A piano has been placed outside the entrance to the railway station in Lviv, Ukraine.

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Volunteers and passersby have been sitting down at the instrument, playing for fellow travellers and helping to spread hope with their music.

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Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia, and in 1918 they settled in New York City. With his primary source of income coming from performances as a pianist and a conductor, Rachmaninoff had little time to compose. Because of this, he completed just six works between 1918 and 1943, including the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. By 1942, his failing health led to his relocation to Beverly Hills, California, where he died the following year from advanced melanoma.

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1. OMG I saw that! Makes me weep.

I want to say how long can this go on but the likely answer scares me.