He has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra. Ozel has won nearly every top prize for young musicians in the state. It won’t be the first time he’s wowed hometown audiences. Minnesota’s Frederic Chopin Society will host Ozel in concert sometime in September - a final Minnesota send-off before he leaps onto the world stage in Warsaw. “It’s something I’ve wanted for a long time,” he said. He walked away with $30,000 and a spot in next fall’s International Chopin Competition in Poland - one of the world’s most prestigious piano contests.Ī lot of hard work has led to this moment, starting with his first lessons at age 3. 29 at the National Chopin Piano Competition in Miami earned him the second-place prize. The 21-year-old Minneapolis native had played Chopin hundreds - if not thousands - of times before, but this time the stakes were higher. “The GOAT” never had a chance.A gentle, introspective expression passed over Evren Ozel’s face as he began playing the melody of Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. Some consolation to the former champion’s loss highlighted in the video that's making its way through social media: Eric Barber went on to represent four U.S Paralympic wheelchair basketball teams, taking home two bronze medals in the process. When it comes to putting your money where your mouth is, Bill and Melinda Gates sit on top, having donated an incredible $15 billion dollars through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. However, if Jordan wishes to move up the list of accomplished major donors, he still has some considerable work ahead. It would appear that competitive spirit has found its way into this historic athlete’s generosity. (LDF) and the Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM). He intended to distribute those funds to organizations such as NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. In 2020, he made a pledge of $100 million dollars focusing on social justice, economic justice, and education and awareness. His charitable contributions of time and dollars continue year after year. Today, the multibillionaire Michael Jordan hasn’t lost his love and passion for helping others in need. Alessia Cingolani and her husband Simone Cartuccia are both music conservatory graduates, and mom Alessia told Italian entertainment website Contrataque that she and her husband recognized Alberto's talent immediately. Italy was one of the first countries to experience a serious lockdown, and Alberto's mother used the opportunity to start teaching her son to play piano. But no amount of teaching can create an ability like this.Īlberto started playing in 2020 in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, that gift has been helped along by two professional musician parents. Sometimes a kid comes along who just clearly has a gift. Even if you've seen young musicians play impressively, it's hard not to have your jaw drop at this one. So perhaps it's fitting that a video of 5-year-old piano prodigy Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani playing Mozart has gone viral as people marvel at his musical abilities.Īlberto's legs can't even reach the pedals, but that doesn't stop his little hands from flying expertly over the keys as incredible music pours out of the piano at the 10th International Musical Competition "Città di Penne" in Italy. Mozart was known for his musical talent at a young age, playing the harpsichord at age 4 and writing original compositions at age 5.
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