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Violinist Philippe Quint is building classical music audiences one cab driver at a time. After leaving his $4 million Stradivari violin in a Newark taxi this past spring, he is giving a recital at Carnegie’s Weill Hall later this month and is dedicating it to cab driver Mohamed Khalil. Quint joins us today with a live preview.
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This musician handled this situation very well and in the most positive way possible. His concert of thanks exposed many more people than just cab drivers to the beauty and art of fine classical music. He should be applauded for his grace. Susan Brown should see a psychiatrist.
Frankly I am disappointed in your comments. I preface this saying that I am a lifelong Democrat and liberal and New Yorker, but your comments about cab drivers was absolutely demeaning. What makes you think that they don't like or know classical music? No wonder we are considered out of touch elitists. While I rarely take cabs, more often than not the drivers are listening to public radio - talk and classical music. Shame on you both.
What a great story. I wish people of different stripes could be so moved by new music as these cabdrivers were. Hats off to Philippe and Mohammed for making the best of this very human accident.
What a great story! Amidst all the news today, this story definitely brought a smile to my face.
Bravo!
I heard somewhere that Yo-Yo Ma did this also... one more violin and a viola, and we've got a great cab quartet.
I want to know the same thing John asked in first post. This seems to happen with surprising regularity.
why do we always hear about musicians leaving their expensive instruments in cabs? what else is on their mind that they could forget something so important and priceless?
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