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World Service,5 mins

The one-handed artist playing 'pyrotechnics' at the piano

Newsday

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Nicholas McCarthy is the first one-handed pianist to graduate from the UK's prestigious Royal College of Music. And he's just released his first album entitled "Solo" and is due to perform the 'Ravel Piano Concerto for left hand'- the first time it's been performed by a one-handed pianist since 1951. BBC Newsday has caught up with the concert pianist: (Photo: Nicholas McCarthy to perform the Ravel Piano Concerto for left hand on Nov 11th at St John’s Smith Square. Credit: Paul Marc Mitchell)

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