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William Zhang, Young Pianist & Composer
United States
Приєднався 18 січ 2019
William Zhang is an emerging young pianist and composer from United States. American Protégé International piano & string competition 2019 was William’s first piano competition. At tender age of 6, William won First Place and the First Winner of Judges Distinction Award across all age groups. William made his successful Carnegie Hall debut in March, 2019 as one of the youngest pianists. William has been featured by Fox TV, CBS, NBC, CGTN America and BBC Newsday. Most recently William appeared with Melissa McCarthy on NBC Little Big Shots Season 4 and Tamron Hall Show.
William's debut Album are streaming everywhere. CD is available for purchase through William’s website. www.williamzhang.us/original-compositions-piano-sonatas-and-more
Streaming everywhere
Spotify: spoti.fi/3s7tG29
Apple Music: apple.co/3KE7qmM
Amazon Music: amzn.to/39z4T0y
UA-cam bit.ly/3KDBcIu
In addition to piano, William loves reading and swimming.
William's debut Album are streaming everywhere. CD is available for purchase through William’s website. www.williamzhang.us/original-compositions-piano-sonatas-and-more
Streaming everywhere
Spotify: spoti.fi/3s7tG29
Apple Music: apple.co/3KE7qmM
Amazon Music: amzn.to/39z4T0y
UA-cam bit.ly/3KDBcIu
In addition to piano, William loves reading and swimming.
Blue Dragon by William Zhang (10 Years Old)
Title: Blue Dragon
Composer: William Zhang
Year: 2022
Short Version
Blue Dragon is an orchestral piece telling the growth story of young blue dragon, consisting of 22 different instruments, composed by William when he was 10 years old.
Long Version
Prior to Blue Dragon, William wrote two complete piano Sonatas, each with three different movements and a few divertissements. Fueled by his burning passion for expressing his internal world, in his own word “feeling a great burden smashing into my brain, soul and sanity”, he embarked on the ambitious journey to write this orchestral piece when he was 9 years old. He spent countless hours, stubbornly burning midnight oils, passionately experimenting different instruments, trying out new sounds, writing, rewriting, editing the piece. He finished it when he was 10 years old. We were blessed to witness the most beautiful moments when the intense emotion poured and captured and the hard work unwaveringly devoted. His pure desire to explore new fronts and to tell story about the elusive spiritual world projects hope for all of us far beyond our small family. We are immensely grateful for the light of humanity.
We have been hoping to find an orchestra to bring this piece to life, for more than two years, to no avail. It is indeed a frustrating and crushing experience for William. We were shocked by the lack of support for young composers. We decided to share his music here with all the people who care for William and his music. Nonetheless William forged on and has been writing new music pieces since then, which we will share soon.
Dear friends, if you know a group who might be interested in playing William’s music, please let us know. We would be happy to send the score.
Thank you for reading. :) Peace, joy and love to you.
Now here are the program notes about Blue Dragon.
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Blue Dragon is a tone poem, based on the growth story of a young blue dragon.
The title character, blue dragon, is hatched from a dragon egg in a velvet-soft nest glistening with fine golden rays. The baby dragon is ejected into the vast sky following the comet-like trajectory. Soon the baby dragon starts falling into the forest because he does not know how to fly. He scurries in the forest, sniffing, swirling, exploring, and meeting swarms of mushroom, butterflies, a young starling, an old crow, and an intimidating brown bear.
The young blue dragon climbs mountains, treks through the Cyclops valley and he finally arrives at the magical Tomb of Glorimbia. At the Tomb of Glorimbia, he discovers an ancient stone army in a pit. Though with great caution, the young dragon’s tiptoeing disturbs the stone army’s primeval slumber. The army awakens. One after another, the soldiers of the stone army start to march solemnly with cold, still, and emotionless faces. As the grand parade comes to an end, and the army vanishes, the blue dragon is left alone.
Reminiscing the flowers, the mushrooms, and the birds in the forest and his jolly time with them, the young blue dragon’s heart sinks, and as sadness and loneliness permeate, he thinks he will never be able to get out of this cave.
