Who said , " You can not write a song any better than that , because that 's how this kind of thing happens in real life . "
Winning a nationwide talent show at age 15 , David toured much of Western Europe , and in the following year , he had the honor of being the featured soloist to perform the 45 - minute - long Khachaturian Piano Concerto with the Houston Symphony under the direction of renowned conductor , Andre Previn .