The Street Pianist
Welcome to The Street Pianist! A celebration of all the delightful musicians who play street piano, even when nobody’s listening.
I'm Clare Sudbery (@ClareSudbery on Insta and, well, pretty much everywhere). I'm an amateur singer and pianist, and after appearing on season 2 of The Piano TV show in 2024, I discovered just how many street pianists there are with great stories to tell.
On the second Monday of every month, I'll be sharing another interview with one of the many pianists I've encountered on my regular musical wanderings.
The Street Pianist
2. Anthony Thomas, Part 2 (SPOILER FREE)
Have you ever sung I Will Survive in public? Most people don’t think of themselves as people who sing in public, until you ask them if they’ve ever sung I Will Survive… and suddenly the story changes.
In this episode, we hear about how I met Anthony when he offered to accompany me while I sang in the street, how Anthony taught himself piano, the power of audience participation with classic songs like Bohemian Rhapsody and I Will Survive, how he met his girlfriend during lockdown via a shared love of music, and all the different cities he’s played in.
Note: There is another version of this episode, in which we hear an original recording of the magical moment when Anthony met the Performer of The Night (SPOILERS!) from the season two final of @ThePianoUK (www.channel4.com/programmes/the-piano). The spoilers have been edited out of this version of this episode.
Anthony can be found @anthony_mufc on instagram, and @luminalflight on Tiktok.
The theme music is a live street piano recording of a duet between Anthony Thomas and Kai Henry (@KaiStreetPiano).