"Piano Performance in China: Creating Space for Grief"

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"Piano Performance in China: Creating Space for Grief"
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In China, a man has been playing the piano outdoors in places of great sadness, performing only "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto. His videos went viral in the fall of 2022, resonating with years of unexpressed collective grief. NPR correspondent John Ruwitch explores the story of this piano man and his chosen path in this episode of The Sunday Story.

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