Why Wunderkinder are not miracles

Life as a wunderkind often means a childhood of discipline and pressure along with natural talent. On this episode of Arts Unveiled, we ask past and current prodigies as well as experts and parents: Is it all worth it? Can anyone become a child prodigy? And what became of the former prodigies?

Star violinist ‪@davidgarrettmusic‬ writes in his recently published autobiography "If You Only Knew" that he missed nothing as a child prodigy – and has no regrets to this day. And up-and-coming talents Laetitia Hahn and Maddox Marsollek can't imagine a life with less music or less practicing.

What do the experts have to say? We'll speak to human development researcher David Henry Feldman, music psychologist Daniel Müllensiefen and music historian Arne Stollberg, who reports on what became of the prodigies from music history.

00:00 Intro
01:32 The story of David Garrett
04:09 Do child stars still have a childhood? The Marsolleck Brothers
09:45 Interview with David Garrett about his childhood
12:35 Other "Wunderkinder" in History
16:05 What makes a Wunderkind a Wunderkind?
17:57 The role of the parents
24:28 Conclusion

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