Acclaimed Pianist With Hand-Movement Disorder Plays With Extension Gloves: Video

Acclaimed Pianist With Hand-Movement Disorder Plays With Extension Gloves: Video
Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins, 80, at his home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 29, 2020. MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL/AFP via Getty Images
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A pair of mechanical gloves gifted João Carlos Martins, an acclaimed Brazilian classical pianist and conductor, the precious ability to play his favorite Bach sonatas again after more than two decades.

As a star pianist, Martins has performed across the United States and Europe with leading orchestras before his talented hands were stilled by a degenerative disorder.