http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:59:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning#post-528850 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:47:49 +0000 Axel Foley 528850@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Flo&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>Hey Alex--we'd like to think that, but I bet we'd be wrong. Maybe a subway full of NY kids would do better though.<p></p> <p></p> Posting a link to the article for those who haven't read it and are interested. The story got a lot of press.<p></p> <p></p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html</a></blockquote><p></p> <p></p> I genuinely think that New Yorkers would be more discerning than Washingtonians in this situation. I went to college in D.C., and the city is not the cultural haven that article pretends it is. Performing arts-wise, it's got the Kennedy Center and...the Kennedy Center. New York is a whole different animal--and subway/street performing is much more part of the city's fabric up here than it is down there. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning#post-528691 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:48:20 +0000 camaysar 528691@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I've heard a very fine violist (not violinist) playing at the 7th Ave. F stop. He is a very high quality player. Lots of average violists play out of tune. He doesn't. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning#post-527603 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:04:37 +0000 Flo 527603@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Hey Alex--we'd like to think that, but I bet we'd be wrong. Maybe a subway full of NY kids would do better though.<p></p> <p></p> Posting a link to the article for those who haven't read it and are interested. The story got a lot of press.<p></p> <p></p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html</a> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning#post-527596 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:45:32 +0000 Axel Foley 527596@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Yeah, that was Joshua Bell. But that was in Washington, not here (I like to think that New Yorkers would have been better on the reactions than the bureaucrats down there). http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning#post-527584 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:42:38 +0000 Flo 527584@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Hey- Do you remember that article from a year or two ago about the famous violinist who played in the subway and almost nobody noticed? Maybe he's back and he brought that maple syrup smell with him. http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/violinistviolist-at-7th-ave-bq-stop-this-morning#post-527579 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:28:54 +0000 itsbonczek 527579@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Did anyone see this guy? I was there around 930am but I think he had been playing for awhile. He was incredible.