Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Meet a Great Violinist

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http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/opera-classical/83712/meet-16-year-old-violin-prodigy-kiyoshi-hayashi

Who:  Kiyoshi Hayashi
What:
Chicago is teeming with talents under the age of 20, but for every heartfelt young gun who takes the stage, there’s at least one other who you can tell, well, isn’t quite feeling it—you know, kids whipped into competition by parents, missing out on all the dumb dicking around for the sake of insane practice regimens. We had to find out more about Hayashi.
Most of my best friends aren’t musicians,” says the denim-clad only child, digging into scrambled eggs and mushrooms. “I do have musical friends, but the ones I usually hang out with are more into sports.” The affable teen shoots hoops, kicks ass at Ping-Pong in school tournaments, checks out movies and doubtlessly indulges in other adolescent activities he’d rather not talk about in front of his father. So, instead, we ask him about his favorite composers

Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/opera-classical/83712/meet-16-year-old-violin-prodigy-kiyoshi-hayashi#ixzz1ACeeU7yg

Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/opera-classical/83712/meet-16-year-old-violin-prodigy-kiyoshi-hayashi#ixzz1ACdYI8IM

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