William Tete Luo | |
Birth Date: | 9 March 2007 |
Birth Place: | China |
Instrument: | Piano |
Years Active: | 2011–present |
William Tete Luo (born March 9, 2007) is a 17-year-old piano prodigy. Born in China, he started his piano studies when he was four and a half years old. Soon, after two months' practise, he was invited to perform Christmas songs on Christmas Eve in a church in Beijing.[1] At six years old, he received his first award, the First Prize from the Primary and Middle School Students Art Festival in Haidian District, Beijing, when he became a student there.[2] At seven years old, he won the Second Prize of the Hope Cup Piano Competition. In 2015, he was the champion of "Tiancai Baobei", a competition held by Beijing Television for talented children. Afterwards he was invited to perform "Flight of the Bumble Bee" with a well known musician, Guo Feng, for the Chinese New Year's Gala,[3] 2016. Soon after, BTV televised an exclusive interview with him.[4]