The debut album of violin and cello star Camille Berthollet, the 2014 winner of the show, went gold on Warner Classics in less than two months. Prodiges has not only put classical music front and centre on a major French TV channel, but has also produced some stars of the future and major recording contracts. We look forward to seeing what else is in store for this brilliant young player. Sora, who at nine years old was the youngest contestant in the entire competition, began playing the violin at age four at the Cannes Conservatory.ĭuring the show, she explained that she practises the violin two hours a day and prior to Prodiges, had won the prestigious Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition in Belgium.

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You are beautiful, radiant, you have beautiful footwork, I would like to follow you.” Sacha was told by Pietragalla: “You are dance-incarnate, you make me want to go dancing. For this ninth season of Prodiges, hosted by Faustine Bollaert, the final trophy was taken by 12-year-old ballet dancer Sacha, who also won the study grant of 10,000 euros.

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