The parents of Alec Van Khajadourian, from Los Angeles, are claiming he is the youngest person ever to play at Carnegie.
He played two short pieces in the NY Classical Debut Awards Gala Concert on Sunday.
We don’t have repertoire details.
There is a followup invitation from Walt Disney Hall.
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