Vilde Frang – from prodigy to virtuoso

Frang, a Norwegian who performed with Mariss Jansons when she was just 13, is looking forward to performing in London and rescuing some of the violin repertory from 'student classes and old ladies'As the pianist and writer about music Charles Rosen put it, "it's like tightrope walkers. Unless you start when you're four you tend to fall off." While it is true that almost all professional musicians exhibit some degree of exceptional talent as children, musical history is also littered with storie...

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