Davide Martello playing his piano at Gezi Park.
A German musician by the name of Davide Martello got to Gezi Park with a three-man team in a trailer with a piano. After unloading the instrument and placing it inside the entry to the park, he began to play, reports the New York Times.
People stopped to listen. The restless crowd began to calm down and gather around Martello. In no time, photos and videos of the performance were zinging around the globe, ending up on blogs, online news sites and Facebook.
By the end of the night, about 1500 people turned up at Taksim square just to listen to him play the piano.
“The idea is to inspire politicians through music,” Martello said, who was dressed in red — to honour the Turkish flag — and a fedora. The maestro played for 14 hours straight and kept the audience spellbound.
Police officers in the vicinity also joined the audience to enjoy the performance.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 16th, 2013.
Like Life & Style on Facebook, follow @ETLifeandStyle on Twitter for the latest in fashion, gossip and entertainment.
COMMENTS (2)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
1713853507-0/MalalaHilary-(2)1713853507-0-270x192.webp)
Pied Pipper? lol
What a wonderful group, Davide Martello and his team, and what marvellous work they did. We need more of such decent people who calm the nerves of others, give them pleasant moments, and spread joy around.
Karachi