Joshua Bell's 'Stop and Hear the Music' metro experiment | The Washington Post

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  • čas přidán 9. 04. 2007
  • Joshua Bell is one of the world's greatest violinists. His instrument of choice is a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. If he played it for spare change, incognito, outside a bustling Metro stop in Washington D.C., would anyone notice?
    Read Gene Weingarten's story in The Washington Post: wpo.st/-vP (Video by John W. Poole)
    #WashingtonPost #JoshuaBell #StopandHeartheMusic

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  • @HyderKahn
    @HyderKahn Před rokem +2052

    This shows that no matter how talented you are but if you’re not in the right environment no one will see the true worth or even understand the potential you have. That’s why you gotta get your self out of places where you’re not appreciated

    • @saltyfish7626
      @saltyfish7626 Před rokem +13

      deep🥶🥶🗿💀

    • @Doku666
      @Doku666 Před rokem +18

      Didn’t a CZcamsr already say this

    • @Plazmasoldier
      @Plazmasoldier Před rokem +18

      I probably would have just thought it was music on loudspeakers or something. People have places to be. He set in in the entrance to a metro station for goodness sake.

    • @frontbattles8090
      @frontbattles8090 Před rokem +30

      People have appointments and need to move.. Not stopping doesn't mean not appreciating please use your brain.

    • @reybeloart
      @reybeloart Před rokem +1

      @@frontbattles8090 na verdade a maioria das pessoas não gosta desse tipo de música, mesmo as que pagam ingresso para ouvi-la, aí que está a questão!

  • @naumanshamsi9870
    @naumanshamsi9870 Před 3 lety +3469

    Station is a busy place where we are in hurry to catch our specific train. This shows the discipline with no distraction. if the same experiment would have taken place at a mall the scenario would be different and people would have appreciated.

    • @johnadam9762
      @johnadam9762 Před 3 lety +100

      Good and true comment.

    • @rabielazazi787
      @rabielazazi787 Před 3 lety +114

      There's people getting off the train too

    • @faresalmodaihsh1296
      @faresalmodaihsh1296 Před 3 lety +2

      Agree

    • @miguelbarrera4631
      @miguelbarrera4631 Před 3 lety +133

      i dont think so my friend, how many people had waited if the artist would have been Beyonce, Ariana Grande, or any CZcamsr. The result would have been so much different, right? That only proof that not a lot of people actually cares about this kind of music, or maybe the cultural level of the people using the train station. Who knows

    • @resssay1
      @resssay1 Před 3 lety

      this is exactly what I was thinking about when watch people pass by him

  • @ZxSkyLineKidxZ
    @ZxSkyLineKidxZ Před rokem +343

    That one lady stopped and listened although people were walking through her. Then we understood she recognized him and loved his talent. Amazing!

    • @BlizzyFoxTF
      @BlizzyFoxTF Před 9 měsíci +13

      Kinda sad to know thebonly person that stopped already knew him before, unlike a normal passerby who heard his name but stop for the music

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape Před 6 měsíci +1

      This is like the equivalent of people in OSRS begging in BiS gear lmao

    • @davidrcks
      @davidrcks Před 6 měsíci

      A few people did

    • @MAN_OF_GOD.
      @MAN_OF_GOD. Před 5 měsíci

      True

    • @chuheihkg
      @chuheihkg Před 20 dny

      not everyone can notice that quickly.

  • @zlatkomargeta4788
    @zlatkomargeta4788 Před rokem +167

    the man plays so well that he even controls the speed of time

  • @CBMaster2
    @CBMaster2 Před 3 lety +869

    I would not stop. I don't know music enough to know the difference between a good violinist and a world class violinist. I would enjoy the music while passing by, like I always do, but I would continue on with my day

    • @EdgarVillagme
      @EdgarVillagme Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, but I Can and you Can appreciate his talent and give him money or just listen that amazing talent!!

    • @Ace-dv5ce
      @Ace-dv5ce Před 2 lety +5

      @@EdgarVillagme I also think violin itself gets overshadowed by most in comparison to let’s say singing , drums or guitar, they have heard those more much much more often and clips most definietly hear how well the musicians are

    • @dr.strawberry5773
      @dr.strawberry5773 Před 2 lety +13

      @@ec-uploads rude

    • @yudithmonsalve4475
      @yudithmonsalve4475 Před 2 lety +6

      @@ec-uploads how about honesty?

    • @TheSecretHideout
      @TheSecretHideout Před 2 lety +12

      Yo, at least you're honest. If it was something that you were familiar with or recognized someone that you were really into, you'd probably have stopped and listened. Classical isnt for everyone, just like Jazz or Hip hop isnt for everyone.

