VIDEO: 5th grade piano virtuoso Nathan Zhang featured on ABC World News
Nathan Zhang, a fifth grader at Theodore Judah Elementary, had no idea that his piano playing would go viral after we posted a video of him playing on the district's Facebook page.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir reached out to feature Nathan on his segment called America Strong. Watch the story here!
The video of Zhang playing Bach's English Suite no. 2 Bourree connected with many not only because of his obvious talent, but also because he chooses to spends part of his recess a few times a week playing the piano to first graders during their lunch time as a gift of classical music. Fox40 locally did a feature story on Zhang.
Zhang has been playing piano since the age of 5, he is currently 10 and practices daily. He says he loves performing and playing the piano in front of people. He has also been playing the violin for two years and is part of the school orchestra.
Zhang said one of his best experiences performing was when he had the chance to play at Carnegie Hall, in New York. He entered an online contest called American Protege and won the chance to play at Carnegie Hall in 2016, earning a Judges' Distinction Award for his performance.