USA's Musically Gifted Youths: 9 YR. OLD PRODIGY KIT ARMSTRONG plays Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24

Here's the gifted pianist Kit Armstrong at nine years of age playing his first Mozart Concerto with an orchestra. I had invited him to play Mozart's A Major Concerto based on a performance I heard at Music Teachers' Association of California Convention in July of that year. Three weeks before this posted performance he asked to play the c minor Concerto - complete with his own cadenza mind you - instead. So here it is - on a program series titled "KIDS PLAY THE DARNDEST THINGS". I'm sure you will enjoy it. Fasten your seatbelt....(His teacher and coach for this performance was Dr. Mark Sullivan in Long Beach, Ca - Bravo!)
BIO: Kit Armstrong (born March 5, 1992 in California) is an American classical pianist and composer. At 10 he had composed more than 15 works, graduated from Los Alamitos High School, and attended university.[1] At 12 he studied at the Curtis Institute of Music,[2] the Royal Academy of Music and the Imperial College in London.[3] He also attended the Chapman University in California, USA. In 2008 he was a co-winner of The ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.[4]

From 2005 on Armstrong composed chamber music works for the annual International Chamber Music Festival The Hague and performed their world premières. Armstrong currently studies with the pianist Alfred Brendel in London as well as simultaneously pursuing his scientific studies in the field of pure mathematics at Paris University.

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[Appassionata90]

This is incredible. Most pianostudents wouldn't be able to perform this concerto with such a beauty and deepness in music. I would very like to listen to the 2rd and 3rd movement!

[maestrojimbo]

@Appassionata90 Yes, it's hard to believe he's only nine. His compositions are amazing as well. He didn't play the other 2 movements on this concert. You may have to pay to hear them in the near future, seriously!

[kieliopas]

Most of the nine year old kids don't even know who Mozart is.

[elainemusic369]

So beautiful!

[Appassionata90]

@maestrojimbo I heard him one year ago at a concert. It was really amazing. An incredible talent!