Black Women in Arts
#BlackGirlMagic: Teen Cello Prodigy Is Diversifying Classical Music
Ifetayo Ali-Landing, 15, will perform alongside the Chicago Sinfonietta orchestra at the city’s Symphony Center in May.
A young prodigy is displaying #BlackExcellence in the realm of music. At only 15-years-old, Ifetayo Ali-Landing will perform alongside the Chicago Sinfonietta orchestra at the city’s Symphony Center in May, Chicago Tonight reported.
Meet 15-year-old Chicago cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing, who makes her hometown professional debut next month: https://t.co/uoJcRUS2Ro #ChicagoTonight @chi_sinfonietta pic.twitter.com/BDn9ZCIT1I
— WTTW (Chicago PBS) (@wttw) April 24, 2018
According to the news outlet, Ali-Landing started playing music at the age of 3. She began with the violin and then decided to play the cello. Her family’s ties to music run deep. Her great-great-grandmother played the piano and her grandfather played the viola. Her mother, who is a violinist, is the founder of Chicago’s Hyde Park Suzuki Institute; a non-profit organization that promotes music education. Many of her other family members, including her siblings, play instruments as well.
Although Ali-Landing is still at the beginning of her career, her talents have garnered her several accolades. In 2017, she took …
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