- Nathan Zhang, 10, from California, has been playing piano since age five
- He became an internet sensation after his Folsom school district shared a video of him playing classical music to first graders during their lunch hour
- The piano virtuoso says he enjoys performing for others, and hopes his lunchtime concerts will help popularize classical music
- Nathan also plays the violin and has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York
A 10-year-old boy from California is on a mission to improve the lunch experience of first-graders at his school by playing music for his classmates.
Fifth grader Nathan Zhang has been playing piano since he was five, and has become an internet sensation after his school district posted a video of him gracing the cafeteria at Theodore Judah Elementary School in Folsom with his musical talent.
The piano virtuoso chooses to stay inside as his class goes outside for recess, and plays classical music for first-graders while they eat lunch.
Nathan Zhang, 10, became an internet sensation after his Folsom school district shared a video of him playing classical music to first graders during their lunch hour
‘I’ve always enjoyed performing in front of people,’ Nathan told ABC. ‘I think adding some music into their lunchtime would be very good for them.’
He added that he hopes playing classical music to first-graders would help ‘popularize it’.
Nathan is already a successful musician, and has even performed at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York after he won an online contest, as reported by ABC. The talented boy also plays the violin, but prefers to focus on the piano.
Instead of going outside for recess, the fifth-grader stays in the cafeteria at Theodore Judah Elementary School in Folsom (pictured) and plays the piano as first-graders eat lunch
The fifth-grader also plays the piano and has performed at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York after he won an online contest
‘His gift is not just playing the piano, but it’s his heart,’ said principal Troy Holdingent (pictured)
The school’s principal told ABC that although Nathan is making headlines for his musical talent, there’s more to the talented 10-year-old.
‘His gift is not just playing the piano, but it’s his heart,’ said principal Troy Holdingent.
Nathan’s lunchtime concerts have been going on for about a month, and he told ABC he plans to keep playing.