  • @christopherdeckinga2421
    @christopherdeckinga2421 Před 2 lety +94

    I sold photographs and drawings in the Bart Stations in San Francisco, along Market Street (1999-2000). At one of the stations, there were two guys who used to play guitar. They would alternated days... one guy would play one day, the other guy would be there the next day. Guy A had a white guitar, he was in good shape, would wear a sleeveless shirt, stand up when he played, pace around, and make eye contact with everyone who passed by. He would play the same song the whole day... or maybe he played two songs, but he sang and his voice carried really well in the train station.
    Guy B could play every Beatles song, without flaw. Im sure he knew many other songs, but he would usually stick to Beatles songs. He would bring a chair with him and sit down, sometimes facing the wall. He wore drab clothing and hardly lifted his head the whole time he played.
    People would stop all day for Guy A... they would put money in his guitar case, stand and listen, strike up conversations with him. People very seldom stopped for Guy B. This is just an estimate, but I would guess Guy A would make 10x what Guy B made on any given day. People would just pour out money for the guy with the white guitar while people hardly noticed the guy who was actually a far superior musician.
    There is so much psychology that goes into busking, panhandling, street sales. Even I was aware of this at the time; I could send a friend around the corner and have them come and stop to look at my photographs. The chance of other people stopping to look and buy photographs was much higher if someone else was already there looking. You can see this effect at the end of this youtube video. When one woman stops, other people (not many but some) stop to listen.

    • @MD-cf7ws
      @MD-cf7ws Před 2 lety +5

      Great example brother. Thank you

    • @TheRomanWon
      @TheRomanWon Před 2 lety +5

      Great insight. Thanks for sharing

    • @christopherdeckinga2421
      @christopherdeckinga2421 Před 2 lety +6

      @@TheRomanWon A little word-y, I know. Im glad you took something away from what I wrote. Thanks.

    • @3dulimited952
      @3dulimited952 Před 2 lety +3

      I worked at a fancy dress studio in Piccadilly in London where tourists would walk past and we had staff pretending to be customers being photographed
      It stopped tourists and made them come in as well. That was a trick used all day long at that studio whenever it got quite

    • @sfyoko
      @sfyoko Před 3 měsíci +1

      I used to see amateur string players at Montgomery BART, they were really good and always got a pile of money in front of them. I always stopped😊

  • @Ryukk1984
    @Ryukk1984 Před rokem +45

    Im so happy he was recognised

  • @Thelovelee_Leo
    @Thelovelee_Leo Před 2 lety +271

    My daughter age 1 goingvon 2 stopped and danced with you back then for a few mins and today at 14 she still dances. Thank you!

  • @joeblow4983
    @joeblow4983 Před 2 lety +290

    Brings tears to my eyes to see one of the world's finest musicians sharing his gift with all those people in a place like that. Even if those people were in a rush to get somewhere and didn't have time to stop, I'm sure the few notes they heard had an effect on their day.

    • @quantaresources
      @quantaresources Před rokem +3

      Lesson: don’t waste apples on pigs. But the choice of music was poor for the place. Not a bunch a music nerds walking around the subway

    • @leo97pup82
      @leo97pup82 Před rokem +1

      I don't believe that's the lesson.

    • @zxh5566
      @zxh5566 Před rokem +1

      like ew... i don't rush my work over today, i will have to get my parents' support to play instrument in the subway station. oh wait, they didn't supported me to learn any music instrument so i have to beg with my shinny bowl.

    • @SaturnAnimationsOfficial
      @SaturnAnimationsOfficial Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@quantaresources you dont have the be a music nerd to like classical music, where tf is your logic?

    • @cegthgtlhj
      @cegthgtlhj Před 7 měsíci

      wrong place to share a gift.

  • @celsiusfahrenheit1176
    @celsiusfahrenheit1176 Před 2 lety +183

    A grand experiment of selective perception. The environment plays a massive role in how we are perceived by those around us; this is key to understanding when not to take things personally. Furthermore, it shows how essential to insert oneself in the proper context to get the most out of our lives or risk being largely ignored.

    • @bloomp7999
      @bloomp7999 Před 2 lety +5

      Ah , an interesting comment ! Insert oneself in the proper context Yes very interesting

    • @frankkolton1780
      @frankkolton1780 Před rokem +3

      The violin is the hardest concert instrument to master (the trumpet is the hardest physically), it takes well over 10k hours of proper practice and study to master an instrument, even longer for the violin. There's only a very small percentage of Americans that have more than a passing interest in classical music appreciation, so most don't have the ear to recognize outstanding playing.
      I have always been punctual for work, meetings, and appointments, if I'm late for something , there would be for a very good reason. If I was on my way to work and heard this, I would of be very late that day. The incredible emotion voiced in Mr. Bell's playing is enough to moisten my eyes. I'm just a poor slob, not a snob, but I was lucky enough to be raised in an environment where classical music was ever present.

  • @jenniferhayes3154
    @jenniferhayes3154 Před rokem +38

    I love that Josh Bell went to this effort explore how we value art .... artists ....and our ourselves.

  • @yuyufan43
    @yuyufan43 Před rokem +17

    God bless the woman that listened

  • @majswain
    @majswain Před rokem +79

    The response of the passers by is quite expected; how many would have time to stand for a moment to listen even if they like it? To be appreciated, you have to be at the right place- my take!!!

    • @lenorevanalstine1219
      @lenorevanalstine1219 Před rokem +1

      exactly its more showing how the pace of modern life has made it harder to stop and enjoy the world around us since these days everyone has someplace they have to be at specific times for most of their day

  • @superman198224
    @superman198224 Před 3 lety +148

    Everyday when I ride the metro into D.C I hope that this will one day happen to me.

  • @airbornesnow4541
    @airbornesnow4541 Před rokem +311

    I agree with the message, but not stopping doesn’t mean not appreciating. People in subway are often in a rush. If he played on a Saturday at the mall, I’m sure a lot more people would’ve stopped. That being said, I do agree with the message and of course, he would NOT have gotten as much recognition even if he played it at the mall.

