BEIJING: Chinese netizens mourn veteran pianist Fou Ts’ong, known as the piano poet, who died on Monday in the United Kingdom from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), at the age of 86, media reported on Tuesday. Fou Ts’ong was reported to be diagnosed with Covid-19 on Sunday. On Monday, Fou was confirmed to have died, with the official Austrian Music Channel Sina Weibo account posting the news on Tuesday. The hashtag about Fou’s Covid-19 death topped the trending list of Sina Weibo on Tuesday morning, with 330 million views. Many Chinese netizens pay attribute to the famed pianist.

Source: Manila Times December 29, 2020 10:07 UTC