One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy on avoiding injury, favourite pieces, Paul Wittgenstein + more скачать в хорошем качестве

One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy on avoiding injury, favourite pieces, Paul Wittgenstein + more

Nicholas McCarthy is a globally-acclaimed pianist who was born without his right hand and he remains the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music. In this interview, he talks about the work of the pianist Paul Wittgenstein in commissioning works for left-hand alone, as well as his own work to diversify the repertoire. He also talks about two of his favourite pieces, Ravel's Concerto for Piano (left-hand) and Britten's Diversions for Piano (left-hand) and Orchestra. Find out more about Nicholas: https://nicholasmccarthy.co.uk Nicholas' YouTube Channel: ‪@NicholasMcCarthyOfficial‬ 00:00 Intro 01:14 Paul Wittgenstein and his work 07:19 On expanding left-hand piano repertoire 10:09 Ravel's Concerto for Piano (left-hand) 10:41 Britten's Diversions for Piano (left-hand) 11:10 On listening to existing recordings of left-hand works 12:33 On avoiding injury 14:45 More on Ravel's Concerto for Piano (left-hand) 15:57 On familiar vs unfamiliar pieces ----- 🎻 Subscribe for more content! 🎺 See what's on and book tickets: https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk 🥁 Follow us on socials: @ulsterorchestra on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.