"One of the bodies found on the vessel was identified on Wednesday as Sandor Feher, 38, a Hungarian violinist who worked on board and was last seen helping crying children into life jackets before returning to his cabin to get his violin."I think I have found him on Youtube. Sandor Féher, from Budapest, was looking for a teaching job out of Hungary. He posted a short film about himself and his work to assist with his quest. Here is the video, by way of tribute to his bravery and selflessness. It features Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen. Further tributes are already being posted on the Youtube page.
According to the same report, the death toll from the disaster stands at 11, with 21 people still unaccounted for.
If you have not already heard that phone call between the coastguard and the captain, it is available on The Guardian's website, here. The coastguard orders the captain to get back on board the ship to provide correct information and to help people. Interesting thoughts on the topic here.
5 comments:
How sad.
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Thanks, Jessica. It really brings home with poignancy what we lose in a tragedy such as this. Thanks for remembering and honouring Sandor in this way.
If - as one sympathetic Hungarian looking at the video immediately judged - Sandor Feher was a Gypsy violinist, it would be nice to see this mentioned, especially at a time when bad news about Roma is pretty well reported.
Francis - a good point and I was wondering that too. Sandor's style is very much in keeping with that fabulous tradition, but I haven't seen any reports that confirm whether or not he had Roma origins. If you find anything (maybe in Hungarian??) do let me know.
How sad. And what a contrast between his selflessness -- helping small children at his own peril -- and that of another musician -- the drummer on the onboard band who gave up his seat in a lifeboat to a child -- with that of the Captain. I hope Mr. Feher will be appropriately honored in his country.
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