World Record Smashed: Man Plays Piano For 31 Hours

This is the man who has just broken the world record for the longest solo concert after spending 31 hours playing the piano to raise cash for the Telethon charity.

Thierry Schrotz is a piano teacher in France and he has reportedly just broken the world record for the longest ever solo concert, to raise money for the Telethon charity event. He livestreamed the event on Facebook from Le Cres, a commune in the Herault department in southern France, and was watched by thousands of netizens.

Shrotz told Central European News (CEN) he played 735 pieces of music in a 31-hour marathon - from Friday evening to Sunday morning - that saw him smash the previous world record for the longest ever solo concert, which had previously been set at 27 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds in 2009, by the Canadian Chilly Gonzales.