At Lviv station, a pianist plays ‘What a Wonderful World’
NewsUkraine has not lost its redeeming sense of irony or its love of music.
Filmed by a Reuters correspondent.
Outside Lviv station, which is thronging with exhausted refugees fleeing war in eastern Ukraine, an accomplished pianist is playing “What a Wonderful World.” It’s hauntingly beautiful. pic.twitter.com/Xm5itr8jl7
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) March 5, 2022
The original:
And in an abandoned Kharkiv hotel, a boy plays Philip Glass:
A young boy plays the piano in a Kharkiv hotel lobby as unconfirmed reports come in that Russians troops are advancing on the city. pic.twitter.com/bWFvgM1N7X
— Whitney Leaming (@wleaming) February 24, 2022
Hmm. Philip Glass is even more famous than I reckoned elsewhere on this site!