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Jennifer Lin, a 14-year-old pianist, was one of the guests at this year's TED Conference
- ↑ "Yamaha". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ↑ TED Talks: Jennifer Lin: Improvising on piano, aged 14
