Season 1, Episode 2
15 June, 2009
In the second programme, sixteen-year-old Alexander Prior goes to Shanghai in search of China's most brilliant piano prodigies. In recent years, the Chinese have fallen in love with Western classical music, and with the piano in particular: the country now has 30 million piano students. With help from two piano professors at the Shanghai Conservatory, Alex meets and auditions four astonishing young pianists aged eight to 12. He then faces the difficult task of deciding which one to choose - and breaking the news to all of the children.
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Sixteen-year-old Alexander Prior is one of Britain's most talented and prolific young composers. He began composing at the age of eight and has already written more than forty works.
Now Alex brings together some of the world's most remarkable young musical talent to perform a concerto.
Taking inspiration from these talents he writes a quadruple concerto and invites the children come to England for a week of intensive rehearsals, which climaxes in Alex conducting a concert at the Sage Gateshead, with The Northern Sinfonia.
But before the performance, Alex must ensure these extraordinary young performers are able to work together and create a spectacular performance on the night, as it promises to be a defining moment in all of their careers.
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