Just breathe it and let it run through you. Essentially however, the attraction of the film's theme of being at one with music, with life and oneself comes through. It's specifically her relationship with her father, also a gifted pianist who died young that comes to dominate the storyline and SHINDO takes a turn into something quite different and a little less satisfactory when events force Uta to make a decision.
The film works best when it operates on this instinctive and non-verbal musical level to express the situation of its young characters, but it feels a little more forced when it tries to relate them to romantic attraction, to personal disagreements and to specific incidents in Uta's past. He learned comedy, singing and dancing from famed comedian Senzaburô Fukami. Her interest in the piano is revived when she meets Wao Kikuna, a young boy with the drive and determination to be a great pianist, but with none of the natural skill of Uta. Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an engineer, but was thrown out of school for rebellious behavior. Unable to fit in, she is bullied at school and, with her father dead and her mother is finding it difficult to pay bills, Uta is feeling the pressure to succeed. Uta is a gifted and an award-winning young pianist, but she has no interest in developing her talent. SHINDO finds good expression for the situation of 13 year-old Uta Naruse in her piano playing. Finding a chord that resonates and harmonises with the world surrounding you. It may not quite be an original idea, but it does perhaps have specific Japanese application here in the additional pressure to succeed placed on children from a very young age. Instead SHINDO uses the musical talents of his young male and female characters as way of showing how they know instinctively when something feels right for them. It's a difficult time and can be a painful process since the youths in question aren't quite able to verbally express their situation.
JAPANESE PIANO PRODIGY PROFESSIONAL
For the purposes of this and future research, a prodigy was defined as a child younger than 10 years of age who has reached the level of a highly trained professional in a demanding area of endeavor. Gave his first public recital at age fiveįirst piano composition at age eight attended Milan Conservatory at age 9 first opera performed publicly at age eleven Īttempted an opera at age ten attended the Curtis Institute of Music at age fourteen īegan concerts and polonaises at age seven attained notability by age fifteen Ĭomposed first piano sonata at age six, first violin concerto at age nine, and first full-length opera, Cinderella, at age ten. Performed all over Europe with his father Leopold and sister Nannerl
One of the most prolific composers of the Classical Era. Performed first major concert at age eleven Įntered the Franz Liszt Academy at age nine, after some four years performing in a traveling circusĬomposed concerto at thirteen died at age fourteen Wrote his first composition, a polonaise, which is still studied and performed today. Ĭoncerto debut at eight Morton Gould Young Composer Award for five consecutive years Ĭomposed and released her first piano album at age five īegan studying music theory at two, the piano at three, and by the age of five could apparently play wellĪttended Louis Vierne's organ classes at the Paris Conservatoire at age six Entered Paris Conservatoire at age 5, youngest ever admission.
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