[Music] music has the power to make us cry to
music has the power to make us cry to
music has the power to make us cry to make a smile and to make us feel for
make a smile and to make us feel for
make a smile and to make us feel for most emotions that human beings are
most emotions that human beings are
most emotions that human beings are capable of feeling and I first felt this
capable of feeling and I first felt this
capable of feeling and I first felt this impact when I was just 14 years old when
impact when I was just 14 years old when
impact when I was just 14 years old when one single piece of music changed my
one single piece of music changed my
one single piece of music changed my life forever Beethoven’s Feldstein
life forever Beethoven’s Feldstein
life forever Beethoven’s Feldstein sonata I knew it was going to be a
sonata I knew it was going to be a
sonata I knew it was going to be a struggle for me in my quest to become a
struggle for me in my quest to become a
struggle for me in my quest to become a concert pianist being born with only one
concert pianist being born with only one
concert pianist being born with only one hand and let me take you back over a
hand and let me take you back over a
hand and let me take you back over a hundred years ago to 1913 when gifted
hundred years ago to 1913 when gifted
hundred years ago to 1913 when gifted concert pianist Paul Vic and Stein gave
concert pianist Paul Vic and Stein gave
concert pianist Paul Vic and Stein gave his concert debut here in Vienna his
his concert debut here in Vienna his
his concert debut here in Vienna his home city now most musicians debuts are
home city now most musicians debuts are
home city now most musicians debuts are nerve-racking slightly traumatic and you
nerve-racking slightly traumatic and you
nerve-racking slightly traumatic and you only get one shot at it but not Paul Vic
only get one shot at it but not Paul Vic
only get one shot at it but not Paul Vic and Stein less than a year later he lost
and Stein less than a year later he lost
and Stein less than a year later he lost his right arm during battle in the first
his right arm during battle in the first
his right arm during battle in the first world war
world war
world war now this alone would be enough for any
now this alone would be enough for any
now this alone would be enough for any musician to completely give up on their
musician to completely give up on their
musician to completely give up on their dreams of being a concert performer but
dreams of being a concert performer but
dreams of being a concert performer but in the middle of a Siberian prisoner of
in the middle of a Siberian prisoner of
in the middle of a Siberian prisoner of war camp with just a wooden crate a
war camp with just a wooden crate a
war camp with just a wooden crate a piece of chalk and his imagination he
piece of chalk and his imagination he
piece of chalk and his imagination he worked tirelessly to see how he could
worked tirelessly to see how he could
worked tirelessly to see how he could reimagine his favorite two-handed piano
reimagine his favorite two-handed piano
reimagine his favorite two-handed piano pieces but for left hand alone when he
pieces but for left hand alone when he
pieces but for left hand alone when he was sent back to Vienna luckily for him
was sent back to Vienna luckily for him
was sent back to Vienna luckily for him he used his position in society and his
he used his position in society and his
he used his position in society and his wealth to Commission the leading
wealth to Commission the leading
wealth to Commission the leading composers of the day so Ravel Berkoff EF
composers of the day so Ravel Berkoff EF
composers of the day so Ravel Berkoff EF and Richard Strauss each composed works
and Richard Strauss each composed works
and Richard Strauss each composed works for left hand alone this enables Vic and
for left hand alone this enables Vic and
for left hand alone this enables Vic and dying to
dying to
dying to we launched his career to read a beYOU
we launched his career to read a beYOU
we launched his career to read a beYOU but this time as a left hand alone
but this time as a left hand alone
but this time as a left hand alone pianist now I’m going to perform one of
pianist now I’m going to perform one of
pianist now I’m going to perform one of his arrangements for left hand alone
his arrangements for left hand alone
his arrangements for left hand alone it’s the beautiful
it’s the beautiful
it’s the beautiful Ave Maria by bark guna
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so what thank you so much for that
so what thank you so much for that lovely applause thank you what I’d like
lovely applause thank you what I’d like
lovely applause thank you what I’d like to do now and I may take this
to do now and I may take this
to do now and I may take this opportunity is to perform one of my own
opportunity is to perform one of my own
opportunity is to perform one of my own arrangements for left hand alone the
arrangements for left hand alone the
arrangements for left hand alone the Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor opus 23
Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor opus 23
Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor opus 23 number five in a tribute to my piano
number five in a tribute to my piano
number five in a tribute to my piano hero Paul Vic and Stein because without
hero Paul Vic and Stein because without
hero Paul Vic and Stein because without him his steely determination and his
him his steely determination and his
him his steely determination and his tenacity I wouldn’t have access to 3,000
tenacity I wouldn’t have access to 3,000
tenacity I wouldn’t have access to 3,000 works for left hand alone
works for left hand alone
works for left hand alone therefore I wouldn’t have the career
therefore I wouldn’t have the career
therefore I wouldn’t have the career that I have today
that I have today
that I have today please enjoy back manonoff Prelude may
please enjoy back manonoff Prelude may
please enjoy back manonoff Prelude may be 23 number 5
be 23 number 5
be 23 number 5 [Applause]
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