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Why Wunderkinder are not miracles - Arts Unveiled

July 8, 2023

Life as a wunderkind often means a childhood of discipline and pressure. We ask past and current prodigies as well as experts: Can anyone become a child prodigy? And what became of the former prodigies?

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Star violinist David Garrett writes in his recently published autobiography that he missed nothing as a child prodigy - and has no regrets to this day. And up-and-coming talents Laetitia Hahn and Maddox Marsollek can't imagine a life with less music or less practicing.

Maddox und Miles Marsollek
Maddox und Miles Marsollek on stage in ViennaImage: privat

What do experts say? We hear from human development researcher David Henry Feldman and music psychologist Daniel Müllensiefen. Music historian Arne Stollberg reports on what became of the prodigies from music history.

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Arts Unveiled — Experiencing and understanding the art world

Arts Unveiled dives deep into the international creative scene, uncovering new ideas and explaining cultural phenomena that shape our history, present and future. Who are the artists? What are their greatest works of art? And how are they having an impact? Where can we find their exciting projects?