Travel anywhere in the world, from sleazy casino to posh piano bar, and the guy behind the keys will inevitably turn to that Billy Joel chestnut, ‘Piano Man.’ But you’ve never heard ‘Piano Man’ played with quite so much passion as when a six-year-old autistic boy named Ethan pounds it out in a truly touching duet.
It’s always exciting to see a young prodigy rock out on a musical instrument (especially since we can barely carry a tune ourselves). But six-year-old pianist Ethan Walmark is all the more impressive since he has Autism Spectrum Disorder and has been playing songs by ear since the tender age of four.