Ethan Bortnick to Perform at The Gordon Center for the Performing Arts

The Gordon Center for the
Performing Arts premiers its season with Ethan Bortnick,

a child prodigy and piano virtuoso, who rivals any
star born from America’s Got Talent or American Idol.  Having started
playing on a toy piano when he was three, Ethan Bortnick is now 13, a piano
prodigy, and holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest musician to
host a solo concert tour. Not only is he a young recording artist, but also a
young philanthropist who raises money for numerous causes. In fact, Bortnick joined
notable icons Celine Dion, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, and Elton John as
the youngest in a lineup that recorded “We Are The World 25” for Haiti. While
he may be young, Bortnick is a stellar performer who will astound any audience
with his virtuosity.

When he first started picking out melodies on his toy
piano, he began begging his parents for formal lessons on a real piano and
readily picked up composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, jazz pianist Bill Evans,
Little Richard, and Elton John.  By age five, he began writing his own
songs and by nine appeared on Oprah, where he was named one of Oprah’s All Time
Smartest, Most Talented Kids.

From there, Bortnick began his trek toward super
stardom, having been featured on national late night and morning television
shows, including multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In
2010, Bortnick released his debut CD and DVD,  Ethan Bortnick & His Musical Time
Machine  (Razor & Tie), a collection of  covers
of well-known pop songs and impressive original compositions and since then has
toured the world, connecting with diverse audiences in countries such as South
Africa, Brazil, and Australia.

Bortnick’s musical repertoire evokes a diverse
sensibility and a plethora of tastes not usually present in a
twelve-year-old. Onstage, he performs jazz, classical, rock n roll, and his own
memorable originals. He has the musical equivalent of a photographic memory and
is able to instantaneously pull up songs to dazzle an audience, dependent upon
its particular tastes. Sets can range from Beethoven, to the Beatles, to Justin
Bieber.

Ethan completed shooting a full-length feature film
called Anything Is Possible which
will be released in September, 2013. He co-wrote all of the songs in the film
and scored all the background music; a soundtrack will be released
simultaneously with the film. Ethan will star as Nathan, the main character,
and the touching tale will reflect Ethan’s sense of optimism and his commitment
to bring warmth and happiness to kids and families worldwide. It’s a fitting
storyline for a boy who is on an epic music-career journey, but remains pure
and humble when sharing his talents.

Bortnick has raised more than $30 million for
different charities, including Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, which
stems from his reaction at five years old to his younger brother having three
heart surgeries, while young.

Bortnick is the son of Ukranian immigrants and remains
humble about his achievements. His performance is the opening of a Russian
Festival that is being hosted by the Associated, the Jewish Federation of
Baltimore at www.associated.org.

Buy tickets here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=gcp01

More Etahn Bortnick Firsts: 

Bortnick
made history as the youngest musician to create and host his own award-winning,
nationally-televised concert special on PBS. 

In 2011,
Borthnick  made history as the youngest
entertainer to headline a show in Las Vegas with his residency at the Las Vegas
Hilton Theater, a venue revered for putting on iconic shows by legends such as
Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett, Barry Manilow, and Barbra Streisand.

Bortnick is
a Guinness World Records title-holder for youngest solo musician to headline
his own tour.

Bortnick  earned the distinction of being named the
youngest musician to be endorsed by a premier instrument manufacturer through
his Gibson Guitar/Baldwin Piano sponsorship.

Bortnick is
the youngest actor to co-write a soundtrack and play the leading role in a
feature film.

Bortnick is
one of the youngest philanthropists in the nation, having helped raise more
than $30 million worldwide for charities.