Alexey Romanov, the pianist without hands

pianist without hands

Alexey Romanov, a 15-year-old boy who lives in Zelenodolsk, a Russian city, is becoming a deserved Youbute star. The reason? His love and fondness for music since he was a child and also for the piano are making him a true example to follow, as far as overcoming, motivation, and enthusiasm it means. Alexey has no hands, but that is no problem for him to play ... the piano.

Apprentice autodidact, he learned by listening to his adoptive parents play, without any other initial training. Among the first pieces he began to perform is the central theme of the film "Twilight." However, it has been a video where he plays the well-known “River flows in you”, which has made him a true phenomenon on the Internet. Romanov has come to accompany the piano, a few dates ago, at the Russian orchestra Kazan Chamber Orchestra.

https://youtu.be/VTxP_Xe9qr4

Alexey was abandoned newborn, and his life has been a desire for permanent improvement. He received all the support of his adoptive family from the first moment, to make your dream of playing the piano come true. He lacks not only hands, but also a leg. Although he has prosthetics, he prefers to chat, draw, and play the piano without them.

In the recordings that we can see through Youtube, Alexey Romanov surprises us all with his piano skill, despite the disability that has accompanied him all his life. The YouTube video has accumulated thousands of visits in a few days, which has caused the Russian television Ruptly TV to grant it an interview.

Alexey has acknowledged being a lover of classical music since childhood, and has always dreamed of being able to interpret a piece. However, he claims that he has only been playing the piano for a year and a half and has studied music notation for three weeks. The director of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra who has accompanied him in “La Primavera”, has shown his surprise that this famous melody can be interpreted on the piano with the fingers missing.

An example of overcoming, and of illusion to solve obstacles, from which we should all learn.


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