Alma Deutscher

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.

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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)

Origin

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / pianist / violinist / conductor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

University

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Awards & achievements

• 2019 European Cultural Award

• Official sitehttps://www.almadeutscher.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alma_deutscher/
• Xhttps://x.com/AlmaDeutscher
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma%20Deutscher
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40503

Tags

• composer
• pianist
• violinist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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