The early 20th-century obsession with child prodigies was well documenting in tabloid newspapers, turning the kids into national celebrities. Courtesy of the author In the first few decades of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Late bloomers often outperform youth prodigies, research suggested. A study of 34,000 high achievers found that, across various ...

Matt Haimovitz is 42 and a world-renowned cellist. He rushed into the classical music scene at age 10 after Itzhak Perlman, the famed violinist, heard him play. "By the time I was 12, 13 years old I ...

The story of Australian pianist Geoffrey Tozer, as narrated in Janine Hosking's documentary The Eulogy, follows a familiar, tragic arc. In the 60s and 70s, Tozer seemed set to be one of Australia's ...

In the first few decades of the 20th century, child prodigies became national celebrities. Much like the movie stars, industrial titans and heavyweight champs of the day, their exploits were glorified ...