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A video showing the moment a group of people waving Chinese flags demand a pianist to stop filming during a light-hearted performance has sparked fury. YouTuber Brendan Kavanagh posted a video on his DrKBoogieWoogie channel showing him tinkling the ivories at London's St Pancras International station as busy commuters ferried past.
But as the clip rolls a number of people waving Chinese flags can be seen in the background who eventually come over to the musician and tell him he is "not allowed" to film.
A bemused Mr Kavanagh debates why he should have to stop fliming pointing out to the group of males and females, who say they are filming for Chinese TV, that "in the UK it's a free country".
In one exchange he says: "We are in Great Britain, we are not in China."
One man with the group also asks the musician to stop recording before adding they do "love his music" but demands he not film them. In a heated moment one of the group, who will not say if they are from China, shouts at Mr Kavanagh.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police can be seen discussing the incident with Mr Kavanagh but by the end of the video on his YouTube channel the musician has resumed playing the piano.
Speaking to Express.co.uk Mr Kavanagh said his video had encapsulated a clash of cultures for many people. Mr Kavanagh joked: “It’s almost created a diplomatic incident.
“It’s caught people’s imagination because I think it has so many contemporary and cultural issues that people are concerned about.
“If you watch the video they are constantly talking about ‘their rights’, and constantly telling me what I am not allowed to do.
“I think a lot of people have got really angry with that. If the roles were reversed and I was over in China waving around Union Jacks and telling Chinese people what they couldn’t do, would that have been appropriate?”
Mr Kavanagh added that group was trying to take his video of the incident down from social media.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1858438/fury-china-tourists-pianist-filming-row
But as the clip rolls a number of people waving Chinese flags can be seen in the background who eventually come over to the musician and tell him he is "not allowed" to film.
A bemused Mr Kavanagh debates why he should have to stop fliming pointing out to the group of males and females, who say they are filming for Chinese TV, that "in the UK it's a free country".
In one exchange he says: "We are in Great Britain, we are not in China."
One man with the group also asks the musician to stop recording before adding they do "love his music" but demands he not film them. In a heated moment one of the group, who will not say if they are from China, shouts at Mr Kavanagh.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police can be seen discussing the incident with Mr Kavanagh but by the end of the video on his YouTube channel the musician has resumed playing the piano.
Speaking to Express.co.uk Mr Kavanagh said his video had encapsulated a clash of cultures for many people. Mr Kavanagh joked: “It’s almost created a diplomatic incident.
“It’s caught people’s imagination because I think it has so many contemporary and cultural issues that people are concerned about.
“If you watch the video they are constantly talking about ‘their rights’, and constantly telling me what I am not allowed to do.
“I think a lot of people have got really angry with that. If the roles were reversed and I was over in China waving around Union Jacks and telling Chinese people what they couldn’t do, would that have been appropriate?”
Mr Kavanagh added that group was trying to take his video of the incident down from social media.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1858438/fury-china-tourists-pianist-filming-row
