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Washington Post reporter Whitney Leaming captures this moment of a Ukrainian boy playing the piano amid the invasion. (Whitney Leaming/TWP)
Amid the uncertainty and chaos of last Thursday, a young boy in Ukraine sat down at a glossy white piano in a hotel lobby and began to play.
And focusing on a boy playing a piano highlights the impact of art in our lives
The piece, titled “Walk to School,” was written in 2020 and is featured on the soundtrack of the science fiction drama television series “Tales from the Loop” on Amazon Prime.
Almost one week after it was recorded, the boy in Ukraine who played the piano has not yet been publicly identified.