Meet Alma Deutscher
Alma plays the piano and the violin. She has been doing so since the age of 3. At age 6, she composed her first piano sonata. At age 7, she completed her first major composition, the opera The Sweeper of Dreams.
The Packard Humanities Institute and Opera San José recently presented the American premiere of this British, 12-year-old wonder’s updated version of Cinderella
The Vienna premiere of Cinderella was greeted with a standing ovation in 2016. All performances were sold out.
Alma says she hears original melodies in her head. To her, music is like breathing. The range of emotions she expresses in her music goes well beyond her years. She plays in the style of Mozart. And she can show her teachers a thing or two.
What perceptions and assumptions do you have about what the next generation can offer? As a fresh batch of interns and college grads look for opportunities to bring their skills and passion to work, are you open to the possibilities?
The next time you are wondering whether to give a talented, out-of-the-box, innovative millennial a chance at a promotion - someone who hasn’t “come up through the ranks,” someone who hasn’t “paid their dues,” someone who doesn’t have all the “experience” - think of Alma and what she can teach all of us.
Check out the interview with Alma Deutscher on 60 Minutes and let me know what inspires you.
Sherri McArdle is a wife and mother to adult children and has been a business leader/owner for over 25 years. She is also a Master Certified Coach (MCC) to leaders and executives across the country and a trained mediator.
