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Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney
Sterling Nasa had tickets to see Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert. When the keyboardist suddenly fell ill, he found himself on stage performing
TL;DR
- A 21-year-old university student, Sterling Nasa, improvised a performance on the keyboard during a live concert of "La La Land in Concert" when the original player fell ill.
- Composer Justin Hurwitz sought an audience member with sight-reading skills after the keyboardist became unwell, with Nasa volunteering.
- Nasa successfully played the score, including improvising a challenging synthesizer solo during the "Start a Fire" piece.
- His performance was praised by Hurwitz as remarkable, highlighting his ability to improvise on the spot.
- Nasa, a politics and international studies student, returned to his studies after the impromptu performance.