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The western departures concourse of London King's Cross railway station (photo © User:Colin CC BY-SA)
In mid-August on the News Cut blog, MPR News' Bob Collins shared this video of a man playing a piano in a departure lounge at Prague's Václav Havel Airport:
The pianist in the video, Maan Hamadeh, was quoted by Lebanon's Daily Star, saying, "I would love to see pianos in all public place[s], especially those where the waiting factor is present."
Inside London's King's Cross/St Pancras railway station, there's a piano that gets a lot of attention. Here's a beautiful video by Richard Moore that captures a day in the life of that very public and very popular piano:
And finally, this piano seems just plopped along the side of the street in York, England. Despite what seems to be a chilly day when this video was shot, this boogie-woogie piano player is not slowed down at all even though he appears to be wearing gloves!
What do you think of pianos in public places? Would you stop and listen? If you're a piano player, would you be inspired to stop and play? If so, what piece(s) would you perform?
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