In a first, a 41-year-old female musician has set the world record for the highest ever classical concert after taking a grand piano 5,000m up a Himalayan mountain pass.
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Finally, I can share this with you! ?On September 7th I have successfully performed a concert at 5000m high altitude, from what I know it was the highest performance on a grand piano in the world.?(Guinness Book of records request pending). Last month, I and a team of adventurers embarked on the biggest climb in our lives transporting a grand piano to Shingo La Pass in the Zanskar in India, Himilayas.?Under a crazy weather of hail, sudden sunshine and extreme wind, I have performed compositions from my album ¡®Soul Journey¡¯ as well as a few of my favorite Chopin pieces.?Despite the extremely difficult breathing and weather conditions I managed to perform non-stop for one and half hours until my hands and feet completely gave up, especially my right hand and the right foot as I couldn¡¯t find my one of my socks, LOL.?I dedicated this concert in the clouds to my mum, my teacher, my producer, my best critic - Valentina Pronskaya, who I tragically lost last year.?¡°From age 5, my mum was my music teacher and mentor. She passed away 3 weeks before her 70th Birthday from sudden heart failure. The shock made me numb with grief for a long time. It broke my heart that instead of being back in my hometown celebrating her big birthday I was attending her funeral. It taught me to never take life for granted and to aspire for new challenges - of which this concert has been the biggest so far¡±.?This project was organized by a truly inspirational spirit - Desmond Gentle of ¡°Camden Piano Rescue¡± and supported by Baird¡¯s bank. ?We were also raising money for Cystic Fibrosis trust where ?7500 has been raised to date and the piano has been donated to the local college in Leh, Ladakh.?It has been a whirlwind adventure and you will see more pictures and the documentary soon - all the music videos and ¡°behind the scenes¡± are being edited. ?Thank you to my bestie Dmitry Jemelins for photography and videography?All the pictures from these few posts are screenshots of the videos. I¡¯m presenting this event at my piano salon this Saturday 13th of October with quite a few surprises planned for those in attendance: #pianist #record #worldrecord #himalayas #india #trip #journey #mountains #mou
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Evelina De Lain, a pianist from London, carried the grand piano up to the Singela Pass in the Himalayas, India, along with a team of mountain climbers.
Lain performed Chopin¡¯s Nocturnes No. 2 in E flat major and No. 20 in C sharp minor during the 90-minute performance in India, reports The Independent.
¡°I would never in a million years ever think I¡¯d play classical piano again let alone play the highest classical concert but I¡¯m not one to shy away from a challenge¡± she was quoted as saying.
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Finally, I can share this with you! ?On September 7th I have successfully performed a concert at 5000m high altitude, from what I know it was the highest performance on a grand piano in the world.?(Guinness Book of records request pending). Last month, I and a team of adventurers embarked on the biggest climb in our lives transporting a grand piano to Shingo La Pass in the Zanskar in India, Himilayas.?Under a crazy weather of hail, sudden sunshine and extreme wind, I have performed compositions from my album ¡®Soul Journey¡¯ as well as a few of my favorite Chopin pieces.?Despite the extremely difficult breathing and weather conditions I managed to perform non-stop for one and half hours until my hands and feet completely gave up, especially my right hand and the right foot as I couldn¡¯t find my one of my socks, LOL.?I dedicated this concert in the clouds to my mum, my teacher, my producer, my best critic - Valentina Pronskaya, who I tragically lost last year.?¡°From age 5, my mum was my music teacher and mentor. She passed away 3 weeks before her 70th Birthday from sudden heart failure. The shock made me numb with grief for a long time. It broke my heart that instead of being back in my hometown celebrating her big birthday I was attending her funeral. It taught me to never take life for granted and to aspire for new challenges - of which this concert has been the biggest so far¡±.?This project was organized by a truly inspirational spirit - Desmond Gentle of ¡°Camden Piano Rescue¡± and supported by Baird¡¯s bank. ?We were also raising money for Cystic Fibrosis trust where ?7500 has been raised to date and the piano has been donated to the local college in Leh, Ladakh.?It has been a whirlwind adventure and you will see more pictures and the documentary soon - all the music videos and ¡°behind the scenes¡± are being edited. ?Thank you to my bestie Dmitry Jemelins for photography and videography?All the pictures from these few posts are screenshots of the videos: #pianist #record #worldrecord #himalayas #india #trip #journey #mountains #mou
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¡®Concert in the Clouds¡¯ was to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the piano was donated to the local school, states the report.
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The concert was a tribute to her mother who was also her best friend said Evelina. After Evelina¡¯s mother passed away in 2017, she bought a piano from trip organiser Desmond Gentle and she hasn't stopped since.
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