Water music: London canal boat serves as floating concert hall

LONDON: Music lovers in London can now enjoy classical performances with a difference - on a canal boat traversing the city's waterways.

Masayuki Tayama, the captain and pianist of the 'Piano Boat', currently moored in Uxbridge, just outside London, said the vessel was the only one of its kind. "It was built to our specifications as a floating concert venue," he said, pointing to a brand new Steinway grand piano at one end of the cabin, which has been transformed into a concert hall with parquet flooring and sumptuous burgundy walls.