No matter how old we grow to be in life, we all still hold something in common.
We never stop learning.
When it comes to relationships with our elders, the general rule of thumb is that they’ve been around, seen, and experienced much more in their life than their younger counterparts.
Therefore, if they’re schooling us on how to do something, we should probably button up our pie holes and learn something from them.
Every once in a while, though, those tables get turned.
In this amazing video below, a man dressed in a hoodie and sunglasses is seen in a bit of a ‘heated conversation’ with an elderly woman in front of a public piano.
She was scolding him fir playing.
It wasn’t just that he was playing, but it was how he was playing.
They appear to be talking about learning how to play the piano and, apparently, she had told him that he was ‘bashing’ on it rather than playing it.
The lady even goes so far as to say that she won’t spend any of her time with him. Woah.
She must be fun at parties.
Thankfully, the pianist didn’t listen.
We can hear her tell him to get online and watch videos to learn, or maybe even take a class.
But she’s talking to Brendan Kavanagh.
Brendan Kavanagh, also known as Dr. K, is a British pianist and piano teacher. According to Wikipedia,
“He specializes in playing and promoting the boogie-woogie genre, almost exclusively improvised, often combined with classical, jazz, blues, rock & roll, and traditional Irish music themes. He regularly performs in open venues on public pianos, sometimes in duet formats with musically inclined passersby or friends. He also plays the piano accordion, with emphasis on traditional Irish tunes.”
Brendan has a YouTube channel in which he shares his surprise performances and he’s racked up over 1.29 million followers.
This video amassed over 9M views.
As the elderly woman and her husband begin to walk away from Brendan, he takes a seat at the piano and starts playing.
At first, he does appear to be ‘bashing’ the piano, playing quickly and heavily in his classic style.
Boogie-woogie is fast by nature.
The loud and energetic tune starts to attract onlookers and passersby in the shopping center.
After continuing to ‘bash’ the piano keys, Brendan slows it down a bit, showing off his piano skills even further.
Passersby couldn’t help but stare.
Who was this man in a hoodie and glasses?
The older woman is no longer seen in the video, but we’re certain that she was probably eating her words when she heard what he could do.
Commenters on YouTube weighed in on his impromptu and mysterious performance.
“He certainly got everyone’s attention real quick,” said one viewer.
“That’s a shame that she bashed you for banging on the piano. While classical music is beautiful in its own way, boogie-woogie type stuff is what draws crowds of non-musical people that may spark interest,” said another.
A little exercise in humility is in order for the elderly lady.
Brendan gave her the perfect lesson.
Other comments echoed the same sentiments.
“Brilliant piano playing. The elderly lady, well she needs to chill and accept that every pianist is different. He clearly has great talent,” commented another person.
“He should’ve started off with Mozart so she could hear how well he plays, and that it’s not just rock n roll that he’s gifted at,” suggested someone else.
Dr. K could probably play anything.
It’s just that he has a go-to style that he prefers. And he’s incredibly good at that genre.
Brendan’s no stranger to impromptu performances.
Brendan is known for taking people off-guard with his public piano performances.
In fact, he has a whole channel about it where many of his videos rack up millions and millions of views.
He keeps his identity a secret with his signature black hoodie and slick sunglasses, only adding to the mystery of this talented public piano player.
Other times he’s been known to don a work costume like a janitorial or plumber’s uniform just to really catch people off guard when he plays.
No matter how he dresses, one thing he never fails to do is shred the keys.
See Brendan Kavanagh give this classic old lady a legendary lesson in piano in the video below!
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