Arjun Ayyangar
{{Short description|American pianist and child prodigy}}
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| name = Arjun Ayyangar
| image = Arjun_Vijay.jpg
| title = Child prodigy Piano Virtuoso
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|08}}
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}}United States
| occupation = Pianist
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| awards =
| website = [http://www.arjunayyangar.com]
}}
Arjun Ayyangar (born June 8, 1998) is an American pianist and child prodigy from New Jersey. Ayyangar was recognized by the Limca Book of Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not for his ability to play all United Nations recognized national anthems.{{cite web |url=http://suburban.gmnews.com/news/2008/1218/front_page/001.html |title=Old Bridge boy finds keys to success early | sub.gmnews.com | Suburban |website=suburban.gmnews.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124081553/http://suburban.gmnews.com/news/2008/1218/front_page/001.html |archive-date=24 January 2013 |url-status=dead}} In 2003, he appeared on NBC's America's Most Talented Kid, performing Fur Elise and the theme song to Star Wars. He is also the youngest Goodwill Ambassador for Empower the Children.
In June 2003, Ayyangar won a first place High Honors Award Certificate at the New Jersey Music Teachers Association Young Artists' Competition. In 2004, he performed at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and The War Memorial Auditorium in Trenton. Later that year, he was featured on Animal Planet's Most Extreme: Tough Babies. In 2005, he performed during halftime at a New York Knicks basketball game.
Ayyangar was inducted into T[https://thekidshalloffame.com/3-year-olds/ he Kids Hall of Fame] at age 6.{{cite web|url=http://thekidshalloffame.com/CustomPage37.html |title=The Kids Hall of Fame |accessdate=2009-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011063759/http://thekidshalloffame.com/CustomPage37.html |archivedate=2008-10-11 }}
Awards
- November 20, 2002, Third Place in Young Pianists Performance in [http://www.njmta.com/ New Jersey Musical Teachers Association]
- April 4, 2003, Semi-finalist, America's Most Talented Kid in [http://www.nbcmv.com/program_detail.nbc/americasmosttalentedkid.html NBC]
- April 10, 2003, High Honors, in Young Pianists Performance [http://www.njmta.com/ New Jersey Musical Teachers Association]
- May 31, 2003, SANO IMF Scholarship, in The 18th International Music Festival
- May 31, 2004, Winner - Piano in American Fine Arts Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, New York
- January 19, 2005, Inductee to [http://www.thekidshalloffame.com/ The Kids Hall of Fame]
News Coverage
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090109060647/http://suburban.gmnews.com/News/2002/0228/Front_Page/004.html Boy, 3, gives first piano recital at Old Bridge library: Suburban News]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707163118/http://www.arjunayyangar.com/simages/arjun_india.jpg Concerto at 4: India Abroad]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090109171718/http://tritown.gmnews.com/news/2003/0619/Front_Page/005.html Young pianist featured at festival: Tri-Town News]
- [http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040318/REPORTER/403180334/1177 What Were You Playing at Age 5? Probably Not a Bach Minuet in G: The Reporter, Four Corners, Florida]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008024643/http://www.arjunayyangar.com/pdf/india_abroad.pdf Fame child's play for Arjun:The India Abroad]
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081121164329/http://www.arjunayyangar.com/bio.html Official biography]
- [https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2008/09/17/ A Ripley's Believe It or Not Comic about Arjun]
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3250456/resume IMDB Profile]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081208041120/http://www.arjunayyangar.com/ Official website]
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Category:American male pianists
Category:21st-century American classical pianists
Category:21st-century American male musicians
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