Dad Pushed Cancer Survivor Son to Play the Piano at an Airport 3 Years Ago, Now the Teen’s Studying to Be a Composer

Courtesy of Christian Blandford

A 15-year-old piano player who was encouraged by his father to perform wowed crowds at an airport in Switzerland three years ago. Now he’s studying to become a composer.

Christian Blandford, now 19, lives in the town of Sevenoaks, in Kent, South East England, and studies film music composition at Leeds Conservatoire.