The world's only one-handed concert pianist who played at the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in London alongside Coldplay will be performing in Dorchester this weekend.

Nicholas McCarthy, an "extraordinary and unique musical talent", specialises in the 'left hand alone', music written as a result of a concert pianist having lost his right arm during the First World War.

Born in 1989 without his right hand, he went on to study at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. His graduation in July 2021 made history and drew press headlines around the world, being the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the college in its 130-year history.

Nicholas has since performed extensively around the world, performing at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, the Capetown Convention Centre, the Linder Auditorium in South Africa and in 2012 at the closing ceremony of the Paralympics with the British Paraorchestra alongside Coldplay to more than half a billion people.

The concert will take place at Dorchester Corn Exchange on Sunday, February 27 at 3pm and will feature work by Gershwin, Bach/Brahms and Rachmaninoff, along with some rare gems.

Tickets cost £16 or £14 for members of Dorchester Arts, under 18s or those on low income and are available from dorchesterarts.org.uk or by calling 01305 266926 on weekdays between 10am and 4pm.

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