child prodigy

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Newly crowned Olympic women's figure skating champion Alysa Liu says she wants her story to "inspire others" after the golden return of a former child prodigy who suffered burnout.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Koh was seen as a child prodigy by North Korean authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

For Amos, the muses have served her long and wisely, from her days as a feisty child prodigy through her latest incarnation of “postmenopausal” pop stardom.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

Her music credentials were impeccable: She was a pianist and child prodigy who received a full music scholarship to Howard University at 15.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

Everyone in the Annex except Mr. van Daan and Peter has read the Hungarian Rhapsody trilogy, a biography of the composer, piano virtuoso and child prodigy Franz Liszt.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank