[Sujari
Britt]
John
Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com
sends a link to a video of 9-year-old Sujari Britt at
TheGrio.com:
By
Todd
Johnson
TheGrio.com
9:00
AM on 02/01/2011
Most professional musicians dedicate at least a
decade to their instruments before being invited to perform at
high-profile venues in front of dignitaries. But at age 9, classical
cellist Sujari Britt has already played for a packed house before President
Obama and members of Congress, becoming one of the youngest musicians
ever to perform at the White House.
Sujari Britt is
making history ... by showing a preternatural understanding and
passion for music. Britt, who has been studying the cello at least
three hours a day since the age of 5, wowed first lady Michelle Obama
in November 2009 at a White-House-hosted workshop and recital for
student musicians. The first lady summoned the youngster to perform
for the president that evening, where Britt captivated the White
House audience with her precision as she performed the first movement
of Luigi Boccherini's Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major with
27-year-old Alisa Weilerstein.
Even before her
White House performance, it was already abundantly clear that this
cello prodigy would make an impact on the classical music world; in
2008, her performance of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major won
first place at the annual Associated Music Teachers League
scholarship competition.
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