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Romanian Pianist Hits Piano Key 500 Times In 30 Seconds
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By Ben Hooper
Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A fast-fingered con- cert pianist from Romania unoffi- cially broke a Guinness World Record by hitting a piano key 500 times in 30 sec- onds.
Thurzó Zoltán, a renowned concert pianist, took on the record
in Biharia village
on Oct. 23 as a tribute to his mother, Thurzó Margit Terézia, who died on the same date in 2023 at the age of 77.
The current record of 495 piano key hits in 30 seconds was set by Japanese musi- cian Keita Hattori in December 2023.
Zoltán previously
set the Guinness World Records for the highest alti- tude grand piano performance, 19,024 feet, and the longest marathon playing keyboard/piano by an individual, 130 hours.
Evidence from his latest attempt is being submitted to Guinness World Records for official verification.
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