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My Take
Alma Deutscher is the rare case where the word prodigy actually fits. Composing a piano sonata at five, finishing a short opera at seven, writing a violin concerto at nine, then studying at Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts, that's a trajectory most musicians never approach in a lifetime. The 2019 European Cultural Award only underlines it. What I find compelling is that she works in melody-rich classical idioms at a time when that's deeply unfashionable, and she's unapologetic about it. I'm wary of putting too much pressure on someone so young, but the body of work already speaks loudly for itself.
Overview
Alma Elizabeth Deutscher ( DOY-chər; born 19 February 2005) is a British composer, pianist, violinist and conductor. A child prodigy, Deutscher composed her first piano sonata at the age of five; at seven, she completed the short opera, The Sweeper of Dreams, and later wrote a violin concerto at age nine.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alma Deutscher
- Name (Japanese)
- アルマ・ドイチャー
- Reading
- あるま・どいちゃー
- Born
- February 19, 2005 (age 21)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Basingstoke, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / pianist / violinist / conductor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Awards & achievements
- 2019 European Cultural Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.