>>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE

ABOUT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE THAT SOLD OUT CARNEGIE HALL A

THAT SOLD OUT CARNEGIE HALL A FEW NIGHTS AGO.

FEW NIGHTS AGO. A COMPOSER WHO PLAYED VIOLIN AND

A COMPOSER WHO PLAYED VIOLIN AND PIANO.

PIANO. SHE HAPPENS TO BE JUST 14.

SHE HAPPENS TO BE JUST 14. SHE'S AMONG THE YOUNGEST

SHE'S AMONG THE YOUNGEST COMPOSERS EVER TO PLAY HERE.

COMPOSERS EVER TO PLAY HERE. >> EVER SINCE I WAS VERY LITTLE,

>> EVER SINCE I WAS VERY LITTLE, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN THIS WORD,

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN THIS WORD, CARNEGIE, CARNEGIE HALL.

CARNEGIE, CARNEGIE HALL. >> THE PERFORMANCE DEDICATED TO

>> THE PERFORMANCE DEDICATED TO ALMA'S WORK, A CONCERTO SHE WORK

ALMA'S WORK, A CONCERTO SHE WORK WROTE WHEN SHE WAS 9.

WROTE WHEN SHE WAS 9. TWO DUETS FROM HER OPERA

TWO DUETS FROM HER OPERA "CINDERELLA."

"CINDERELLA." ALMA'S MOM, JANY, SAYS SHE'S

ALMA'S MOM, JANY, SAYS SHE'S BEEN OBSESSED WITH MUSIC FROM

BEEN OBSESSED WITH MUSIC FROM THE BEGINNING.

THE BEGINNING. >> WHEN SHE WAS TINY, SHE WOULD

>> WHEN SHE WAS TINY, SHE WOULD SAY DANCE TO IT.

SAY DANCE TO IT. VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY.

VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY. >> DO YOU HEAR MELODYS ALL THE

>> DO YOU HEAR MELODYS ALL THE TIME?

TIME? >> YES, AND MELODYS JUST COME

>> YES, AND MELODYS JUST COME WHEN I'M LEAST EXPECTING THEM.

WHEN I'M LEAST EXPECTING THEM. >> DO YOU THINK YOU SEE MUSIC

>> DO YOU THINK YOU SEE MUSIC DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REST OF US

DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REST OF US DO?

DO? >> WELL, I CAN HEAR ALL THE

>> WELL, I CAN HEAR ALL THE HARMONY IN MY HEAD.

HARMONY IN MY HEAD. SO I CAN HEAR THE WHOLE --

SO I CAN HEAR THE WHOLE -- >> THE WHOLE ARC EXTRA?

>> THE WHOLE ARC EXTRA? >> YES, THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA.

>> YES, THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA. >> SHE COMPOSES FULL SCORES IN

>> SHE COMPOSES FULL SCORES IN HER HEAD AND THEN PUTS THEM ON

HER HEAD AND THEN PUTS THEM ON PAPER.

PAPER. AND SINCE SHE LIVES IN VIENNA,

AND SINCE SHE LIVES IN VIENNA, SHE'S OFTEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER

SHE'S OFTEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER FAMOUS COMPOSER.

FAMOUS COMPOSER. I'VE HEARD THAT YOU DON'T LIKE

I'VE HEARD THAT YOU DON'T LIKE THE COMPARISON TO MOZART.

THE COMPARISON TO MOZART. >> I KNOW IT'S MEANT TO BE

>> I KNOW IT'S MEANT TO BE FLATTERING, BUT I REALLY DON'T

FLATTERING, BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE A SECOND MOZART.

WANT TO BE A SECOND MOZART. >> WHY?

>> WHY? >> I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE INTERESTING TO BE ALMA AND WRITE

INTERESTING TO BE ALMA AND WRITE NEW MUSIC.

NEW MUSIC. >> YOU WANT TO BE ALMA?

>> YOU WANT TO BE ALMA? >> YES.

>> YES. I JUST WANT TO BE ALMA.

I JUST WANT TO BE ALMA. >> CONDUCTOR JANE GLOVER SAYS

>> CONDUCTOR JANE GLOVER SAYS IT'S A MISTAKE TO THINK OF HER

IT'S A MISTAKE TO THINK OF HER AS A CHILD COMPOSER.

AS A CHILD COMPOSER. HER MUSIC IS AS SOPHISTICATED AS

HER MUSIC IS AS SOPHISTICATED AS AN ADULT'S.

AN ADULT'S. >> SHE HAS A TREMENDOUS FEEL FOR

>> SHE HAS A TREMENDOUS FEEL FOR STRUCTURE, ORK ADMINISTRATION,

STRUCTURE, ORK ADMINISTRATION, SHAPE, PASSION, EMOTION, COLOR.

SHAPE, PASSION, EMOTION, COLOR. >> ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS WANT

>> ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS WANT TO DO IS WRITE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC,

TO DO IS WRITE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, MUSIC THAT COMES OUT OF MY HEART

MUSIC THAT COMES OUT OF MY HEART AND SPEAKS WHAT IS IN MY HEART.

AND SPEAKS WHAT IS IN MY HEART. [ APPLAUSE ]

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