WEBVTT 00:00:08.438 --> 00:00:19.407 (Music) NOTE Paragraph 00:02:33.724 --> 00:02:38.719 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:02:38.719 --> 00:02:41.834 Thank you. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:41.834 --> 00:02:44.525 Hi, everybody. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:44.525 --> 00:02:46.644 Ban-gap-seum-ni-da. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:46.644 --> 00:02:49.478 I'd like to share with you a little bit of me 00:02:49.478 --> 00:02:51.590 playing my life. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:51.590 --> 00:02:54.279 I might look successful and happy 00:02:54.279 --> 00:02:56.377 being in front of you today, 00:02:56.377 --> 00:02:59.463 but I once suffered from severe depression 00:02:59.463 --> 00:03:01.828 and was in total despair. 00:03:01.828 --> 00:03:04.933 The violin, which meant everything to me, 00:03:04.933 --> 00:03:07.510 became a grave burden on me. 00:03:07.510 --> 00:03:11.236 Although many people tried to comfort and encourage me, 00:03:11.236 --> 00:03:15.161 their words sounded like meaningless noise. 00:03:15.161 --> 00:03:18.523 When I was just about to give everything up 00:03:18.523 --> 00:03:20.886 after years of suffering, 00:03:20.886 --> 00:03:26.427 I started to rediscover the true power of music. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:26.427 --> 00:03:41.316 (Music) NOTE Paragraph 00:04:47.924 --> 00:04:50.776 In the midst of hardship, 00:04:50.776 --> 00:04:56.266 it was the music that gave me -- that restored my soul. 00:04:56.266 --> 00:04:58.035 The comfort the music gave me 00:04:58.035 --> 00:04:59.745 was just indescribable, 00:04:59.745 --> 00:05:03.909 and it was a real eye-opening experience for me too, 00:05:03.909 --> 00:05:07.213 and it totally changed my perspective on life 00:05:07.213 --> 00:05:09.869 and set me free from the pressure 00:05:09.869 --> 00:05:14.807 of becoming a successful violinist. NOTE Paragraph 00:05:14.807 --> 00:05:17.946 Do you feel like you are all alone? 00:05:17.946 --> 00:05:21.505 I hope that this piece will touch and heal your heart, 00:05:21.505 --> 00:05:24.016 as it did for me. NOTE Paragraph 00:05:24.016 --> 00:05:29.981 (Music) NOTE Paragraph 00:06:40.051 --> 00:06:48.758 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:06:48.758 --> 00:06:50.503 Thank you. NOTE Paragraph 00:06:50.503 --> 00:06:54.440 Now, I use my music to reach people's hearts 00:06:54.440 --> 00:06:57.119 and have found there are no boundaries. 00:06:57.119 --> 00:07:00.678 My audience is anyone who is here to listen, 00:07:00.678 --> 00:07:04.926 even those who are not familiar with classical music. 00:07:04.926 --> 00:07:09.775 I not only play at the prestigious classical concert halls 00:07:09.775 --> 00:07:11.710 like Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, 00:07:11.710 --> 00:07:15.501 but also hospitals, churches, prisons, 00:07:15.501 --> 00:07:19.721 and restricted facilities for leprosy patients, 00:07:19.721 --> 00:07:21.687 just to mention a few. NOTE Paragraph 00:07:21.687 --> 00:07:26.297 Now, with my last piece, I'd like to show you 00:07:26.297 --> 00:07:29.978 that classical music can be so much fun, exciting, 00:07:29.978 --> 00:07:32.782 and that it can rock you. 00:07:32.782 --> 00:07:36.210 Let me introduce you to my brand new project, 00:07:36.210 --> 00:07:37.715 "Baroque in Rock," 00:07:37.715 --> 00:07:41.407 which became a golden disc most recently. 00:07:41.407 --> 00:07:43.904 It's such an honor for me. NOTE Paragraph 00:07:43.904 --> 00:07:48.145 I think, while I'm enjoying my life as a happy musician, 00:07:48.145 --> 00:07:52.778 I'm earning a lot more recognition than I've ever imagined. 00:07:52.778 --> 00:07:56.345 But it's now your turn. 00:07:56.345 --> 00:07:57.816 Changing your perspectives 00:07:57.816 --> 00:08:01.764 will not only transform you but also the whole world. 00:08:01.764 --> 00:08:04.247 Just play your life with all you have, 00:08:04.247 --> 00:08:06.581 and share it with the world. 00:08:06.581 --> 00:08:08.406 I really look forward to witnessing 00:08:08.406 --> 00:08:12.351 a transforming world by you, TEDsters. 00:08:12.351 --> 00:08:17.394 Play your life, and stay tuned. NOTE Paragraph 00:08:17.410 --> 00:08:25.522 (Music) NOTE Paragraph 00:12:07.179 --> 00:12:11.179 (Applause)