It remembers the experience in January 2007 by the violinist Joshua Bell in the anonymous environment of an underground corridor in Washington, the famous virtuoso plays three quarters of time without causing obvious interest. Her kitty is 32 dollars. The event, staged by the Washington Post, has prompted countless comments on the supposed inability of Americans to enjoy a concert for which tickets would sell tens of dollars - one.
Friday, April 11, 2009, Bucharest metro. The young violinist Alexandru Tomescu, attired in civilian clothes, repeats the experience of Bell. Like his illustrious colleague, he plays a Stradivarius of legend, and like him, he performs pieces by Bach and other pieces are virtuoso whose fond ca. Surprise! passersby stop, listen, challenge him a little money. 328 lei - three times more than the experience of Washington! And in half an hour only!
Then more music lovers than Americans, Romanians? Maybe. Less obsessed with schedules, without doubt. Conversely, we can assume they have less opportunity to listen to great music that people in the capital U.S., and thus more prone to marvel at the slightest manifestation of this art if overused. Sometimes just a few drops a flower that flourishes in the Sahara ... And should we emphasize the importance of the violin in the Romanian national culture?
Anyway, this action loud and abundantly annotated may only draw fire from international critics on exceptional violinist. What a beautiful card! But why the discs are so rare? We'll talk here Alexandru Tomescu.
(based România Libera )
You can find the Romanian translation of this article The world in Alexandra .