    • @michaelcollins7378
      @michaelcollins7378 Před rokem +4

      Even a mall is nothing compared to a stage with an audience there specifically to watch you

    • @lenstah7745
      @lenstah7745 Před rokem +11

      The fact is that people do not recognise and acknowledge talent and experience unless it is presented to them as such.. Extra ordinary cannot be successful in a ordinary environment. We are not talking here about an average musician but one of the best in the world...

    • @kalequeen5981
      @kalequeen5981 Před rokem +10

      @@lenstah7745 the point is this is the subway. people have jobs to get to and children to pick up. It doesn't matter what's going on around you, you have to make it to your transfer or wait for the next train and miss a bus.

    • @lovetodaylisa3967
      @lovetodaylisa3967 Před rokem +1

      One women stopped

    • @MattyHodge95
      @MattyHodge95 Před rokem +3

      Excellent point I was just about to say. Sometimes social experiments don’t give scientific experiments.

  • @yorikas0013
    @yorikas0013 Před 2 lety +24

    A very plausible explanation for people not stopping to hear this exceptional musician could be simply the fact that most people have no time to do anything else than catch their train and go to work...

  • @7AMDG
    @7AMDG Před rokem +34

    this brings tears to my eyes, I could have only dreamed to have this experience of hearing the Chaconne live for free.

  • @krasnaja6807
    @krasnaja6807 Před 4 měsíci +9

    Fantastic Joshua Bell, everyone runs, they don't hear, they had a beautiful free concert, by a great artist, but it was in the Metro, not in a prestigious theater, where you pay 100 dollars, for listen to him. ....with a 3 million dollar Stradivarius. ...❤️🎻💯😘❤❤

    • @krasnajaprkusic3389
      @krasnajaprkusic3389 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Tickets to the theater cost from $100-$500, they had a concert there, for free, by one of the best cellists
      Run, don't listen..... 😢😮

  • @naeemahmad4557
    @naeemahmad4557 Před rokem +210

    A handful of people stopped, a couple clapped, and the violinist raised about $30 in tips.
    No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. In that subway, Joshua played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
    Two days before he played in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a Boston theatre, and the seats averaged about $100.
    The experiment proved that the extraordinary in an ordinary environment does not shine and is so often overlooked and undervalued.
    There are brilliantly talented people everywhere who aren’t receiving the recognition and reward they deserve. But once they arm themselves with value and confidence and remove themselves from an environment that isn’t serving them, they thrive and grow.
    Your gut is telling you something. Listen to it if it’s telling you where you are isn’t enough!
    Go where you are appreciated and valued.
    Know Your Worth.

    • @NotMissingLink
      @NotMissingLink Před rokem +21

      Author of these words - Michael Essex

    • @naeemahmad4557
      @naeemahmad4557 Před rokem +1

      @@NotMissingLink yhep

    • @cm88388
      @cm88388 Před rokem +17

      I think this experiment didn't necessarily prove what people say it proves. I think more accurately it proves that beauty and value are relative and contextual...and I also think it reflects on the world of classical music and how out of step it can be with what people actually connect with in this day and age. The assumption is that if you don't like Joshua Bell playing this particular piece on that particular violin, then you're a philistine and the problem is you. But maybe what's being shown is that when you actually perform a blinded experiment without all the trappings of the classical music world around to shore it up, perhaps it's just not that good in the eyes of most people. If anything, this should have been a reality check for Joshua Bell.

    • @evalinnert7736
      @evalinnert7736 Před rokem

      Wie Recht Sie haben, danke 🎯

    • @urmo345
      @urmo345 Před rokem +2

      20 bucks was given by person who recognized him XD.

  • @MemorablePopCulture
    @MemorablePopCulture Před rokem +16

    They need to do more of these experiments around the world.

  • @cmarq817
    @cmarq817 Před 3 lety +102

    I really don’t know if I would stop as well.
    😞 We are all immersed in our lives and don’t stop to enjoy it enough...

    • @user-cc6us6mm6n
      @user-cc6us6mm6n Před 3 lety +4

      Very true we can find many of people were immersed in the materialistic world and found it difficult to stop little and enjoy or appreciate beauty!! We run all the time that is why worry fear anxiety depression increase many diseases have occurred as a result of this life style !!

    • @MZD8
      @MZD8 Před 2 lety

      @@user-cc6us6mm6n بنت الديرة و تعرف انقليزي؟

    • @marrrweee
      @marrrweee Před 2 lety

      Not all of us

  •  Před rokem +82

    some people wrote "it's not about the musician, it's not stopping because the people there are in a hurry". but but if those people knew who the musician was, would they do the same thing again?

    • @jonathanyoung9369
      @jonathanyoung9369 Před rokem +6

      If it was advertised beforehand who he was, then a lot more people appreciative of his talent would have made plans to show up, and not use that area to travel...rather, for recreation. We are not privy to the details/ urgency of these passerby's matters so it is impossible to discern what their intentions are. Also, would he dress differently? Most people still wouldn't know him. Would he write on a piece of cardboard, "World-Renouned" blah blah most still wouldn't take time to read the sign.

