‘Her accompanist didn’t show up so she played the flute and piano parts’

23 October 2020, 13:38

Some serious musical dexterity, right here...

It’s a scenario some musicians might dread: arriving at a recital to find your collaborative pianist hasn’t turned up.

But when you’re student Sunny Baik, you take lemons and make them into a wonderful display of musical virtuosity.

Sitting alone at a grand piano at her student recital, Sunny becomes both soloist and accompanist, tickling the ivories on one hand while playing solo flute with the other.

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The video was shared back in 2018, but has recently resurfaced on Reddit.

Sunny’s faultless performance has, inevitably, prompted a few raised eyebrows from social media users who have questioned whether she could pull off such a show without practice.

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“No less impressive, but she absolutely rehearsed this,” Reddit user FatherJohnMeesty said.

Another user concurred, responding: “For sure. At a college recital she would definitely be playing a piece more complicated for flute, not something that only requires one hand.”

Still, it’s darned impressive. Bravo, Sunny, on your musical dexterity and for pleasing the Internet so.