Diego Frazão Torquato, a 12-year-old Brazilian boy, plays the violin at his teacher’s funeral — the very teacher who helped him overcome poverty and violence through music.

At his teacher’s funeral, 12-year-old Brazilian Diego Frazão Torquato performed on the violin to honor the mentor who had guided him away from a life of poverty and hardship through music.
Diego Frazão Torquato, a Brazilian child prodigy of 12, played the violin at the funeral of the teacher who had rescued him from poverty and violence by introducing him to music.
In a moving tribute, 12-year-old Brazilian violinist Diego Frazão Torquato played at his teacher’s funeral — the mentor who had helped him escape a life of violence and poverty through the power of music.
At just 12 years old, Brazilian Diego Frazão Torquato honored his late teacher with a violin performance, paying tribute to the person who had lifted him out of poverty and violence through music.