As anyone who travels much through train stations and airports knows, it’s fun to watch strangers perform songs on a public piano.
These spontaneous performances tend to pique the interest of people who are just passing by, making them stop to see more. Sometimes people can’t take the time to stop because they’re rushing towards their appointments. Still, sometimes the performance is just too good to ignore.
And that was definitely the case for this pianist and his dexterous fingers.
Only a few people were present in London’s metro station, but that didn’t stop Peter Buka from playing the piano.
Two women were watching him up close as he sat on the public piano.
As he tapped his fingers on the piano keys, you could already see the women’s surprise and disbelief.
Buka performed the 2019 song “Dance Monkey” by Tones and Me, which took over the world’s pop charts for a while. People in the station were bewitched after hearing this catchy tune from his piano!
His fingers ran over the keys gently yet swiftly.
He puts his own improvisation of the song by giving each verse a unique musical progression and build-up until it reaches the chorus. Adrenaline rushes through the crowd as he smashes his fingers on the keys!
He played the chorus part with so much energy that it almost makes you want to bust some moves on the dance floor!
Later, he plays the passage of the song’s bridge smoothly, hitting each note with precision until he transitions back to the chorus.
Buka played the final note, giving the song an exquisite ending. Only a few people witnessed the actual performance, but he got a larger crowd on the internet!
With fewer people in the station, Buka was lucky to have a few people to watch him perform.
Everyone who got to witness the show was thoroughly impressed by his skills and charisma.
The two women who were watching him from the beginning of the video stayed until the end, while some passersby got the chance to witness Buka’s performance more towards the ending.
Everyone rained him with praise and applause after he finished the whole song. Although there were only a few people there in person, this performance has gotten a lot more acclaim on YouTube.
Buka uploaded the video on his channel which garnered him an amazing 23 million views in just a month—but who is this YouTube pianist?
He is Peter Buka, a 22-year-old Hungarian YouTube star. He started taking interest in the piano when he was eight years old. Before he transitioned to YouTube, he studied music in classical music schools and won awards after competing in various national piano competitions.
For anyone who liked this video, he has other performance videos on his channel like this one, which garnered 2.8 million views of its own:
He started his journey of shooting and uploading videos on the internet four years ago.
He found acclaim on the streaming platform after his cover of Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” His channel is named after himself and features piano covers of famous pop songs, live performances on stage, and impromptu shows on public pianos. With 31 videos on his channel, he has now a total of 744,000 subscribers and a combined total of 61 million views.
His passion for music and piano has made him one of the YouTube rising stars!
We’re guessing that we’re only going to see more and more of this talented pianist.
Be sure to click the link below to see the whole performance!
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