtis Institute of Music at age fourteen [68]
Georges Bizet (1838–1875) Composer Entered the Paris Conservatoire at age ten [69]
Frédéric Chopin Composer 7 Began concerts and polonaises at age seven; attained notability by age fifteen [70]
Alma Deutscher (born 2005) Composer, violinist, pianist 6 Composed Sonata in E-flat by Alma in 2011 followed by her short opera The Sweeper of Dreams in 2012.[71]
Ruth Gipps Composer 8 [72]
Morton Gould Composer, conductor 6 [73]
Jay Greenberg (born 1991) Composer 12 Entered Juilliard School at age ten; composed five symphonies by age twelve [74]
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Composer, conductor 11 [75]
Rued Langgaard Composer, organist 11 Composed his first symphony (60 minutes duration) at the age of 14 [76]
Lorin Maazel (1930–2014) Conductor 7 [77]
Frederik Magle (born 1977) Composer, organist, pianist 7 [78][79]
Felix Mendelssohn Composer, conductor 12 [80]
Gian Carlo Menotti Composer 7 Composed first opera at age eleven [81]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4 His first compositions were Andante (K. 1a) and Allegro (K. 1b) [82]
Olli Mustonen (born 1967) ? Composed a Divertimento for piano and orchestra at the age of 12, and his piano concerto at the age of 14.[83]
Niccolò Paganini Composer, violinist 7 [84]
Alex Prior (born 1992) Composer, conductor 8 [85]
Henry Purcell (1659(?) – 1695) Composer, organist, choir master 11 A great composer, unsurpassed in England for 200 years.[86]
Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901) Composer 7 Entered the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München at age twelve [87]
Nino Rota (1911–1979) Composer 11 Composed an oratorio at the age of 10, conducting performances in Italy and Paris.
Julian Scriabin (1908–1919) Composer c. 9–11 [88]
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927) Composer, pianist 9 Composed his first piano sonata at the age of 9, the next at 10.
Edgard Varèse Composer, conductor 12 Composed first opera at age 12.[89]

Non-classical genres

Bagpipes

  • John Burgess began playing at the age of four before turning professional at the age of sixteen. He was known as the 'King Of The Highland Pipers'.

Country and bluegrass

Folk and world music

Blues

Jazz and jazz-fusion

Post-war genres

R&B, soul, and funk

  • Michael Jackson: Joined his older siblings in the Jackson 5 at age five; his dancing, singing and performing abilities soon surpassed his older siblings; He had his first No.1 as a solo artist at age 13, and his first No.1 (as the lead singer of the Jackson 5) at age 11.[121]
  • Booker T. Jones: Keyboardist for Booker T and the M.G's was proficient at organ, piano, oboe, saxophone, and trombone by the age of 10. He began playing as a professional session musician at 16.
  • Gladys Knight: Began performing at age four; won on the Original Amateur Hour at age seven; toured at age eight [122]
  • Stevie Wonder: Skilled at multiple instruments early; signed to Motown at age eleven; first U.S. number-one hit at age thirteen.[123]
  • Bernie Worrell: Originally classically trained; wrote a concerto at age eight.[124]
  • Victor Wooten: Bela Fleck's bassist, started playing funk-bass at 3.
  • Sugar Chile Robinson: Won talent contests as singer and pianist from age 3, performed and recorded as a child with Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and others

Pop

Alternative and rock

Indian artists

Indian-classical music

Indian-film music

Sujatha Mohan Debut at 10 years through Odakuzhal Vizhi lalitha ganam. Sujatha shot to fame in the seventies as Baby Sujatha, the schoolgirl who regularly used to sing with K. J. Yesudas in his stage shows all over the world. She recorded her first song, "Kannezhuthy Pottuthottu" when she was in the sixth standard. She debuted in Tamil through the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein" from Kavikuyil (1977). She completed more than 2000 stage shows before her 18th age.

See also

Further reading

  • Musical Prodigies: Masters at an Early Age by Renee B. Fisher ISBN 0-8096-1854-0
  • Musical Prodigies: Perilous Journeys, Remarkable Lives by Claude Kenneson ISBN 1-57467-046-8

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