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Alan Rusbridger on the joys of four-hand piano

19 December 2020

9:00 AM

19 December 2020

9:00 AM

One of the few social activities not yet prohibited under lockdown laws is four-handed piano playing.

I don’t mean sitting side-by-side at one keyboard. That would risk infection and, if snitched on, the possibility of sharing a prison cell with Piers Corbyn. No, the four hands must be divided equally across two pianos, and the instruments must be end-to-end.

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