A “fearless” boxer from Leeds wowed a captivated train station audience with his magical rendition of a Chopin ballade on Channel 4’s The Piano.
Ellis Arey, 23, starred in the first episode of the new series on Sunday night , which was filmed at Manchester Piccadilly. He performed Chopin’s expressive Ballade No.4, capturing the nation’s hearts with both his impressive ability and his story of growing up on a council estate. In the episode, which saw presenter Claudia Winkleman, singer Mika and pianist Lang Lang return to the screen, Ellis likened boxing to playing the piano.
” Sign up to our free newsletters today Ellis learnt to play the musical instrument through council-run schemes and told viewers that the reason he works so hard is because he has “nothing to fall back on”. He added: “I don’t come from private education, it was all done through schemes from the council.” From a low-income family, Ellis was eligible for free music lessons and fell in love with classical music. He continued: “For me, classical music is the finest form of human expression.
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