The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 203

WWW HERALD COM SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27 2005 I 9M CLASSICAL MUSIC Piano prodigy to play the Broward Center KMART BDX IF YOU GO What: Kit Armstrong in a solo piano recital of Bach Mozart Beethoven Debussy I and Chopin When: 8 pm Monday Where: Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW Fifth Ave Fort Lauderdale Tickets: From $15 1 Info: ickets available at 954-462-0222 and 1-800-564-9539 Or visit www browardcenter org are in some ways acting as Armstrong is already performing in the United States but Clarke said that in the UK people are more cautious about hearing very young people He is in it for the long term and so are we We want to interfere with his One of his US performances was in South Florida also sponsored by Patrons of Extraordinary Artists That was two years ago when he was 11 Now that a ripe old 13 local audiences can expect at the rate at which Armstrong matures a seasoned virtuoso more than a prodigy sonata at an assessment at the Royal Academy of Music playing was so cultured his joy in performing so obvious his commitment as he stretched his small frame to reach the low notes so total that my objections seemed His mother former Wall Street broker May Armstrong recalled how 3 he was reading The WTall Street Journal and Business Week and before he turned 5 he had already finished high school math have to be extremely careful with his agent Jilly Clarke told The Guardian At 13 Kit Armstrong already has composed music in a variety of genres from solo piano to full symphony BY ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ efernandezaherald com At a year old he was counting At 7 he got a university scholarship At 9 he was a fulltime undergraduate student Kit Armstrong is a 13-year-old pianist composer and mathematician Of course already played Carnegie Hall And Monday night he will play a solo recital at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts as part of the and Masters of concert series sponsored by Patrons of Exceptional Artists His repertoire will include Prelude Fugue in minor Piano Sonata in Images Piano Sonata No 29 in and Three Mazurkas and Ballade No 3 in A-flat As a composer the prodigy who lives in London with his mother has written in a wide range of genres from solo piano pieces to a full symphony Celebration which he composed at the age of 7 For four consecutive years he has won the Morton Gould Young Composer Award Writing in The Guardian this month Stephen Moss admitted to being opposed to child But his negative theories about prodigies exploded the moment I heard 13-year-old Kit Armstrong play the first two movements of Pathetique MAM WTOMAT10NAL PIAMO FESTIVAL YOUNG VIRTUOSO: Kit Armstrong will perform works by Bach Mozart Debussy Beethoven and Chopin 'AMERICA'STOPCRITIG LOVEgSHOPGIRLi Roeper min Tuiirioc iid" riMAIIT LAUMUMCY JEFFDAMELS JESSE EtSFNHXC OWENKUNE TheSQUMlVHALE (OfTICKl SELECTION UKRMK) (Im) iRlflP a mr 0 wwwsquidandftiewhalemoviecom Now Playing CALL FOR SHOWTIMES REGAL SOUTH BEACH STADIUM 18 Lincoln Rd Alton Rd (800) FANDANGO 198 SUNRISE CINEMAS INTRACOASTAL MALL 3701 NE 163rd SL (305) 949-0064 STEVE MARTIN CLAIRE DANES JASON SCHWARTZMAN shopgirl shopgirlmovie com RSTTNMJTB) IT MNA VISTA HCTUH5 DBTmUTlON VISTA PICTURES ttSTTWlTON MO HTDE PAW BfTBTTNNMEKT MC SEEM0W1 AMC THEATRES AMC THEATRES AMC THEATRES AVENTURA 24 KENDALL TOWN A COUNTRY SUNSET PLACE 24 WSOI BISCAYHE BLVD TURNPtit DRIVE US 1 RED M) 4 SUNSET OR 466-0450 466-0450 444 0454 QHl NOW PLAYING AMC SUNSET PUCE 24 US 1 RD A Suns 305406-0450 nerru United Afltstl DM FAUS nerru 8888 SW 135ti Seef 800FANDANGO 545 VatonUno Theoees VALENTINO CINEMA 3 (SUBTT1UL0S EN ESPANOl 8524 SW 86i 305266-2002 Regal Cinemas nerru WESITORK PLAZA 13 15977 Ptoes BNd 800EANDANGQ 204 Muvco erenu PABADISE 24 15601 SnendanSi 9647680-011 AMC menu SHEftOAN PUZA 12 4999 Shendan Steel 9547987-4680 tegal Ctoemas onru SOUTH BEACH S7ALHUM IB Uncam Rd A Aton Rd 800FANDANGO 196 AMC nerru SOUTH DADE PUZA US 1 SW I85l SM 305466-0450 AML nenu MAU Of AMERICA 14 PalmeOD Way 836 305466-0450 Oobb ewrru MIAMI LAKES 17 Al Atom and Ludkm 3055563810 ReocK Cinemas owru OAKWOOO STADIUM II I 95 A Storting Rood 800FANDANGO 186 Regal Cinemas nerru PALACE CINEMA IB Conn Way i SW 122nd Rd 800FANDANGO 1 97 Crown theatres GRAND IB 17350 NW 5711 Ave 0 Red Rd 954777 RLM 547 DMtTM MuvNO HIALEAH 14 780 491b SI 305826-7242 mbom Sunn Cinemas INTtACOASTU MAU 3701 NE 163rd SPeM 305949-0064 swim Regal Cinemas Menu KEROAll VIUASE STADIUM IB Kendall Dr SW 124iAve 80OFANOANGO 1724 Oceon Clnemos Me AUNE CINEMA 782 NW Le Jenue Rd 3055? 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