    • @alllifematters
      @alllifematters Před rokem +5

      That woman certainly stopped dead in her tracks. She knew exactly he was... I'm sure she was busy too

    • @tranphuocloc5629
      @tranphuocloc5629 Před rokem +6

      "Oh my gosh, I have an important meeting in 20 mins. Let me just sit here and listen for 45 mins."
      "My dying husband is waiting for me in the hospital, but f**k him, I like this famous 'violin' guy."
      "Yah, I have a 500k-$-contact to sign, but who cares. This guy's ticket is 100$ a seat."
      People have WORK and FAMILY, you know? You can kiss how many *sses, I dont' care. Just make sure you'll be at your parent's funeral on time, instead of stopping a famous artist, ok?

    • @GlowingPie
      @GlowingPie Před rokem +3

      I wouldn't. I don't care about the fame and popularity of musician.
      If I go to a certain place, especially in a hurry, I don't give a fck that I passed by some famous person🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @cesareo13
      @cesareo13 Před rokem +1

      Art at your convenience. The cynical epitome of the devaluation of art and the artist. Probably from people who don’t see creating art as a “real job.”
      That’s the whole point of this video experiment. Not the celebrity aspect but to the rejected axiom of “stopping to smell the roses” because who has time for that, right? Leading to lives where even joy in the moment is moved to the sidelines, hopefully eventually gotten to.
      If people felt as strongly about losing opportunities of experiencing art that could profoundly change their lives to the feeling of shock and regret they would get at money lost, I believe the word would change immediately. Worth is not necessarily cost and neither necessarily constitute value.

  • @toproll8514
    @toproll8514 Před 2 lety +167

    Nobody knew, one of the best musicians in the world. In this metro, Joshua played one of the most complex pieces ever written on a $3.5 million violin. Two days before he was due to play on the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a Boston theater and tickets averaged $100. This experience proves that the EXTRAORDINARY in an ORDINARY Environment DOES NOT SHINE and is often NEGLECTED and UNDERVALUED. There are brilliantly talented people everywhere who are not getting the recognition and reward they deserve. But once they arm themselves with worth and confidence and withdraw from an environment that does not serve them, they thrive and grow. If the environment where you are does not recognize your value, change places. Like everything is on the other side of fear.

    • @MyWatchIsEnded
      @MyWatchIsEnded Před rokem +7

      That's a beautiful way of seeing things.

    • @ohuytien7859
      @ohuytien7859 Před rokem +6

      Yea you need to put yourself in the right place. Giving someone a chance to be equal with you without any preconditions, might devalue yourself.

    • @Aspan-bi3lp
      @Aspan-bi3lp Před rokem +2

      Sure. Well described things in place

    • @BlakeMadsen
      @BlakeMadsen Před rokem +16

      Yes bro we all read the Facebook post now stop trying to pretend you wrote this lmao

    • @toproll8514
      @toproll8514 Před rokem +1

      @@BlakeMadsen Hello, I did not pretend anything. Maybe you are frustrated not to have transcribed it? It doesn't matter, I take advantage of life instead of taking care of those of others, you should try, I wish you this happiness, good luck.

  • @Skinny_Karlos
    @Skinny_Karlos Před rokem +41

    It wousdn't matter where I was or on what instrument (violin, guitar viola etc) that it was played on, just hearing those opening chords of the Chaconne would stop me in my tracks. Then again, I studied classical guitar at Sydney Conservatorium and that piece gets me every time. It's a monster both to play and to listen to.

    • @user-ku4gs9yc9d
      @user-ku4gs9yc9d Před 10 měsíci +1

      I always stop for street musicians especially if the music they're playing is something that resonates with me even if I don't know what piece it is. But I know too that if I'm in a rush to go somewhere like work or an appointment I wouldn't be able to stop and listen even if I wanted to. This experiment reminds me that since I enjoy music in general, I can always spare at least a minute to listen to it wherever I find it. ☺️

  • @terrylamb8408
    @terrylamb8408 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Even not knowing who it was I'd have stopped for a little while. Hand to my heart and thrown love his way, I'd have moved on with tears from the beauty my ears had just experienced.

  • @deborist
    @deborist Před rokem +2

    Joel Olsteen makes reference to this experiment in one of his talks, did not know the violinist was Joshua !!!

  • @kucinta_
    @kucinta_ Před 2 lety +106

    I have no clue whatsoever about classical music but this moved me to tears 🥰This will always be a reminder for me to appreciate the simplest of pleasures that is around me. There is none so blind than those that choose to not see.

    • @2022GALA
      @2022GALA Před 2 lety

      Bravo 👏👏👏

    • @Nilboggen
      @Nilboggen Před 2 lety +2

      This is kind of the opposite of simple pleasures lol since it's one of the worlds best violinists playing on a 3.5 million dollar Stradivarius violin.

    • @alyschajohnson6668
      @alyschajohnson6668 Před 2 lety

      Same:)

    • @Aspan-bi3lp
      @Aspan-bi3lp Před rokem +1

      That's the way how wise and happy people lives.
      Be happy always and everywhere with your great attitude!

    • @soozb15
      @soozb15 Před rokem +1

      BACH. Chaconne. When played like this, it will move sensitive people to tears.

