Meanwhile, when I was her age I would eat leaves from trees and pretend I was a giraffe.

Meanwhile I managed to burn noodles this morning.

for anyone who doesn't know, the shuffling sounds as she plays are her pressing the pedals. look at the top of the harp, where the strings meet the metal. every time one string set of those disks move, that's a pedal being moved. there are seven pedals, each with three different positions. that means she's thinking of 21 different positions that her pedals need to move to, sometimes doing multiple at once, with just her two feet, all while her hands play the beautiful strings. this is absolutely incredible... i feel so lucky to be able to listen to her play.

This is insane. She's so little she can barely reach out to the far strings. How can she master it at such young age? Amazing.

Amazing. She was 5 when she started playing and is 9 years old here. Talk about a child prodigy.

Oh my! She plays this with a lot of feeling and emotion which is so very impressive for someone this young. Usually, young prodigies can master a song technically, but playing with this much elegance is rare in a young prodigy. And I love the little smile immediately after she plays the last note. It shows that she loves what she is doing. She is something special.

Wow…. She plays with a maturity I didn’t think a child that age could possess. What a beautiful site

I'm an old man and try not to get so emotional about anything. Have to admit that I had tears in my eyes throughout the entire performance. Good ones, not sad ones. How can such a beautiful experience exist in this old mean world? Thank you so very much.

She looks like a child Greek goddess playing this amazing piece in Olympus when the Gods are dining

And she also has got to switch seven pedals, each can go three different levels for flat, natural and sharp, that makes 21 actions to remember. You can hear it but not see. Spectacular.

Indeed, a gift from God! She's amazing!!!! I can LISTEN to her play all day/night! Such a "talented" YOUNG artist! 😀 ALISA SADIKOVA you STOLE our hearts at the first note!!! We have a deep appreciation of your beautiful performance. Indeed, it is MOVING, OUTSTANDING, ONE OF EXCELLENCE!!!!

My Lord, what a gift to humanity. Such talent and feeling at such a young age. What's equally astounding is at this moment 929 soulless slugs voted thumbs down!?? But in the end, and most importantly, Alisa is an amazing gem...a truly magical and mesmerizing performance. Bravo!!!

I'm watching a baby angel play a harp...how beautiful is heavens realm! Amen!

She's probably really looking forward to her arms growing longer so it will be more comfortable for her to play. Imagine how much harder this would have been when she was smaller.

Not only is her level of mastery astonishing for one so young but she plays straight from her heart and soul. Fantastic and beautiful!

She is an angel of music who descended to earth, so it's not surprising that she can perform magnificently despite her age

It seems to me that many "child prodigy" musicians may be able to play fast or technical parts, but in general lack musical understanding and expressiveness. This girl is such an amazing exception to that rule, her playing has so much depth. You can really sense her love of this piece.

This is 7 years old. Just imagine how she must have improved by now.

I remember that when I was 7 years old, I wanted to start playing an instrument. I wondered how harp sounded like, so my mom showed me this and I choose it. I love my instrument ❤

Don't know why this came up after 10 years, but I'm sure glad it did. Brilliant!

How can anyone dislike this?! Her memory, technical skill and expression is incredible. Just know there's some very jealous people out there. She had one twang n carried on, as all good performers do.. Love this.

How does a child that hasn't even hit puberty have so much passion to express? I played in 5th and 6th grade band, and none of us that played could match this level even remotely. Old souls must actually exist and are reborn, refined and even more graced. Money and high priced lessons cannot buy real talent. You either have this or you don't. BRAVO!

this is a real prodigy!!! She is not only technically amazing, but also musically. I really felt this piece…it’s amazing to have this musicality at her age. ❤️

For a moment I was stunned. Is this a woman or kid playing on the harp so beautifully. Could not believe my eyes, thought it was an illusion. What a musical prodigy. So angelic.

Not only is she talented AF, she also FEELS the music - WOW

To amp up the ability of this young lady even more, the camera isn't even catching her nearly flawless pedal changes involved in this piece (if you didn't know, there are seven pedals on the base of the harp that allow it to play in all keys. Whenever an accidental occurs, the harpist is required to change the appropriate pedal for that, particular accidental. She makes a few mistakes, but, otherwise, it's amazing).

I am almost completely speechless! Unbelievable! Stunning! She is absolutely extraordinary in the the way she plays the harp, not just a technician. The harp is a musical extension of her very soul. I marveled throughout the entire piece, absolutely spellbound! Her natural beauty was just the icing on the cake!

Поцелованная Богом прекрасное создание!))) СПАСИБО

She is absolutely incredible it looks so hard but her fingers move over the strings like silk she's an angel😇👼

Truly the harp makes the most beautiful music in the world.

