A wholesome video of a young girl joining a street musician with her violin and harmoniously playing a beautiful song with him is lifting spirits online.
Last week, Van, a digital creator known for his public piano performances and spontaneous collaborations with strangers, posted a heartwarming video on his Instagram. In the video, a young girl approached him, requesting that he play River Flows in You on the piano. Although initially puzzled by the song choice, Van began playing the first few notes, and the girl confirmed it was the right one. She then fetched her violin from her case, and together, they performed the beautiful melody. It captivated the onlookers who eagerly recorded the heartwarming moment.
Van shared this touching clip with his Instagram followers and captioned it, “Wait for it. I was playing the piano when suddenly, an 8-year-old girl asked me to play « River Flows in you » and then she played with me ! All the train station was shocked !!” Watch here:
Since its upload on October 26, this heartwarming video has garnered immense attention. It has garnered over 11 million likes and more than 77,000 comments. Among the comments, one user wrote, “Brave for playing in front of so many strangers”. Another person pointed out, “Forget the music, look how polite she is.”
Many couldn’t help but notice the pure joy radiating from the girl as she played the violin. One Instagram user highlighted this aspect, saying, “It’s not just her talent… it’s the joy she’s showing all through her body and face. Wow. I hope this joy follows her through her entire career.”
Appreciating Van for playing along with the girl, a person wrote, “The girl was awesome, sure. But let’s talk about bro on the piano somehow knowing how to be an accompanist. Imho way harder than just being a pianist”.
The song River Flows in You is composed by South Korean pianist Yiruma. The song was originally released as part of Yiruma’s 2001 album named First Love. It soon gained immense popularity and was unofficially adopted by Twilight fans as ‘Bella’s Lullaby’. It was widely used in Twilight fan edits.