Anchor: An accident that left pianist Choi Hye-yeon to lose her right forearm when she was young didn't stop her from chasing her dream. Today, she is famed for her ability to beautifully play the piano with her elbow.
Park Jong-hong has this report.

Report: [Sound bite: Pianist Choi Hye-yeon's performance]
 
The sounds of her piano performance vary from a pleasant stroll in the forest to a perilous storm.

The performance appears to be like any normal recital to the audience, but a closer look reveals a starkly different scene.

Twenty-year-old pianist Choi Hye-yeon has no lower right arm. She lost her forearm in an accident when she was only three years old.

Instead, she gracefully plays the piano with her right elbow.

While most people would be driven to despair, the limitation didn’t discourage the young pianist from pursuing her dream.
 
[Sound bite: Pianist Choi Hye-yeon (Korean)]
"My posture is not straight when I play the piano, so my back hurts at times but besides that it is not that inconvenient. I wish I can inspire others to have courage and a warm heart.”
 
Even though it is physically challenging, Choi went through all the trials and tribulations to overcome the handicap and was admitted to Seoul Arts College with a special scholarship.

Recently at a year-end concert, she received a thundering applause for playing her first originally composed piece.
 
[Sound bite: Pianist Choi Hye-yeon's performance]
 
Now preparing for her first overseas recital in Germany next year, Choi is striking a chord as a symbol of inspiration.
 
[Sound bite: Pianist Choi Hye-yeon's performance "Amazing Grace"]

Park Jong-hong, KBS World Radio News.