The World’s Only One Handed Concert Pianist
Nicholas McCarthy is a pianist who was born without a right hand. Despite this perceived shortcoming by music teachers and coaches, McCarthy has gone on to become to play on international stages as the world's only one-handed concert pianist, often performing complicated pieces that can flummox most two-handed musicians.
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McCarthy is also a motivational speaker who hopes to inspire the next generation as living proof that anything is possible.
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