Virtuoso Violinist Plays in DC Metro Station

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I thought alleynyc would find this particularly interesting...

Pearls Before Breakfast
Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let's find out.

By Gene Weingarten
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 8, 2007; Page W10

Joshua Bell is one of the world's greatest violinists. His instrument of choice is a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. If he played for spare change, incognito, outside a D.C. Metro station, would anyone notice?

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[midnightsjane.livejournal.com]

Fascinating...and kind of sad, too. I think it's a sign of the times, that we are too busy/involved in the mundane things of life to appreciate those moments that are a gift, a moment of beauty.
I found it interesting to read that the children who passed by invariably wanted to stop and listen, and their parents were the ones to drag them away.
I have had moments of great pleasure given to me by street musicians. One day downtown, there was a group of musicians from Peru playing in busy square..even though I was in a hurry, I had to stop and listen. I was transported to another world for those few moments. It was the highlight of my day.