Is Maxim a true piano prodigy child? If you ask us,
he is just a great kid and we don’t really like any labels. In almost
every way Maxim has the regular life of a nine year old boy. He goes to
public school, does his homework, plays with his friends (a lot!), loves
playing ping pong, is trying to learn Chinese, and obviously he really
loves music.
There are also some things that make Maxim quite unusual. When Maxim
was two years old, he would sing favorite parts of extremely complicated
classical compositions (he especially loved Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet
Concerto), knowing by ear exactly where he was in the music. From a very
young age he was sensitive to music, always wanting to listen to the
great works of Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Liszt over and over again (we would want to listen to other music, but he would beg and beg…). Maxim learned how to read music very early and memorizes complicated scores often overnight. He is passionate about chamber music. In other words, Music has always been a core part of Maxim’s heart.
Where will this lead? Who knows? We have no expectations of what
Maxim will do with his life. We hope he will do the things he loves to
do, care about the world, and enjoy himself. For now he is!
Maxim’s Parents
