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[–] 65 points 1 day ago* (6 children)

Gonna say Tom Brier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brier

An amazing rag pianist, with the help of a friend he got really popular for various video game songs he would sight read (playing for the first time with no practice) for the camera.

In 2016, he was rear-ended in a car accident and had a brain injury that paralyzed him from the neck down. He has since been healing and as of 2023 was starting to be able to write again but as far as I’m aware still can’t play the piano and may never do so again.

Check out the talent: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7hrGrzVqaHaPngRcsE-gNrwxdVvByiiC

This is still one of my favs. He improvised an entire song based on a small melody from Legend of Zelda: https://youtu.be/vhRBGCS8mlc

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  • [–] [S] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    As a pianist : whoa. Sad story. Insane talent.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Right? I’ve played piano most of my life, and any one of those would be months of intense practice for me to nail down, and dude just plays it like it’s nothing on his first attempt. It’s wild.

    As a pianist, you may also appreciate this one, as I know Joplin is pretty popular in most curriculums.

    https://youtu.be/9DyHFonnu2E

    Breaks my brain how easy he makes it look.

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