Nine-year-old violinist Brianna Kahane was chosen by Oprah Winfrey to perform in the widely-celebrated grand finale episode of Oprah'sALL-TIMEWORLD'S MOST TALENTED & AMAZING KIDS show to air in Oprah's final season. The historic broadcast, which was taped in Chicago at Harpo Studios on February 23, 2011, and aired Tuesday, March 1, 2011, brought only five (5) children -- including Brianna --together following a worldwide search to showcase their incredible talents. In the final edition of this widely-anticipated segment, which Oprah runs only once a year, Brianna performs a selection of the highly complex and virtuosic show-stopper, "Csárdás, by Vittorio Monti, on her mere ½-size violin.
Labeled a "prodigy" by The Washington Post, Oprah introduced Brianna by highlighting Brianna's recent performances for and compliments received from Former President Bill Clinton, and listed amongst Brianna's many exceptional accomplishments her unprecedented philanthropic efforts, which to date have helped raise over eighteen (18) million dollars through in-kind donations of her talent to more than twenty (20) notable charitable organizations over the past two (2) years alone. Assisting Oprah with hosting duties was teen sensation and Platinum Recording Artist, 10-year-old Willow Smith, daughter of film stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. The program also featured a surprise appearance by rocker Lenny Kravitz.
In addition to appearing on this momentous final episode of Oprah's ALL-TIMEWORLD'S MOST TALENTED AND AMAZING KIDS, Brianna will also be featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) reality show, Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes, as The Oprah Winfrey Show draws to a close in its farewell season after 25 years on the air as one of the most well-respected programs in television history.
About Brianna Kahane
The past year has been very exciting for nine-year-old violinist Brianna Kahane. Despite having played the violin for only five (5) years, her accomplishments in that short amount of time, and at such a young age, are breathtaking. In addition to her performance this week on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Brianna has recently been profiled on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and was hailed by Grammy® award winner and hit songwriter David Foster as "one of the next big talents."
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Brianna maintains an extensive repertoire of both classical and popular pieces, and is extremely passionate about using her talent to help others in any way she can. Considered one of the world's youngest philanthropists, Brianna is trying to heal the world one song at a time. To continue helping people with her music, Brianna has started her own foundation -- The Brianna Kahane Charitable Foundation -- of which she is very proud.
With her photographic memory, amazing ear, finger dexterity far beyond her years and perfect pitch, Brianna easily commits to memory and performs lengthy and complex violin pieces in a very short period of time. Brianna produces beautiful tones delivered with meticulous intonation and an amazing sense of musicality, and she is a natural performer, bringing both passion and deep emotion to her music so it becomes vibrant and alive for her audiences. Often bringing tears to people's eyes with her brilliant performances and extraordinary talent, audiences revel in sheer delight. Brianna is a poised and talented violin soloist at just nine (9) years of age.
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is the brainchild of John Boydston, who writes, records, plays and produces the music you hear on Daddy A Go Go CDs. Born in Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Masters in Journalism. John spent ten years working as a television news producer, making stops at CNN, WSVN, and WSB before leaving the news biz in the mid-’90s to become a stay-at-home dad, a transition that led directly to the Daddy A Go Go experience.
, these albums were an amazing collection of synthesized rock. Both girls have had the music playing over and over over the past week and I think I now can sing along with the music and I know that they are as well. They bring them along with us as well in the car. There are many of the songs that will definitely stay with you all day if you hear it, so beware! The songs are catchy and with easy lyrics and good music, you cannot go wrong!
introduces the reader to vegetables as the main characters. The first page of the book gives the reader a short file of information about Brian Broccoli and the mission he and his vegetable comrades must accomplish.. Brian Broccoli must stop Greasy Grease Cart from destroying the fresh fruits and vegetables at the farmers' market.