This piece right here, played this way, with this soulful intention, this ease and flow. Perfection in every ounce of her genius. I cannot stress enough the importance of childhood as it truly can make geniuses from early on. Praise her playing!!

Sublime. I wept throughout. She has captured the voice of God!

How could anyone dislike such talent? Jealous? She's an angel with a gift from God.

I'm a grown man, and I just cried watching that...Not lying.

A little angel playing some divine music...

Her color changes and her phrasing are absolutely immaculate!!

I’m on the beautiful side of KZfaq again. This is amazing, I have no words.

Her parents must be so proud.

AH MY GOOSH u dont understand how hard this isss! she's so good!! the placings, dynamics, expressions, phrasing, gracefulness, rhythm, EVERYTHING!! i wonder how impressive this is to a non-harpist watching this, because knowing how difficult this is, me being a harpist myself, this is really really hard! she's awesome! keep it up! :DD

What an amazing angel!! This planet is made meaningful by such beings.

Hard to believe she’s 17 yrs old now. I’d love to hear her in person one day. Absolutely beautiful harp music. 🎶 So gifted, and able to be taught and encouraged by the best of the best. Thank you, Alisa. ❤️ August 28, 2020 🇺🇸

I bet this is what they play in heaven. My mouth was wide open when she played the first five notes and remained open for the rest of the video.

I have watched this many times! It never gets old!!!

Какая прелесть,умничка.спасибоогромное за великолепное исполнение.

This and ballet was all I wanted at her age. I did not get to have that life, but I'm crying because she does. And I'm so happy. I'm happy her family guided to pursue such a beautiful talent. This heals the heart. 💜🌈

Heaven is real. The Harp reminds me of God and I Imagine Angels playing Harp's. Beautiful piece of music. 🕊📯

This reminds me of when I was younger and would come home from school to play legend of Zelda. I miss those days.

Слушал не дыша 🙏Божественная,не побоюсь этого слова, музыка 🙏🌹❤️И почему я раньше не слушал такую музыку 🙏

I am an intermediate harp player and I'm awed at this girl. She is very talented.

I love her effortless finger movements it looks like she is just caressing the instrument. Definitely talented for a liitle girl to be playing the harp.

천재 천재 입니다 내 눈에는… 감동!!

Es un ángel tocando!!! 😇 Qué hermosa 😍 es un regalo escucharla, gracias Señor ❤

*AN ANGEL ON HER HARP* Alisa Sadikova (9) plays _The Fountain_ by Albert Zabel. St Petersburg, Russia. December 2012.

She looks like a little angelic angel playing so beautifully 💙🌸

I’ve always loved this instrument. She plays so beautifully.

Lovely playing and extremely talented child.

What the hell? O.o I wasn't mentally prepared for that

So an angel has been filmed and no one is talking about it?

😳👏👏👏I hope the angels protect the little fingers of the wonderful musician who plays the harp as tall as she is👏👏👏😊

Спасибо❤ за Музыку! Девушке счастья и успехов во всём...

She looks like one of those angels in classical paintings 😯

What a masterpiece! Her technical skill, and interpretation and dynamics, are truly remarkable. More awesome still are her pedaling skills - I lost count at 75 pedal changes, and she's so small, and those pedals are very tricky! I look forward to more music from this incredible musician!

the poise and skill of this young player is just fantastic.

Heeeyy!! Sent that angel back to heaven, that music is too beautiful for mere mortals

Absolutely astounding talent in this child! I am also a musician, it's so rare to see such incredible depth of maturity and particularly in the way she captured the emotion, and to play so beautifully! A huge well done and thank You Alisa, you're an incredible musician and inspiration!💝🎶

I found this by accident and fell in love with piece straight away. The performance of this young girl is amazing. If I was her parent I would be a proud as hell

Musique céleste. Magnifique moment plein de grâce.

Это невероятно, божественное создание, божественная музыка

Holy shit a that age all I did was run around in abandoned buildings. Shes amazing and talented!

I'm trying to think of the words to describe what I've just watched and listened to! During the first thirty seconds of the music, I was biting my lip, trying to hold back tears :'-( relating to this incredible, miraculous, and yes, supernatural gift a beautiful little girl has been given to astound the world and her gift is doing just that...ASTOUNDING everyone who watches and listens to this "Heavenly" music from a phenomenally gifted and innocent child!

This little girl is a total cherub! All she needs are wings and a halo...❤️

Wowowowowowowowoowowwoowooow! I strugle with a little lyre! This little girl is amazing!

