One of his dreams is to play at the opening ceremony of the upcoming Asian Para Games to be held alongside the Asian Games in Guangzhou in November.

Guangzhou - On Feb 5, 11-year-old Su Yongcheng played the traditional Cantonese score Beautiful Clouds Chasing the Moon at a concert by Chinese youth to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Su Yongcheng, an 11-year-old blind pianist, with his teacher Luo Zheng at the Children's Palace of Haizhu district in Guangzhou. (Zou Zhongpin / China Daily)

Su's performance at the prestigious Golden Hall in Vienna, Austria, was so well received that he was approached backstage by admirers asking for his future performance schedule.

"I felt proud," Su shyly told China Daily.

His mother, Luo Ruipin, was part of the audience and she cried after his performance.

She had worried about his form because he had not practiced for nine days before the concert.

It was not just a mother's love. Her son's achievement was even more special to her because he had lost his eyesight when he was a child.

"I wanted to thank my mom and my teacher," Su said.

"He shouted 'super cool' to me after his performance," said Luo Zheng, his piano teacher at the Children's Palace of Haizhu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

It took five years and a lot of hard practice before Su experienced the magical moment.

When he was three, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour that was pressing on his optical nerves. After the tumour was removed, he became blind.

A nurse later suggested that he learn a skill like playing the piano to help alleviate his boredom, so his mother signed him up for lessons.

"I wanted to help him build self-confidence and did not mind whether he would be successful as a pianist. I even considered him entering musical contests. With his efforts, I hoped he could live a normal life," his mother said.

Su took one or two piano classes a week and, with a piano at home, practices up to four hours a day.