Hanoi (VNA) – Seven-year-old TranBang Tam froไm Hanoi has recently won the first prize at the American Protégé Pianoand Strings Competi♛tion 2018.
Tam, currently a student of the NewtonGrammar School in Hanoi, was the second youngest contestant in the competition.As a winner, she was invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall in New York Cityon June 30. To obtain this result, Tam had practised atleast two hours a day over the past more than 2 years, said piano artist andher teacher Khanh Linh. The girl started learning the piano at fouryears old and has earned many domestic and international awards, including thefirst prize at the Grand Virtuso Prize in Italy in 2017, the third prize at theRising Star 2018 in Germany and the first place at the Grand Virtuso Prize 2018in Austria, among others. This July, Tam will participate in theSydney Eisteddfod 2018 in Australia. The American Protégé is designed for youngmusicians, actors and singers, which is held annually at the Carnegie Hallconcert venue.-VNA
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Tran Bang Tam at a piano competition (Photo: VNA) 