Silver light glistens in the distance. Filled with hope, the young blue dragon slowly walks towards the light, and he is out of the cave. He finds himself on top of a great mountain. Within a few steps though, he falls off the cliff. Magically, the spellbound cave has transformed the young blue dragon. His wings are fully developed now. He soars into the sky, over hills, over dales, through forests, and above rivers. He lands in a clearing where all the animals bow to him. He shoots up into the air and roars his fiery breath.
#youngcomposer
Composer: William Zhang
Year: 2022
Short Version
Blue Dragon is an orchestral piece telling the growth story of young blue dragon, consisting of 22 different instruments, composed by William when he was 10 years old.
Long Version
Prior to Blue Dragon, William wrote two complete piano Sonatas, each with three different movements and a few divertissements. Fueled by his burning passion for expressing his internal world, in his own word “feeling a great burden smashing into my brain, soul and sanity”, he embarked on the ambitious journey to write this orchestral piece when he was 9 years old. He spent countless hours, stubbornly burning midnight oils, passionately experimenting different instruments, trying out new sounds, writing, rewriting, editing the piece. He finished it when he was 10 years old. We were blessed to witness the most beautiful moments when the intense emotion poured and captured and the hard work unwaveringly devoted. His pure desire to explore new fronts and to tell story about the elusive spiritual world projects hope for all of us far beyond our small family. We are immensely grateful for the light of humanity.
We have been hoping to find an orchestra to bring this piece to life, for more than two years, to no avail. It is indeed a frustrating and crushing experience for William. We were shocked by the lack of support for young composers. We decided to share his music here with all the people who care for William and his music. Nonetheless William forged on and has been writing new music pieces since then, which we will share soon.
Dear friends, if you know a group who might be interested in playing William’s music, please let us know. We would be happy to send the score.
Thank you for reading. :) Peace, joy and love to you.
Now here are the program notes about Blue Dragon.
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Blue Dragon is a tone poem, based on the growth story of a young blue dragon.
The title character, blue dragon, is hatched from a dragon egg in a velvet-soft nest glistening with fine golden rays. The baby dragon is ejected into the vast sky following the comet-like trajectory. Soon the baby dragon starts falling into the forest because he does not know how to fly. He scurries in the forest, sniffing, swirling, exploring, and meeting swarms of mushroom, butterflies, a young starling, an old crow, and an intimidating brown bear.
The young blue dragon climbs mountains, treks through the Cyclops valley and he finally arrives at the magical Tomb of Glorimbia. At the Tomb of Glorimbia, he discovers an ancient stone army in a pit. Though with great caution, the young dragon’s tiptoeing disturbs the stone army’s primeval slumber. The army awakens. One after another, the soldiers of the stone army start to march solemnly with cold, still, and emotionless faces. As the grand parade comes to an end, and the army vanishes, the blue dragon is left alone.
Reminiscing the flowers, the mushrooms, and the birds in the forest and his jolly time with them, the young blue dragon’s heart sinks, and as sadness and loneliness permeate, he thinks he will never be able to get out of this cave.
Silver light glistens in the distance. Filled with hope, the young blue dragon slowly walks towards the light, and he is out of the cave. He finds himself on top of a great mountain. Within a few steps though, he falls off the cliff. Magically, the spellbound cave has transformed the young blue dragon. His wings are fully developed now. He soars into the sky, over hills, over dales, through forests, and above rivers. He lands in a clearing where all the animals bow to him. He shoots up into the air and roars his fiery breath.
#youngcomposer
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William Zhang - Wonderful Days
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00:00 Introduction 00:28 Wonderful Days Wonderful Days (Intro Music) Every day, I get my way, Everything does what I say, Whoa my rivals all obey, All my orders, commands, directions You might be strong, but I’ll, Just take you down, then I’ll Bring myself up, High, high, higher You might be strong, but I’ll, Just take you down, then I’ll Bring myself up, High, high, higher Wonderful days, neve...
Mozart Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K 330 (Complete with 1st, 2nd and 3rd) performed by William Zhang
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0:00 I. Allegro moderato 6:02 II. Andante cantabile in F major 11:17 III. Allegretto
Beethoven Sonata Op. 27. No. 2, aka Moonlight Sonata, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Movement
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0:18 I. Adagio sostenuto 6:27 II. Allegretto 8:17 III. Presto agitato Here is the recording of William performing Beethoven Sonata Op. 27. No. 2, aka Moonlight Sonata at the Atlanta Young Artist Concert in the idyllic Emory University campus. Beethoven himself titled this Sonata quasi una fantasia. By that he meant it was in the style of free-form improvisation. Indeed, you feel like a journey ...
Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No 2 in E-flat major, D 899 performed by William Zhang (10 years old)
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A couple weeks ago, William had the pleasure giving a concert at a private residency on a beautiful rare Fazioli piano. Here is William performing Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No 2 in E-flat major, D 899. This piece was composed in 1827, one year before Schubert's death. It starts with lively scale portraying a peaceful and serene mood. After about a minute though, darker themes set in and the tem...
William Zhang Talks About Debut Album with FoxTV Paul Milliken
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After interviewing with @paulfromfox5 twice through Zoom during the pandemic, William finally had the chance to meet with Paul in person. Paul is such an amazing storyteller and extremely fun to talk to! William was super excited and had a blast doing the interview with Paul. In case you miss today's Good Day Atlanta, here is the recording. William's music can be listened on all streaming servi...
Czerny Op. 299 No. 19 performed by William Zhang
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Happy Holidays! The practice cannot stop. Here is Czerny 299 No. 19, a lot of arpeggios, light and lively, and it is perfect for a Holiday morning. We are almost half way through. Hooray!
Czerny Op. 299 No. 17 by William Zhang (10 Yrs Old)
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Today is actually one of the best southern Summer days. Flowers and birds are abundant while morning breeze is gentle and cool. We love to start week off with a bright etude - Czerny 299 No.17.
My Little Oven Bird Composed by William Zhang
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My Little Oven Bird was composed when William was 6 years old. My Little Oven Bird is a story about little oven bird finding its own voice. The poor Little Oven Bird doesn't know how to chirp. All he can do is burp. He was mocked by his friends, including blue jay, robin, sparrow, and cardinal. Little Oven bird doesn't give up. He faithfully practice chirpping every day. Finally one day he can ...
My Frolic Land (2021) Composed by William Zhang
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My Frolic Land is part of the Five Divertissement, composed in 2021 by William, when he was 8 years old. The story goes like this. On an early Summer afternoon, William was skipping and frolicking in the back yard, when, from nowhere, he heard a twig crack. He searched around and spotted a chipmunk was just about to climb a birch tree. Not wasting a second, he ran after the chipmunk as if they ...
Prevail - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor 3rd Movement - Composed by William Zhang
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Here is Prevail, 3rd movement of William's Sonata No. 2 in G Minor. Awakened from rumination, the protagonist rises up, musters his energy and rolls into action. According to William, it is an exploring journey and a difficult fight, no sight of victory yet. William composed his second Sonata in G Minor when he was 8 year old. This Sonata painted a starkly different picture than Sonata No. 1. T...
Memory - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor 2nd Movement - Composed by William Zhang
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Here is Memory, 2nd movement of William's Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, reflecting and savoring the distant idyll of sweetness and peace. William composed his second Sonata in G Minor when he was 8 year old. This Sonata painted a starkly different picture than Sonata No. 1. The trilogy consists of three pieces, Ambush, Memory, and Prevail. When William wrote this piece, it was 2021, after more than ...
Ambush - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor 1st Movement - Composed by William Zhang
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Here is Ambush, 1st movement of William's Sonata No. 2 in G Minor. It is a story between two species, Acute Angles and Bad Boys. Tension starts immediately in the first movement. Acute Angles' town is ambushed by the massive attack launched by Bad Boys. William composed Sonata No. 2 in G Minor when he was 8 year old. This Sonata painted a starkly different picture than Sonata No. 1. The trilogy...
Breeze - Piano Sonata No. 1 Op. 1 in C Major - Composed by William Zhang (7 years old)
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Breeze (Piano Sonata No. 1 Op. 1 in C Major) was composed by William Zhang when he was 7 years old. It follows the classical Sonata form structure, comprising of three movements, I. Moderato, II. Andante cantabile, and III. Rondo, Presto Vittorioso. It is a lively piece about a group of birds, Coach the Cat, unknown animals playing in the yard and other imaginative places. The first movement de...
William Zhang Debut Album: Original Compositions for Piano, Sonatas and More
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“I have a new melody” is a tune sung countless times a day. Constantly improvising during any odd moments, tirelessly writing up each note, relentlessly polishing every single line, then exuberantly demonstrating the freshly finished piece has been a jovial cycle we live through on top of our existing calendar. Excited, here is William’s debut Album for his original compositions, total 8 pieces...
Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 2 by William Zhang (9 yr)
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Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 2 by William Zhang (9 yr)
A Trilogy on Mary Had a Little Lamb by William Zhang
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A Trilogy on Mary Had a Little Lamb by William Zhang
Bach French Suite No. 6 Allemande by William Zhang
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Bach French Suite No. 6 Allemande by William Zhang
Peepacheep listens William playing Bach Two- and Three-Part Inventions No.8 (Birdie Loves Bach)
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Peepacheep listens William playing Bach Two- and Three-Part Inventions No.8 (Birdie Loves Bach)
Toccata No.3 from "Trois pièces" by Francis Poulenc performed by William Zhang (9 Years)
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Toccata No.3 from "Trois pièces" by Francis Poulenc performed by William Zhang (9 Years)
William Zhang performing Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major by Franz Liszt at Lenbrook (9 Year)
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William Zhang performing Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major by Franz Liszt at Lenbrook (9 Year)
Chopin Nocturne Op. 32 No.1 in B Major by William Zhang
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Chopin Nocturne Op. 32 No.1 in B Major by William Zhang
Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor Op.66 by William Zhang (8 yrs)
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Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor Op.66 by William Zhang (8 yrs)
William's Reaction to TwoSetViolin's Video
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William's Reaction to TwoSetViolin's Video
Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor Op.66 performed by William Zhang (8 yrs)
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Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor Op.66 performed by William Zhang (8 yrs)
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 1st Movement by William Zhang (8 yrs)
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Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 1st Movement by William Zhang (8 yrs)
William Zhang's Interview with BBC Radio Newsday
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William Zhang's Interview with BBC Radio Newsday
Hark! Medley performed by William Zhang on Fox 5 Atlanta with Paul Milliken
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Hark! Medley performed by William Zhang on Fox 5 Atlanta with Paul Milliken
Learning Bach Prelude No.2 - Analyzing problems and reviewing how to fix them (7 Year Old)
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Learning Bach Prelude No.2 - Analyzing problems and reviewing how to fix them (7 Year Old)
Chopin Nocturne Op. 32 No.1 in B Major by William Zhang(8 years old)
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Chopin Nocturne Op. 32 No.1 in B Major by William Zhang(8 years old)
Interesting story! I can totally hear it in the music! You just earned a subscriber
Amazing! I love it! So wonderful :)
Amazon performance! and most importantly, I think he enjoys the music and already got immersed totally!
I am 17 years old and I am learning sonata at piano academy ❤❤ I love the piano and I want to be a pianist ❤😊
Nice and funny dragon!
Astounding!
Brilliant! Any orchestras out there who will play this for him? There MUST be!
Dear William, SO WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS!!!!! Thank you for this Great Music in an excellent rendition😊😊😊🎶🎶🎶✨✨✨🌹🌹🌹💖💖💖, congratulations for over 3810 subscribers, again my best wishes from warm/hot Poland, have a happy new week. Joanna.
🙌 Superbe ! 🤩 C’est une pièce magnifique, pleine de fraîcheur avec de pures sonorités. J’ai pris un grand plaisir à l’écouter. 😍 C’est incroyable de pouvoir créer un tel chef d’œuvre à cet âge, je suis émerveillé. 🥰❤️ 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Nailed it again, William! 🐉
What happened to the classical you?? Your complexity, musical integrity and expressiveness had all been lost in the modernity😭😭
Dear Tiger Adam, We appreciate your comment and caring for classical music. Your words ring so true about the complexity and expressiveness of classical music, which is why William has unabated passion for it. He has been composing classical music all these years, including an orchestra piece for 22 instruments, an ensemble piece for brass quintet, an ensemble for flute, clarinet, violin and cello, plus multiple pieces he is working on simultaneously. We have not shared them yet on social media, but we will find time share all of them soon. We just posted his piece for the orchestra. We hope you will have a listen. ua-cam.com/video/ngPnhsops5Y/v-deo.htmlsi=CWH8cuUxvfWKPhIB He did dip his toe a bit in pop songs, which we think is a healthy exploration for him as a budding composer and musician to be exposed to different genres of music. He has a curious heart and love to explore. William will continue to write music especially classical music. He is determined to become a composer and pianist. Your endearing words touch our hearts. Thank you for caring. We appreciate it immensely. Happy Sunday to you! - William's parents
Such a handsome pianist and he seems to enjoy playing the piano as well. Keep up the fantastic job!
