Eliane Rodrigues came on stage in Rotterdam and opened her recital with Chopin, only to find that the pedals on her Steinway were dead.

No-one can play Chopin without sustained notes. Eliane called out for help – in Dutch.

Nobody backstage seemed to hear.

So she sat at the keyboard and started playing non-pedal pieces.

Eventually, stage crew came to take the piano away. Eliane carried on playing, even as it disappeared below stage. She was not giving up without a fight.

You have to see this performer.

UPDATE: The famous pianist who fixed his broken pedal