British piano prodigy Alma Deutscher, 13, puts rare smile on Putin’s face during incredible performance for him in Vienna

A BRITISH piano prodigy dubbed 'Little Mozart' put a rare smile on Vladimir Putin's face when she performed for him in Vienna.

Talented Alma Deutscher played for the Russian leader and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz during a high-profile summit in the Austrian capital.

The 13-year-old earned her classical nickname when her 2016 opera version of the classic tale 'Cinderella' was first performed to  rave reviews.

Alma’s German-language production was staged at the world-famous Casino Baumgarten theatre in the heart of the Austrian capital.

The musical maestro not only composed the piece but also took part in the performance by playing interludes on the piano and the violin.

And it looks like Alma worked her musical magic again when her piano skills brought a warm smile to the face of Putin

Alma has previously revealed a few of her melodies and themes for her hit opera came while she was skipping.

Alma’s father Guy, an Israeli-born linguist and amateur flautist, said he realised his daughter had a special connection with music not long after she was born.

The youngster was then given a violin for her third birthday and within a year she was playing Handel sonatas.

A year later she composed her first piano piece and at the age of six her first sonata.

Mr Deutscher and his wife, an organ scholar at Oxford, then moved the family to Surrey to be closer to the specialist Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham.

Yesterday Putin hinted he might become prime minister again after his present and final presidential term ends.