pulling four musical notes out of hat, and young composer Alma Deutscher takes off, improvising a piano sonata in under a minute

A six-year-old Chinese-American boy is being called a piano prodigy, after beating out thousands of applicants from around the world in a prestigious musical competition this year. Winning the prize got him to New York’s famed Carnegie Hall where he was among the youngest to perform. CGTN’s Karina Huber reports

Umi Garrett is a phenomenon. She is known to the world as the 10 year old girl who can play the piano upside down. Classically trained, Umi made headlines all over the world after appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres show and wowing audiences; she’s played concerts in places like Steinway Hall in New York City and with amazing people like those of the Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra, all in the last 3 years of her admittedly long life. Indeed, it’s not hard to see why Umi Garrett is truly an inspiration to us all.Show less