  • @xbioman7882
    @xbioman7882 Před rokem +8

    To me, part of people walking by is that the piece he is playing is not something someone untrained in music would understand or even possibly like. Not all music is accessible to everyone. Being a genius doesn't necessarily mean that people are aware or capable of recognizing or appreciating the genius. Even in the right environment, it still takes effort on the part of those around to understand and recognize the gift.

    • @TheLategates
      @TheLategates Před rokem +1

      This, exactly this. This piece is not inviting to untrained ears. Its like inviting someone trained in classical Chinese to play in the subway in the USA - we just don't have the appreciation for it. But if he had played an iconic, emotionally moving piece that many would recognize from the movies, I'm sure many more would have stopped. And if he'd played in a park or mall, more would have stopped.

    • @shaymay2892
      @shaymay2892 Před rokem

      @@TheLategates yep... it was very attractive.

    • @ticklegolems6793
      @ticklegolems6793 Před rokem

      yep spot on i didnt enjoy the piece at all no connection with it at all.. Feel the same about jaz haha

    • @luciawoods5654
      @luciawoods5654 Před 21 dnem

      My thought exactly. A more well known piece may have helped.

  • @ra007coolman
    @ra007coolman Před 2 lety +15

    I know this post is 14 years old . But my learning from this case study is as below: many people are thinking that subway is busy place so people will be busy and don’t stop, however, i argue that if there would be banner identifying him behind him and made a small stage for him then number of people waiting and listening to his music will be different. Hence, for this in our gujarati we have very wise saying “utryo amaldar kodi no”, that means when a person leaves his high position (in our case his stage and became a common man) no one will value them..

    • @JoeBlue415
      @JoeBlue415 Před 2 lety +4

      Sorry, but your saying is shallow. Joshua Bell is great regardless of whether he’s playing in a concert hall or subway. If people don’t appreciate his playing, it’s due to their ignorance. And let’s face it, the majority of people are ignorant about most subjects that take intense study, not to be confused with dumb.

  • @aahumada1
    @aahumada1 Před měsícem +1

    This experiment just shows that people commuting are busy and have places to go. Not to mention the fact that they are saddled by countless other street performers on a daily basis. Would be like me pausing at a stop sign to appreciate the symmetry.

  • @seungyong63
    @seungyong63 Před 2 lety +2

    I got to know about this artist and his performance playing the violin at the subway station through a book titled Good morning, I love you. I often used to miss beautiful things around me. This video makes me reflect on my daily life.

  • @travis2595
    @travis2595 Před rokem +6

    This shows that people are really good at not walking over a lady who stopped in the middle of the floor. They should be applauded.

  • @salomelinan1531
    @salomelinan1531 Před 2 lety +9

    I was able to play violin when i was i child, sadly i stopped and never tried again... But i regret with all my heart when i listen to peaces like this... Absolutly marvellous.. if i was there, i would sitted on the floor just to listen to him. Bravo!!!

    • @charleskim432
      @charleskim432 Před 2 lety +1

      never too late to start again! I used to play cello and clarinet and recent I tried playing clarinet again. I was surprised that my fingers remembered where to go.

    • @salomelinan1531
      @salomelinan1531 Před 2 lety

      @@charleskim432 thats a fantastic way of living live hun!!! So goood!!! Yes, i agree with you, i need to at least try!! I'm so happy for you! Music is all about feelings i think, and making beauty out of it.. ❤️❤️ have a wonderful day!

    • @LightYagami675S
      @LightYagami675S Před rokem

      @@salomelinan1531 u should continue playing u will be surprised at how fast u can relearn and u can rent a quality violin for less than $30 a month I relearned cello in 1 week

  • @nineteenfifties7700
    @nineteenfifties7700 Před rokem +1

    Today 2 March 2023. Salute to the people who can admire such skills on every place you come across.

  • @CEKCooking
    @CEKCooking Před 3 lety +37

    I would definitely stop and donate. The music here is phenomenon.

  • @danielesantos-oj5cd
    @danielesantos-oj5cd Před 7 měsíci +19

    Mesmo que não o reconhecessem, é incrivel como tanto talento passou despercebido... 😢

    • @michelbara5992
      @michelbara5992 Před 7 měsíci +2

      A regra é clara: "se é bom não tem valor"

  • @kyonghan5011
    @kyonghan5011 Před 2 lety +3

    I always imagine this particular scene unfolding in front of my eyes. Maestro violinist, Bach solo violin chaconne in the indoor subway..wishing I were there..

  • @dyazidi3520
    @dyazidi3520 Před 2 lety +12

    This is wisdom!! It tells you sometimes you are not in right place. Make a change, you will get different results!

  • @DonDiegoHS
    @DonDiegoHS Před 2 lety +3

    What a beautiful melody!!

  • @Lainer1
    @Lainer1 Před 3 lety +119

    I always stop for musicians like this. I would have loved to see him out there. I would have sat on the floor too.

    • @Versul1
      @Versul1 Před 2 lety +2

      So you must be the good one. Congratulations

    • @sometin_else
      @sometin_else Před 2 lety +3

      You don't have somewhere to be? Its the subway where most people are on a schedule rather than on leisure time

    • @Lainer1
      @Lainer1 Před 2 lety +4

      @@sometin_else Retired, so no. I could have leisurely watched this in awe. Thank you.

    • @Lainer1
      @Lainer1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Versul1 Thank you. And you must be the bad one.

