There is a mysterious link between music and religion.

Think of monks chanting in their monasteries and the Muslim called to prayer,

gospel singing in churches in Alabama,

and bark signing all the music he ever wrote, Solideo Gloria,

to God alone the glory.

And sometimes music is a revelation.

We hear it and somehow we know, or think we know, that he is there and he is great. I'm John Lawrenson and this is a documentary from the BBC World Service.

For this week's heart and soul, I've come to Rome to meet a Chinese pianist

who found God through music.

I first felt something was missing when I was about 20 years old.

Around a year before I graduated from university.

I had already finished most of my studies

and I was thinking about what to do next.

I kept asking myself, what's next,

what kind of life I'm going to.

So on the other side, everything looked fine.

I was studying music, I had goals, but inside I felt lost.

It wasn't only about my career.

It felt like I was missing someone or something to guide me.

Was there a moment when music stopped being enough?

Yes, I think so. There were moments like that.

It was hard for me to activate because music had always been my language, but sometimes when

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