Good job William:)
Thank you! :)
I love it!
This sounds hard; what grade is it??? You will be remembered foreverrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 you have followed all the composition rules, so I can infer it might have taken you a while to compose this. How long, anyway? Has any of your songs been put into books yet? Wait a few years, and candidates from all over the globe will be playing your songs for their exam! 😊😊😊 Prediction from a random human: this song is in 4/4 time I cannot compose even NEAR this well, because there are too many rules to follow and especially grouping rules, which i am rubbish at 😅😅😅
Thank you OldSixDu for your kind words. The first Sonata took William about four month. The second Sonata (ua-cam.com/video/aDR1azssJho/v-deo.html) took him two month. He learned the form by writing it. We just posted his orchestral piece. Hope you will have a listen. ua-cam.com/video/ngPnhsops5Y/v-deo.html His music has not been published yet. We are looking for reading and possible performance for his orchestra piece for two years but so far no luck.
Can’t let my mom see this. Or else I’m never getting off my piano seat.
Same 😭😭 I have Asian parents..
👍🤩Superbe !👏👏👏🥰❤️
Appreciate your kind words!
Great job William!
Thank you!
William, u have outdone yourself yet again!
Thank you Calvin!
Bravo! 👏👏
👏👏👏 BRAVO 👏 👍 👌 DESDE MÉXICO. 🇲🇽
Totally cool 😎 thank heaven for your son and love you all
OMG! is he actually a COMPOSER?! What rare encounters 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you! Here is the link for William's original compositions written between age 6 and 7. ua-cam.com/play/PLONEWpwcRhgJzF-80ggSolysdm1ZgkZWV.html
This channel is really underrated
Thank you for your kind words!
They were all good!❤❤❤❤
𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘐'𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.
William est incroyablement doué 👍👏 , mais j'adore 🥰 le sourire de l'adorable petit garçon💗 , à la fin ...!
Bro not repeated😊
dude, this video was 5 years ago, so now hes 11 meaning 1 year older than me, and if his age stayed the same it would be a six year old playing better than mine. btw im still working on the ending.
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Incredible!
Wow, that was incredible an outstanding performance!
And this is why a caregiver should not give the cell phone to kids since toddlers!! voila!
wow!! so cute!! amazing!
I feel like I'm frolicking in a meadow to enjoy the late spring/early summer breeze! I also imagine encountering a brook and stopping at a footbridge to watch the water run underneath, then sitting by the water to skip some stones. Then maybe sitting under a tree to take a little nap. Then happily returning to the house for afternoon tea! Your music evokes various emotions and feeds the imagination! Thank you!
Im play sonata 16😊😊😊😊😊😊
I started playing piano at his age and he plays better than me. I am disappointed in myself as an Asian kid..
Wow!!! You are so cute!!!!!!❤❤❤ I am 14 years old and I am learning this pice and you are so inspiring!!! You have skills that adults people haven’t!!!!
How wonderful to see two talented performing! There is a story that Chopin wrote this piece inspired by his dog chasing the tail. The girl is amazingly depicting this very inspiration. Children truly still has enlightenment to express what was intended!!! Lovely!!!
Bro, HOW??????
Why only 3k subscribers?
I should show this to everyone who asks me how I, a grown woman, can play piano with "such small hands". My hands are completely normal but I still can't play like this boy.
I am a 20 years old beginner learning this piece. I wanted to get some humilty, then I came here, and it is working...
Knockout ❤👏👏
???????????????????????????????뭐짛ㅎㅎㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Vay canına çok güzel bayıldım maşalah😮
And then there is me, who started piano 1 ½ years ago as an adult beginner (next to a fulltime job), trying to play this piece for like 3 months now 😂 ... it's FAAAAR AWAY from this.
What? I could do this with one hand at that age.
Desde Argentina!!!Genio!!!
Wow!