{"id":50406,"date":"2024-04-28T23:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2032028"},"modified":"2024-04-28T23:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T21:39:40","slug":"the-piano-sees-9-year-old-pay-tribute-to-late-uncle-in-heart-warming-scenes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-piano-sees-9-year-old-pay-tribute-to-late-uncle-in-heart-warming-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Piano sees 9-year-old pay tribute to late uncle in heart-warming scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wholesome series return for a second season tonight. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 28 April 2024 at 21:00 PM<\/p>

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Channel 4\u2019s The Piano<\/a> made a triumphant return to screens tonight (Sunday 28th April), with a new group of amateur pianists hoping to impress Mika and Lang Lang with their musical skills.<\/p>\n

10 pianists all took to Manchester Piccadilly to share their music with commuters, Claudia Winkleman and the judges, and one pianist who blew everyone away was nine-year-old Ethan.<\/p>\n

Viewers were no doubt impressed that Ethan was already sitting his GCSEs and were warmed by his close relationship with his father, but it was piano skills that left everyone in awe.<\/p>\n

As he played Nocturne No.20 in C# Minor by Chopin, his father revealed that playing the piano allowed Ethan to express his emotions through music, more so following the death of his uncle.<\/p>

Ethan began to play and his father further explained that the song was what had been asked of him by his uncle for his funeral and saw an applause from onlookers.<\/p>\n

During Ethan\u2019s performance, Mika said: \u201cIt\u2019s totally breaking all the rules in every single way. The rhythm is being thrown into the air, but\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 But it\u2019s beautiful,\u201d Lang Lang finished. \u201cI like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once Ethan finished his performance, both Lang Lang and Mika got up from their seats and gave the nine-year-old a thumbs up as he exited the station.<\/p>\n

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Ethan on The Piano.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4 \/ Nic Serpell-Rand<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Unfortunately, Ethan was not chosen to play at the final concert as the judges chose Duncan \u2013 a pianist whom Winkleman previously said needed a place in the final.<\/p>\n

Duncan played an original Theme for Fran, his wife, and there wasn\u2019t a dry eye to be seen.<\/p>\n

Revealing the news that Duncan had earned a place to perform at the concert, Mika said: \u201cThere was one moment where we will able to understand why we are doing this all over again. The piano just had its place and the music just made sense and that was during the performance of Duncan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next week, the trio are headed to Cardiff as they have to make an \u201cimpossible\u201d decision on who will get a place in the concert.<\/p>\n