Impromptu
Musician’s boogie-woogie piano show stops people at London train station in their tracks
He sat down and started to play, and before long, everyone in the crowd had to stop and stare!
Randy Aragon
11.09.20

What happens when a professional pianist sits down at a public piano?

People at this crowded mall learned first-hand when this professional musician sat down at the keys and put on a performance that had them completely stunned. His boogie-woogie style gets people stopping left and right until he’s got a full-blown crowd watching in awe.

His piano skills will take your breath away!

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Henri Herbert is the professional piano player who shocked people at St Pancras International with an impromptu performance and went massively viral for it.

There’s almost no better way into people’s hearts than playing music that speaks to them, and that’s exactly what Herbert does with his art. His YouTube channel is full of jaw-dropping performances, with 180,000 subscribers who follow his content.

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Especially amazing is Herbert’s ability to play the complex form of piano known as ‘boogie-woogie’ with the best of them.

At the start of this surprise show, the brilliant pianist nonchalantly hops on a public piano at St Pancras International in central London, while filming his documentary Street Pianos: Instrument of Change.

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Herbert wastes no time jumping into it, starting with a complex flurry of notes that all blend together perfectly.

His fingers blaze across the keys on the piano, instantly striking interest into the waves of people walking by. Seeing a talented street busker is one thing, but Herbert is on another level!

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Herbert is no doubt a boogie-woogie sensation, with his skills catapulting him to the forefronts of the piano world as one of the most sought after boogie-woogie and blues phenomenon.

More and more people continue to stop, enthralled by the sounds they hear.

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That’s when Herbert doubles-down, picking up the pace to a speed that is unfathomable to the average person.

People of all ages gather to watch the piano phenom, bopping their heads to the quick beat of the boogie-woogie that Herbert flawlessly plays.

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Many onlookers begin taking out their phones to record videos, giving them proof of the incredible and spontaneous performance they had the pleasure of witnessing.

Toward the end of the performance, Herbert once again baffles the crowd with a flurry of energetic notes that somehow blend into one.

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There’s nothing easy about boogie-woogie piano style, but Henri Herbert goes through the complicated piece without breaking a sweat.

For the grand finale, Herbert lets loose on the public piano one last time with the camera zooming in on his hands to drive the performance home.

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The impressed onlookers erupt with applause as the talented musician finishes, amazed at the piano skills they just witnessed.

People on the internet were equally impressed, with tens of millions of piano lovers watching Herbert light the piano on fire!

Herbert’s performance has been viewed over 47 million times, with 845,000 people who liked it.

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Over 52,000 people also left comments for the electric pianist, with many that were completely entranced by his extremely fast style.

Don’t forget to check out his YouTube channel for loads of awesome content, or follow him on Facebook to hear more. There’s no question that music like this takes you to another place, we’ll be looking out for more extraordinary boogie-woogie from Herbert in the future. If you want to purchase some of Henri Herbert’s wonderful music, you can visit his website.

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To see Henri Herbert bring down the house in this impromptu performance, watch the video below!

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