The Young Prodigies

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These have been in my locker for quite sometime (yeah, I blame myself for procastinating): two video footage of renowned violinists, born in the early-to-mid of 1900, performing at their (later stage of) childhood. These footage come from circa 1950-ish and therefore, are still in black-and-white.

• Michael Rabin (1936-1972) — he who (tragically) lived for only a short period of time of ~36 years. Here's the video of Rabin performing at the age of 15, in case the youtube video is not embedded below.
  
  
  
  
  
• Itzhak Perlman (1945-present) — he who overcome polio and defied the odd to become one of today's most celebrated violinists. Here's the video of Perlman performing at the age of 13, in case the youtube video is not embedded below.