Marc Yu

Marc has been playing the piano since the age of two and a half, and the cello since the age of six. Marc Yu exhibits prodigiousness in academic subjects, having advanced to high school-level math by the age of seven.[1] In 2005 he was given a Davidson Fellow scholarship,[2] making him the youngest recipient of the bottom-tier award.[3] He has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (in which he received an accordion), as well as being the focus of a National Geographic special titled "My Brilliant Brain[1]" (USA title: "Brain Child").

While at a friend's party, Marc heard the children in attendance singing "[Mary Had a Little Lamb][1]", at which point the three-year-old went over to the nearby piano and played the song back. By his mother's persuasions he began undertaking formal lessons later that year. Marc has perfect pitch.[1]

His musical idol is famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang.[1] They have performed publicly together twice to date. Marc made his Proms debut with Lang Lang in London on 31 August 2008. They performed Schubert's Fantasia in F minor for piano duet, D940.[4]

Marc made his Carnegie Hall debut on October 27, 2009, when he again performed the Schubert Fantasia with Lang Lang.

He was homeschooled[1][2] by his mother, who over the years taught him English, Mandarin, and Cantonese Chinese, including Chinese calligraphy.[1]

Marc lived in San Francisco with his family and attended The Nueva School.

Currently, Marc is majoring in film scoring at the Berklee College of Music.[5]

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/22/local/me-prodigy22/2