I am not Britain's mystery pianist, says Czech musician

A Czech classical musician appeared on television on Tuesday to deny he was the mysterious mute pianist found last month wandering on an English beach. Tomas Strnad, a former rock musician who fellow band members claimed was the unknown pianist, appeared on three Czech television stations to say he had been misrepresented. Two Czech musicians had claimed after seeing photographs in the media that the unknown man was their former fellow rock band member Strnad. More than 1,000 people have responded to an appeal for information that could help identify the pianist, and have suggested about 250 possible names, British police said.