Nokia Ringtone Interrupts, Violist Plays Along [VIRAL VIDEO]

If you’ve ever been watching a movie or attending a concert and someone’s ringtone interrupts the proceedings, you’ll appreciate this video that’s recently gone viral on YouTube.

As Slovakian musician Lukáš Kmit played a beautiful piece on his viola, suddenly the obnoxious Nokia ringtone blasted through the reverie. What a wonderful reaction he had!

Instead of stopping the music altogether (like what happened at a New York Philharmonic concert earlier this month when an iPhone’s “marimba” ringtone so blatantly interrupted the music that the conductor stopped the entire orchestra), Lukáš picked up on the Nokia noise, playing it more beautifully than we’ve ever heard.

While some commenters are calling this a fake and a setup, it looks real to us. It’s not that difficult for any musician with a reasonably good ear to quickly improvise that simple tune.

Or, it could be that Lukáš is familiar with the original version of the Nokia ring tone, a lovely guitar piece composed in 1902 by Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega called “Gran Vals.” It’s a grand waltz indeed:

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