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JACOB VELAZQUEZ, Piano
(9 years old)
SPACE COAST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Maestro Aaron Collins
Joseph Haydn Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major
(Hob. XVIII/11)
Scott Center for the Performing Arts
Melbourne Florida April 9, 2017
Jacob is a nine year old pianist who began taking lessons
at the age of four. But that's proved just long
enough for the miniature musician to make waves in the child prodigy world. He was admitted to The Musicians Guild after performing 10 classical pieces from memory.
Jacob works with the renowned teacher Giselle Brodsky,
Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Miami International Piano
Festival, a non profit foundation dedicated to support of
exceptionally gifted musicians.
A few months after Jacob began playing piano, he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism. This concert benefited the organization Autism Speaks and was part of Autism Awareness Month. https://www.autismspeaks.org
He loves being in the recording studio and one day dreams
of becoming an actor & music producer.
I: Vivace
II: Un poco adagio
III: Rondo all'Ungarese
