When people are traveling, they are often required to wait. It could be for a short time or a very long time, but waiting at an airport can be annoying. Travelers at Manchester Airport in England were fortunate to get entertainment from 11-year-old Harrison Crane.
It seemed like a typical situation involving travelers waiting, but Crane was quickly able to make passengers feel a lot less bored. He started playing the piano for them. In a short time, all the people who heard the piano music were watching. Everyone felt it was an amazing, as well as unexpected, performance.
The moment was recorded on video by many people. It starts as Crane decides to sit down at the piano and gets ready to play. A video shows people near him in the airport turning their heads toward the young musician. The attention does not disturb Crane. He continues playing and seems extremely focused on his performance. Hearing a piano being played by a young boy seemed to shake up the usual traveler experience.
Harrison Crane is a young man, but his performance impressed those around him with its professionalism. People noticed his concentration. It seemed as if he was playing the piano with nobody else around him. This made the performance even more special to those who saw it. The piece he played is called “Nuvole Bianche”. It is one of the most popular pieces by Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi.
There were a lot of children at the airport. They seemed fascinated by Crane’s piano skills. It was obvious he was inspiring the children watching him. Crane’s performance seems easy. His piano playing seemed to bring together people of many different backgrounds. Once he is finished, Crane slowly walks away.
The crowd gave Crane a huge round of applause. A video of this event received over 10 million views when it was uploaded in 2018. Crane also posted other clips of himself playing music in shopping centers as well as airports. He has been playing piano since he was six-years-old.
Harrison Crane is young, but his YouTube channel already has more than 35,000 subscribers. According to the Liverpool Echo, his parents stated that Crane has one half-hour lesson each week and then practices at home. It is obvious he works hard and is committed to playing the piano.