Hee Ah Lee - Four Finger Pianist
Well, most of us played some forms of instruments when we were small. Some of us played for a few minutes and gave up, while some are pretty satisfied with the two or maybe one finger technique. But, to play classical music on piano, usually 10 fingers are required, or maybe you feel like having more than 10 sometimes??? To Hee Ah Lee [ 이희아 李僖芽 ], 10 fingers are not a luxury she can entertain. Maybe the following story will inspire you to be more perservered.
The most inspirational story of the year that touches thousands worldwide—a film biography of a pianist from Korea.
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Disabled Pianist Lee Hee-ah to Release Her First Album
Lee Hee-ah, 20, a disabled pianist who is making a deep impression on many people around the world by playing the piano despite having only four fingers, will release her first album.
Her album entitled “Hee-ah, a Pianist with Four Fingers” will hit the market around June 20.
The album will feature Lee’s favorite classical numbers, such as “Fantaisie Impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66″ and “Waltz No. 10″ by Frederic Francois Chopin, “Hungarian Dance” by Johannes Brahms, “Plaisir d’Amour” by Giovanni Battista Martini, “Serenade” by Franz Peter Schubert, and “Piano Concerto No. 21 — the Second Movement” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The album also features “Amazing Grace,” sung by Lee, and “Hee-ah’s Song” written by Stephen Moon (Korean name Moon So-yon), a graduate of Seoul National University’s Department of Composition who was in charge of producing the album. The recording began three years ago. Only “Hee-ah’s Song” was recorded recently, but most of the other numbers, including “Fantaisie Impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66,” were recorded around 2002.
Lee’s mother, Woo Kap-sun, 50, said she had originally intended to record her daughter’s music in an album not to be sold, but to be kept in Lee’s personal archive.
“In fact, I was concerned very much about the sales of the album, because Hee-ah’s performing skills naturally fall behind those of normal professional pianists. The album was not designed for my daughter to play music for somebody else, but to represent her inner spiritual world,” said Lee’s mother.
Lee played with the Thames Philharmonic Orchestra in Britain on June 12. According to her mother, Lee received a standing ovation after playing “Hee-ah’s Song” as an encore performance in Britain.
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Alice said,
May 30, 2007
Thank you for this video. I want to show it to my kids.
Seiji said,
June 18, 2007
This story illustrates what God can help a person to achieve if they focused on 1) what they do have (not what they don’t) 2) use what they have 3) set sights on a standard of excellence 4) keep practicing until that standard is met 5) listened and humbly cooperated with their mentor (i.e. mother, father, teacher, etc) 6) love (i.e. smile in appreciation to their audience)
Hillman Yin said,
July 19, 2007
Never give up!!! Yes!!!
Sue Do said,
July 25, 2007
Oh, it is so touching!!!
You can do anything when you put your pontenial to it.
God made it possible for this woman to play well and to touch people.
Peter Fong said,
August 1, 2007
Amazing! Glory be to God!!
Courtney said,
November 26, 2007
When I heard this story it made me realize how hard it has to be for you. My heart broke when I saw this video. I am praying for Hee Ah Lee every day and night. Keep working as hard as you can. Play with all you’re heart!
Irene said,
March 5, 2008
I saw your story on the TV yesterday night. It is so touching!! You let me to reflect myself. And also proclaim with your mother. I will pray with your mother and you.
Thanks GOD!!!