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Little Branko Dvorecky first hit a keyboard key at the age of two[ CEN]

After learning by ear from watching his favourite Disney cartoon Duck Tales on television, three-year-old Branko Dvorecky from a small village near the Slovakia capital of Bratislava, first hit a key at the tender age of two.

Just one year later little Branko, who was born blind and has never had a piano lesson, is now entertaining local villagers with classic pop songs and even excerpts renditions from pieces such as Wagner's Tristan and Isolde and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.

His proud mother Elena Dvorecky described her son as a "gift of God" who showed an interest in classical music when he was a baby.

The 35-year-old said: "When I first found out he was blind I was terribly sad and a little bit angry.

"But now I think he is a real treasure."

She continued: "When he was a baby he used to love playing with musical toys and would often just hit the keys on our old synth.

"Then he started to listen to classical music and loved it so much he began to learn the notes.

"He can only say a few words and yet he can play Bach."

His father, Martin Dvorecky, 37 says he has been learning to play piano for around 10 years but his son is already better than him.