A dream come true for a Warren teenager who has beaten the odds to be able to master the piano. 21 News Anchor Leslie Barrett and Videographer Mike Petrucci followed Darrius Simmons to the Big Apple where a star was born.

A debut to remember, on the stage 15-year-old Darrius Simmons of Warren at one time didn't think he could grace.

"I feel absolutely overwhelmed," said Darrius.

The Warren G. Harding freshman was born without six fingers and the bones below both knees. He taught himself how to make his four fingers dance across the keys and make his prosthetic legs press the right pedals. 

"I want everyone to know that if you set your mind to something you really can do it," he stated.

It's a tune that resonated with the popular South Korean composer and pianist Yiruma when he saw our story about Darrius last month performing his song "River Flows In You." 

"All those determination and all that, I learn from you really. I have so many things that can be learned from you really!" said Yiruma during their first meeting.

After watching our video, he invited Darrius to join him on the same piano bench at Carnegie Hall.

Darrius told Yiruma "I really enjoy listening to your music and it really inspires me to keep playing the piano honestly."

After watching Darrius play in person, Yiruma said "It's just amazing. How can you do that? All those jumps. You must find it really difficult?" Darrius replied "It's not that difficult to me honestly." 

You'd never know the two first met about an hour before the show, collaborating on the self-titled song Darrius wrote and prepared to play on stage.

Now that Darrius has made it to Carnegie Hall, Yiruma was able to offer him some advice on  how to further his career.

"I want him to keep on working on his new music," stated Yiruma.

Music that's already making the hearts of New Yorkers sing

"I thought Darrius blew me out of the water," said Kirk Aleman of New York.

A young man leaving a lasting impression on the world's stage that the sky's the limit when you just believe.

"Actually be able to listen to his songs and then to play with him that's unreal but it happened so I guess you can say it's real," Darrius said.

It's hard to top this first piano concert ever for Darrius but he said playing with Yiruma again would be enough.

"I'm really going to take what he said to heart and compose my own stuff," said Darrius.