Nicholas McCarthy (piano)

One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy returns to the Elgar Room this October to showcase his debut album, Solo.

McCarthy, who at one point was told he would never have a career, is not your average artist. Born in 1989 without his right hand, he only began to play the piano at the late age of 14 after seeing a friend play Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata, but was determined to fulfil his dream of becoming a concert pianist.