Welcome to LivingPianos.com, I’m Robert Estrin. Are there musical geniuses like Mozart alive today? In the world today with billions of people, there have got to be some people with tremendous talent. There are great players and child prodigies, but is there anybody at the level of artistry, creative beauty, and pure genius of Mozart?
The answer is yes!
If you have not seen her already on YouTube, you must check out Alma Deutscher. I’ve been following her for years. She started posting on YouTube when she was five. There are videos of her playing the violin from a very young age. She is unlike any musical talent I think you’ve probably ever seen in your life. Just to give you an overview, she’s now 18 years old. She has composed three operas. She composed her first complete opera when she was only ten years old! There are some videos of her performing where the audience chooses notes and she improvises using those notes. She can instantly create a composition on the highest level, beyond what you would think of as improvisation.
She is an accomplished pianist, violinist, and singer.
She’s great on all three of these instruments, as well as being a conductor. She’s written violin concertos, piano concertos, and three operas. It’s just amazing. You could see her evolution through time. But from the youngest age, there is a spark of joy in her, and an appreciation for beautiful melodies, which just flow out of her naturally, whether she’s improvising or composing. If she just played the violin, sang, played the piano, or composed even a fraction of the music that she’s written, she would be noteworthy. But the fact that she does all of these things is astounding! She is much like Mozart, who was great on violin, piano, conducting, improvising, and composing for so many different ensembles, from opera to piano to symphonies, from the youngest age.
There are still musical geniuses like Mozart alive today! But where can they shine?
Are there places for people like Alma Deutscher? Where will her career take her? This will be very interesting. Many composers today are in the film industry because it’s one area where people can actually make a living composing music. We no longer have royal courts with benefactors the way they existed back in Mozart’s time.
I want all of you to check out Alma Deutscher!
Check out her compositions and her improvisations. Watch her from the youngest age to what she’s doing now. I think you will be astounded at this world-class musician in our midst. I just thought I’d call it to your attention to her. I’m interested in other great artists of our time. If you know of anyone like this, share it in the comments here at LivingPianos.com and on YouTube! Thanks again for joining me, Robert Estrin, here at LivingPianos.com, Your Online Piano Resource.
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6 thoughts on “Are There Musical Geniuses Like Mozart Alive Today?”
Thank you very much for giving me the link ….to the world of Jacob Collier!.
Great student and how inventive with his voice.So this young guy must be a popular name in the US,,,some parts I guess. I am in Southb Africa …..there are much to see in the future from Mr Collier!I loved it !!
I just learned about him recently. So while he certainly has a following, he isn’t a pop icon by any means. He has been praised as a new sensation in the music world by many musical legends including Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Pat Metheny, K.D Lang and guitar god Steve Vai.It will be interesting to see what direction his musical career takes.
I often hear on WETA 90.9 a piece that Alma composed for her friend Antonia. I did not know she has composed so many other pieces and opera!
Yes, she is an incredibly prolific composer already!
Thank you Robert for bringing up Alma Deutscher.It is sooo important to talk about young musicians and genius qualities.She is an all rounder and that makes her even more special.
If I think nof an older person, I would alos mention David Hicken.Composer, organist , Pianist who writes for all levels beautifully.He is also fond of the German composer Bach………Deutscher ….the German composers!!!
On a completely different note (figuratively and literally), there’s Jacob Collier whose vocal abilities and harmonies are next level. Here’s a particularly fun track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zua831utwMM&ab_channel=JacobCollier