Posted by ILookFlyChick�-�Friday May 20, 2011 07:19
Four-fingered pianist wows Edina, MN, students
Pianist Hee Ah Lee, who was born with two fingers on each hand, acknowledged applause during her performance Oct. 17 at Fairview Southdale Hospital. Woodrow Byun, a member of the Edina Rotary, brought Lee on tour from Korea to help inspire people with disabilities. When Hee Ah Lee began to play piano at age 6, she didn?t plan on becoming a great pianist. She just wanted to be able to strengthen her hands so that she could hold a pencil. However, despite being born with only two fingers on each hand and complications that required her legs to be amputated below the kneecaps, Lee became a master of the ivories. Her performances include works by Beethoven and Chopin that most people with 10 digits can?t play. ?It seemed impossible, which is the exact reason we took on the challenge,? said her mother, Kapsun Woo. ?I felt that if Hee Ah could overcome this challenge, she could face almost anything.? Lee was in Minnesota last week and performed for students at Valley View Middle School, and staff and patients at Fairview Southdale Hospital, both in Edina. The 23-year-old from Seoul, South Korea, also gave a full performance at Hopkins High School Sunday, Oct. 19. Lee, known as the ?four fingered pianist,? has phocomelia, a congenital birth defect in which the upper portion of a limb is absent or poorly developed. In addition to playing piano with four fingers, she uses a special device that allows her to press the piano?s pedals down with her knees. She played piano and sang at ?
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