Audience Member Takes Over From Orchestra’s Sick Pianist
3rd June 2026
When a keyboardist fell ill in the middle of a concert in Australia, it seemed that the performance would have to be abandoned.
That was until a young member of the audience came forward and offered to fill in.
The medical emergency happened during a screening in Sydney of La La Land, in which a live orchestra performed the film’s score as the movie played on a giant screen.
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Step forward, Sterling Nasa – a 21-year-old who plays organ and piano and also teaches bagpipes.Once on stage, he took the place of the absent keyboardist and showed himself to be more than up to the challenge.
People can surprise you.