Perhaps what I love so much about Alma Deutscher is that the music she writes reflects what she knows. She seems to be having the ideal musical childhood, filled with a steady diet of Haydn, Mozart, and Scarlatti. Her father, Guy Deutscher, is an accomplished linguist and an amateur flute and recorder player, and I understand that her mother is also an academic. They are able to give Alma lessons with excellent teachers, provide her with high-quality instruments, and educate her at home, so that she can devote her time to music and childhood. She is a delightful child, filled with real wit and a true musical personality.
She clearly has spent time listening to and studying Haydn's Opus 33 Quartets (make sure to listen to the end).
She had some seriously original musical ideas when she was six (make sure to listen to the development section about 2 1/2 minutes in).
I love the way her interpretation of this Scarlatti Sonata is personal, and appropriately quirky.
Some day I hope to play the piano as well as this eight-year-old.
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