Donnie Yen’s 13-Year-Old Son Is An Amazing Piano Player
Can someone say prodigy?
Hongkong action star Donnie Yen is known for his slick martial arts moves, but did you know he is an accomplished classical pianist too?
The 57-year-old, who is said to be Grade 8 certified in piano, has performed with internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang for Chinese president Xi Jinping.
And it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. We're referring to Donnie's son, in case you didn't get the reference.
Like father, like son
Yesterday (Jul 14), Donnie took to Instagram to share a video of his 13-year-old son James playing a rousing rendition of the Pirates Of The Caribbean theme song, ‘He's a Pirate’.
In the clip, the proud papa could be seen watching on intently as a very focused James tickled the ivories. And when James hit the final note, Donnie rushed forward to give him a hug.
“Virtuoso! On fired and sooooo amazed each time James play!!! Incredibly proud of you son, add oil! And u need to thanks Mama for all her efforts, energy to get u you focused and on track! (sic)” wrote Donnie.
If you thought that was brilliant, according to Donnie, James piano playing skills were “a bit rusty” as they had been travelling for more than a month and didn’t have access to the instrument.
Bravo!
Needless to say, netizens were blown away by his performance, and many took to the comments section to praise James.
Comments include: “Genius!”, “Wow! Unreal skills run in the family!” and “He makes it look so easy!”
Jasmine's a musician too
Donnie’s 16-year-old daughter Jasmine, who has been making waves online for her looks, has inherited her dad’s father’s musical talent too.
Not only can she sing, she writes her own music and plays the piano and guitar as well.
What a talented family
Photos: Donnie Yen/Instagram
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