    • @Versul1
      @Versul1 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Lainer1 aw did I spoil your virtue party. Please go on and tell us all why you're the most appreciative of culture. We all love that story.

  • @Deetroiter
    @Deetroiter Před rokem +8

    Even Helen Keller could hear this ‘guy’ is SOMEONE. Insane that people are so caught up in their own little world they didn’t even pay attention to something as incredible as this. I would have been front and center, not budging an inch if I came across this. Work, etc doesn’t even matter…it can wait!

  • @niyasingh6536
    @niyasingh6536 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I'm here after reading Gaur gopal das ji's book "Life's amazing secret".. he mentioned this story in his book to teach us that we have to spend time on what we like or to take a break from life and enjoy your life... I really appreciate it❤

  • @amberberry4570
    @amberberry4570 Před rokem +20

    The sound quality of this instrument would say enough

  • @jan-paulvanderhoeven1639
    @jan-paulvanderhoeven1639 Před 2 lety +8

    Most important skill of any street musician is knowing where and when to play…

  • @ritauralskaa4776
    @ritauralskaa4776 Před 8 měsíci +15

    У меня на глаза навернулись слезы ,играл бесподобно.

    • @user-il3mq9fd1t
      @user-il3mq9fd1t Před 7 měsíci +1

      Я тоже плакала.

    • @iskracherkasova5635
      @iskracherkasova5635 Před 4 měsíci

      Скрипка Страдивари и один из лучших скрипачей в мире .

  • @nabi5864
    @nabi5864 Před měsícem

    Damn that lady who was a fan was super lucky to experience his performance first hand in person directly and basically only for her who could appreciate greatness

  • @Ivan-fy3pr
    @Ivan-fy3pr Před 3 lety +3

    An article on this experiment was part of my country's English Olympiad. Fascinating stuff!

  • @absolutjackal
    @absolutjackal Před rokem +12

    If I heard anyone playing the chaconne, or any part of the partita, I would stop in a heartbeat. That is one piece that if you can play it at any level above butchering it you are a great if not amazing violinist.

  • @filthybstard
    @filthybstard Před rokem +8

    tears in my eyes, hauntingly beautiful. I for one would have stopped, no matter how busy I was. Saw a struggling busker outside a shopping center the other day playing guitar and singing. He was doing an Eddie Vedder song from Into the Wild, "Society." Such an odd choice for a busker, but I knew it and it was brilliant, lad did a great job. I slipped him $50 and said thanks. We chatted for a while and I recommended some good places where I lived that he should approach as they appreciate good musicians and we went our separate way.

  • @vuyisilejuqula4287
    @vuyisilejuqula4287 Před 2 lety +6

    Definitely I would have stopped even though I don't know much about violin. This is beautiful, rather be late for work or appointment,

  • @janicemahan4772
    @janicemahan4772 Před 9 měsíci

    This makes me feel good about playing the violin for 63 years.
    I feel overlooked as a musician at times.

  • @Sli--du9ko
    @Sli--du9ko Před rokem +1

    Without the media, people will not pay attention to you.. This is one of the most famous musicians, and he has an instrument worth more than 2 million, and he could not even collect 34 dollars.

  • @MickCorgi
    @MickCorgi Před 3 lety +25

    I would surely stop and listen for a while and cautiously ask him if he was Joshua Bell!

  • @PublicTechAdvisor
    @PublicTechAdvisor Před 3 lety +13

    right person at wrong place at the wrong time

  • @donnaostojski5478
    @donnaostojski5478 Před 7 měsíci

    This shows how we are gifted in so many ways but we are unaware of these gifts. It really is important to stop and smell the roses.

  • @bstemic3623
    @bstemic3623 Před rokem +1

    His performance was wonderful!!

  • @ViolinHobby
    @ViolinHobby Před 2 lety +7

    Too cool! I would probably have noticed who he was, since I'm a big fan of his!

  • @UndsPlnCowGrl-_r0_
    @UndsPlnCowGrl-_r0_ Před 3 lety +49

    Joshua Bell es uno de los mejores violinistas en el mudo, el violín que tiene en sus manos solamente tiene el precio de $3.5 millones de dólares, la gente paga mas de $100 por asiento en uno de sus conciertos esto es un experimento social echo por el Washington Post.. " Si no paramos tan solo un momento para escuchar a uno de los mejores violinistas en el mundo tocando las canciones mas populares que se hayan escrito en la historia: que mas cosas nos estaremos perdiendo en esta vida??

    • @joaocosta3374
      @joaocosta3374 Před rokem

      Cringe... pagar mais de 100 dolares para ouvir um violino que vale mais dinheiro do que aquele que os comuns mortais ganham numa vida é um sintoma da podridão elitista que governa o mundo. Se qualquer ironia essas elites podem desaparecer pois não passam de parasitas da população em geral.

    • @Joussefme
      @Joussefme Před rokem

      True

  • @RR-fj1tw
    @RR-fj1tw Před 2 lety +1

    We live such a busy life, that we ignore how beautiful it is

  • @vanhoijdonk
    @vanhoijdonk Před 2 lety +2

    That's a masterpiece💫

  • @surka29arxara
    @surka29arxara Před 3 lety +33

    Он играет божественно!

