Subscribe to Arirang Korean! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=arirangkorean Pianist Maksim Mrvica, with 'fingers given by God' Pianist Maksim Mrvica caused a sensation in the classical music world with his powerful performances of crossover music. He started playing the piano at the age of 9 in 1983 and won first prize at the Zagreb International Piano Competition in 1993. He is an accomplished pianist who won the Nicolai Rubinstein International Piano Competition in 1999 and the Pontoise Piano Competition in Paris in 2000. With great passion and dedication toward music, he continued his piano lessons amid war and honed his skills to strive toward his dream. For Maksim Mrvica, music was his hope and his life. 'The Piano Player,' his debut album released in 2003, made double platinum in Hong Kong, platinum in Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and Croatia, and gold in Malaysia, Indonesia and China. This album helped him gain international fame with his crossover music that had a blend of an intense techno sound and rapid notes that were played with precision. His impressive performance of 'The Flight of Bumblebee' received accolades from both the public and critics and he was praised as having 'fingers that are like a gift from God.' Maksim Mrvica can empathize with the situation in Korea because of his own experience with war in his home country, Croatia. He's already been to Korea more than 20 times to perform and is widely loved by the local music enthusiasts. Tune into The INNERview to listen to the performances by the award-winning pianist and hear his story.

• published: 15 Oct 2013
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