She’s so good, she’s better than so many adults, like wow

When I was her age, I could barely put a Mr Potato Head together.

These angels came down to earth to play it. Harp is an instrument that can push away demons. Peace.

Well Done! A gift from God! Your harp music is heavenly!

This little girl is truly incredible. She looks like an angel and to play a difficult instrument such as the harp is astounding. Left me is awe, as I`m sure many other people felt the same way. AMAZING!

Angel

Alisa, Você é Maravilhosa um Anjo na Terra!!

omg, what a beautiful and brilliant child ... touching to tears...

That's an Angel dropped right out of the sky right there! Absolutely perfect! 😍

Best posting of its kind---the harp touches the heart so deeply and makes it weep. I am the co-founder of AUSTRALIAN & ASIAN ORCHESTRA--quite hard to find good harpists. With my esteem and best wishes

You will have to pick me off the floor after watching and hearing this amazing young harpist! She is fabulous, her artistry is mind-blowing!! There are still child prodigies out there!!

That truly was one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, thank GOD for instruments!!

Her talent is extraordinary, let's hope she has time to be a little girl, doing things that ordinary girls take for granted. And pray that she doesn't get an inflated idea of her own importance. It must be so hard to have a child who is gifted, to strike the right balance between encouragement and pushing. I'm sure we'll see more of this young lady - if she wants it.

Awe struck!! Beyond spectacular! AND as mentioned, there are seven pedals that are activated by foot so that flats and sharps can be played.They have to be moved silently and instantly to facilitate and execute the composition's #'s and b's. This what the black keys on a piano, organ or harpsichord do. If not done skillfully the mechanism that "pinches" to raise or lower the length of the string (just like pressing down on the strings of the guitar, violins and cellos) can cause a buzzing or twang sound. This phenomenal talent has been taught, I believe, the French harpist Marcel Grandjany technique of "pulling" on the strings somewhat with the sides of the fingers engaging the more fleshy contact area, creating a more "mellow" type of sound. The other technique taught to pull on the strings was developed by the Spanish harpist Carlos Salzedo. This uses the skin side of the finger tip opposite side from the fingernail. This creates a more "brittle" quality tone similar to the Spanish quitar. I grew up in a household with my harp playing mother who used the harp to accompany herself while singing instead of the piano or quitar. She was an honors choral conductor and piano major at Northwestern University and sang professionally giving concerts throughout Europe, Wis., Chicago and it's North Shore communities during the 50's and 60's. My involment with the harp during that period when I was in high school, consisted of loading the station wagon with several different sized harps and carriers, lights, gowns etc several times a week before I went to school in the morning and then after school when she drove back. She would occasionally include me (piano) and my two sisters (harp) in her programs. By the time my oldest sister graduated from high school she was earning money performing with area and university orchestras that did music that specifically required harp (Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, sung with a women's chorus and other works). She won a national harp competition and was awarded a full tuition scholarship on harp to the Eastman School of Music. She went on to be the harp faculty at the University of Denver and first call union harpist as well as perform in the Denver Symphony. That's why I was so "flabbergasted" hearing this nine year old little girl play the difficult harp standard virtually perfect with such compelling musicianship!!!

Как такой большой инструмент покоряется-подчиняется такой маленькой девочке❤️Bellissimo🌹❤️🌹

Wow what a beautifully amazingly talented young lady

A rare talent indeed! She will delight audiences for a long time with her natural musicality!

Неимоверно красиво, нежно, завораживает, хочется и любоваться игрой и слушать звучание. Спасибо

Какой красивый цвет льется от этой музыки. Советую всем закрыть глаза как сделала я и я увидела музыку в цвете

I can tell all of you as a fellow musician that she is literally ignoring everyone and concentrating for the sole purpose of perfecting it. When musicians pant after a performance it's cause were so exhausted from trying to get it perfect. The pressure you feel is truly immense.

Giant harp and she is so tiny . She masters it to perfection . How beautifully amazing 🎵🎵♥️bravo 💛🌹🌹🌹

That harp is bigger than she is! She's amazing though, so amazing!

素晴らしい！ ハープの天使❤❤❤

È sempre una cosa Bellissima ascoltarvi: Bravissimi...👍👍

Дизлайки ставят глупцы. Девчушка прелесть, божественно играет. Восхищение.

My God, she makes it look so easy. What a beautiful and talented young lady she is.

Трудно поверить, что такое мастерство может происходить от такой молоденькой пигалицы!!! Думаю, ей ещё нет столько лет, сколько нужно упражняться, чтобы достичь такого мастерства!

Это прекрасно талат от бога спасибо что ты есть