  • @lolitaarova1085
    @lolitaarova1085 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Как можно даже в этом грохоте не слышать,силу звука❤

    • @user-qv8ye5sf7x
      @user-qv8ye5sf7x Před 7 měsíci

      Я думаю эти люди далеки от творчества, они замучены рутиной...

  • @alejandrorosa9167
    @alejandrorosa9167 Před rokem +1

    The music is so beautiful it made me cry!! I would’ve stop and listen! Take that regalo of life and say THANK YOU!!!!❤

  • @jonswenson
    @jonswenson Před 2 lety

    Probably my favorite article of all time, and beautiful music as well.

  • @mackprime6975
    @mackprime6975 Před 3 lety +6

    My Chemistry teacher once showed this to us in class. Hi, Dr Vazquez!

  • @orielegutierrez3799
    @orielegutierrez3799 Před 2 lety +14

    La persona que se detuvo y conversó con él, lo conocía y ubicaba perfectamente.. eso quiere decir que sólo los entendidos serán capaces de oír, discernir y apreciar un regalo así....

  • @africanqueenmo
    @africanqueenmo Před 7 měsíci +1

    He's incredibly gifted. I'd have been mesmerised stopped in my tracks like that lady. Though I didn't know of him.

  • @giang.3280
    @giang.3280 Před rokem +1

    He obviously plays beautifully so that wouldve caught my attention and i would watch it, only if i have the time

  • @abulfatih
    @abulfatih Před rokem +20

    Well to be honest the people are at a metro and they have places to go so of course they would not notice or stop but if you go to a theatre you are going there specifically for the concert or music or whatever is playing there.

  • @charleskano1580
    @charleskano1580 Před 3 lety +6

    Excelente sonido. Hoy dia son pocos los que aprecian el arte.

    • @ChristianBerduo
      @ChristianBerduo Před 2 lety

      No es que no sepan, es un experimento social que mide si los gustos musicales son personales o se basan en presión grupal o social.

    • @gz9035
      @gz9035 Před 2 lety

      Al final hay una que lo hace

  • @hannathompson7998
    @hannathompson7998 Před 5 měsíci

    I love how CZcams recommends this to me 16 YEARS later

  • @BlueYiperoo
    @BlueYiperoo Před měsícem

    Beautiful!

  • @beckaroom1046
    @beckaroom1046 Před rokem +11

    He has to hustle on the weekends to pay off that violin.

  • @elbalorenzo922
    @elbalorenzo922 Před 3 lety +9

    Me emociona es el instrumento de un sonido sin igual maravilloso!!!!

  • @DixonGlitter
    @DixonGlitter Před rokem +1

    If I had been there. I would have stopped in awe! That good? Wow! Amazing! I love the violin!

  • @jrockMW311
    @jrockMW311 Před 2 lety

    This brought tears... This reminds me of that guy that plays the piano in public also... Can't remember his name

  • @Warprein
    @Warprein Před 3 lety +33

    Siz de AkademikLink'ten mi geldiniz?

    • @GamerFatih
      @GamerFatih Před 3 lety

      eveeet lşfaşlslişasfş

    • @cigaretteaftercats
      @cigaretteaftercats Před 3 lety +1

      Ballou de değilmiş adı😂

    • @Warprein
      @Warprein Před 3 lety +1

      @@cigaretteaftercats Bulamayalım ve sadece onları izleyelim diye kasten yanlış söylemiş olabilirler, hiç belli olmaz😂

    • @sevdabaykara7166
      @sevdabaykara7166 Před 3 lety +1

      2017 ygs sorularını çözüyordum felsefe de bu deneyi anlatan bir soru vardı merak edip de geldim.

    • @ibnbattuta34
      @ibnbattuta34 Před 3 lety

      Evet

  • @PeachTea38
    @PeachTea38 Před 2 lety +5

    Not everybody has the luxury to STOP and be late for work@appointments.....
    No matter how beautiful the music is...

  • @timsamong
    @timsamong Před rokem +2

    It's so weird how this is only getting trending now, and I got to it not even by recommendations. I searched Joshua Bell..

  • @youyobush7597
    @youyobush7597 Před 3 lety +1

    Stradivarius violin...OMG....thanks for share..2021

  • @mariarosagonzaleznegri1346
    @mariarosagonzaleznegri1346 Před 3 lety +10

    Bellísimo su arte.

  • @vicvanhelsam4820
    @vicvanhelsam4820 Před 2 lety

    This shows the quality of the performer is immaterial, the cost of the ticket is the most important factor, as you will appreciate what you consider a frivolous, expensive treat more satisfying.

  • @amurphysharp6118
    @amurphysharp6118 Před rokem

    How beautiful

  • @dannydevito7000
    @dannydevito7000 Před 3 lety +13

    Did they only recently turn on comments or something? Where are all the comments?

  • @catalinagutierrezvargas4613

    Es triste ver la indiferencia hacia este hermoso arte..

  • @kimberlytramel8766
    @kimberlytramel8766 Před 3 měsíci

    Beautiful

  • @contentratinkhosh1600
    @contentratinkhosh1600 Před rokem +1

    This experiment shows a few facts: Firstly, is the market targetting. The people who use the subway may not be all music enthusiasts who would buy an expensive ticket to a concert featuring a renowned violinist. Secondly, the importance of branding. Fans might easily recognize Joshua when he performs in a band, and no one expects to see him play in the subway corridor. This demonstrates the power of branding or brand associations. Fans are used to seeing him in a band and that's the way that they identify him. Thirdly, the subway environment is so busy that one may not have the time or pay attention to what is going on around them.

