In London’s St. Pancras International Station, where thousands of travelers pass through each day, a lone piano sits in a heavily populated part of the station.
Cole Lam is a 12-year-old musician from the UK who has made a name for himself as a talented young musician with his amazing piano skills. Just as the boy was sitting down to play, a man interrupted him. The man smirked as he requested “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the legendary Queen song. The issue with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” however, is that it’s notoriously difficult to play. Even accomplished pianists sometimes struggle with the challenging tune.
What happened next shocked everyone and was thankfully caught on camera. The boy began to play the iconic song, but he didn’t merely plink through the notes. Instead, he began to play the song so skillfully that if you closed your eyes, you’d swear it was a grown adult with years of experience sitting behind the piano.As the boy played, it was obvious to anyone who passed by that he was playing with his whole heart and soul. He closed his eyes and put his whole body into his performance, his passion inspiring a small crowd to form around him. The man who’d requested the song grinned triumphantly, completely moved by the boy’s talent and passion.
When Lam finished the song, however, the crowd demanded he play another song.
The boy did not disappoint. He sat back down on the piano and started playing ‘Don’t Stop me Now’ by Queen, much to the crowd’s satisfaction.
As Lam performed the song, it became obvious that he was totally immersed in the music as he stood up and continued to play while standing.