Apparently Nigel Kennedy was heard discussing Tasmin's little excursion with Sean Rafferty on Radio 3's 'In Tune' yesterday and quite fancies the idea of having a go himself, though he used to do it for real as a student in New York. Meanwhile rumour has it that at least two other national newspapers are (or were?) planning to carry out similar stunts.
On a slightly more serious note (no pun intended), the violinist David Juritz, leader of the London Mozart Players, is going to busk his way around the world for four-and-a-half months. He's calling his project 'Round the World and Bach'. He starts in June and plans to play solo Bach through Europe, Asia, Australasia and the Americas, with a stint in his native South Africa. The project will raise money for a new charity, Musequality, which aims to finance community music projects in deprived areas and is administered by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund. Follow his progress, and sponsor him, at roundtheworldandbach.com.
1 comment:
I remember, from across the street, seeing Nigel and Thomas Demenga playing in front of (actually kind of to the side of) Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue back in 1979. I don't think that their sounds carried very far: it was a windy day. It was back in the day when Nigel looked like an English schoolboy. I was surprised that nobody was listening.
I don't think that they played for very long.
Post a Comment