Young Sheffield pianist secures place at Chetham's School of Music
Xenia Zanesco, aged 11, has secured her place at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester with her musical talents.
The young girl, from Crookesmoor, Sheffield, will begin boarding at the school in September 2025 from Year 8 onwards.
The young girl, from Crookesmoor, Sheffield, will begin boarding at the school in September 2025 from Year 8 onwards.
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00:00I started playing when I was about 4 or 5, but I used to watch my dad play when I was
00:23much younger than that. Yeah, so I started like smaller lessons when I was younger, but
00:32then when I was 6 I started my grade 1 exam.
00:35Just remind me where you're up to now on the grade scale.
00:39I'm doing grade 8, so I'm doing the first level of diploma now.
00:45Oh wow. At only 11 years old you can teach someone PLA.
00:49I sometimes teach my younger sisters PLA at home.
00:52Do you? Do they like it? Are they good students?
00:56Yeah.
01:16Do you ever play piano with your dad?
01:18Yeah.
01:19What do you ever sing when he's playing piano?
01:23Sometimes with my songs when I'm singing. I'm doing grade 3 singing currently.
01:31He'd play the notes on the piano and I'd sing to it.
01:35But when I was younger he was playing one of his own pieces.
01:39I'd just hum with it and dance around things because I really liked it.
01:50You didn't even have the sheet music in front of you.
01:53No.
01:54Have you played that song quite a lot?
01:56Yes, I remember it.