  • @Emanuelly76
    @Emanuelly76 Před 2 lety +2

    Inacreditável!

  • @shellahederah914
    @shellahederah914 Před 3 lety +70

    This is no surprise, the context affects on how it is interpreted. So what if they did the opposite by sending a regular subway player to a high prized concert hall, to see if people will stay, pay money, clap and shout for a good violist who is a nobody...

    • @fumblegrinchthefoul1604
      @fumblegrinchthefoul1604 Před 3 lety +2

      i think we already know the truth behind that one.

    • @deltabluesdavidraye
      @deltabluesdavidraye Před 3 lety +1

      What this actually proves is that you can be a famous classical musician and not be a performer.The average human requires a beat to be drawn in by music.Elevator music grasps no one.

    • @darklord220
      @darklord220 Před 3 lety +1

      @@deltabluesdavidraye are you comparing bach to elevator music ?

    • @thelolmaster1997
      @thelolmaster1997 Před 3 lety +1

      @@deltabluesdavidraye literally all the music u hear today is rooted and influenced by classical.. U don't have to like it but pay some respect

    • @bluemeriadoc
      @bluemeriadoc Před 2 lety +2

      none of these people have been to a concert hall. or if they have, they only went to keep up appearances

  • @swetasmani
    @swetasmani Před rokem

    What a humbling experience that must have been

  • @doricdave7192
    @doricdave7192 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Anyone else here from Scott Eiler’s book ‘For when everything is burning’? This is fascinating… ‘In another context, people would have paid thousands of dollars to watch this performance. It was the environment that hid the true, spectacular nature of what most of them walked right past. This is you every day. You’re a 3-million-dollar violin in a dark, dirty subway, a world-class violinist with a distracted, impassionate audience. You pass by something extraordinary, incredible, and magical nearly every second of every day. Your missing piece. Yourself.’❤

  • @abdellah3162
    @abdellah3162 Před 3 lety +3

    العبرة من هذا في فيديو هي ضع نفسك فى المكان المناسب وإلا سوف تذهب مواهبك في محب الريح

  • @JoseFerreira-di8op
    @JoseFerreira-di8op Před 2 lety +18

    A alma pede…. O violinista acalma 🎻🎵❤️

  • @BL-rb7jm
    @BL-rb7jm Před 5 měsíci

    So humble man

  • @anastaciamontelongo2429
    @anastaciamontelongo2429 Před 11 měsíci

    I didn’t believe it. I had to come see the video for myself. Insane. Environment is EVERYTHING.

  • @abduabdullah7593
    @abduabdullah7593 Před 3 lety +3

    قبل ١٣ سنه من تاريخ هذا التعليق، لم تكن هناك جودة افضل من هذه.

  • @user-pl6lw3nb3r
    @user-pl6lw3nb3r Před 2 lety +4

    한국에서 제작된 이 스토리를 담은 그림책을 보고 영상을 찾아왔습니다. ㅜㅅㅜ♥

  • @JBSays
    @JBSays Před rokem +1

    Fame is limited and so is appreciation of talent .Every year there are people who win the noble prize but we hardly know them or remember their names after a few days.The video reminded me of the poem musse de beaux arts ,where people keep doing their monotonous work ignoring the fall of Icarus 😊

  • @xbeng94
    @xbeng94 Před 4 měsíci

    "Whatever if you're talented or not, if you're in the wrong place you'll not be appreciated, choose your environment but don't let be chosen by the environment."
    -N. Beng

  • @rasha842007
    @rasha842007 Před 3 lety +20

    I love music, but if I'm in hurry to go catch the metro , I think 🤔 I’m not going to miss the metro to listen to the music, if he chooses other places like parks or maybe malls it will going to be more peoples to listen to his music 🎶

    • @user-cc6us6mm6n
      @user-cc6us6mm6n Před 3 lety +3

      This is what this experiment is trying to show or say ..we must look after our life and care of it stop little to enjoy valuable things in our life our relationships care more for our children and family and not be smashed in the system and its cycle of worry anxiety fear depression and the long run for materialistic life and environment !! Stop little to enjoy beauty that would make ur soul happy in a materialistic harsh environment!! Dream of getting more money money money buzzy to forget the beauty of ur relationship and health and to give them time and enjoy life with.. search for the true You gove ur self what it needs ..plan for a good life do not live like a robot running and never stop this is a big loss for humanity!!

    • @Mike-jk4lw
      @Mike-jk4lw Před 2 lety

      Same thing at OHare when often there was somebody playing one or another instrument as people were exiting garage on the wave to check in! Nobody would stop! However most players were just bad.. I heard a real good one once and actually stopped since had extra time...
      To be fair the excellence of Ball + Stradivari was completely lost in the din of metro.
      So, this "experiment" really showed that there is a time a place for superb performance, but metro isn't it!

    • @ems7623
      @ems7623 Před 2 lety

      @@user-cc6us6mm6n is it? Has Bell himself said that? If so, it's not an experiment at all. It's a performance artwork making a statement.

    • @koftli8997
      @koftli8997 Před 2 lety +1

      generally agree with what you're saying but if i don't work i will die of hunger.