209: private recital for taxi driver

This is a lovely story. You may already have heard about violinist Philippe Quint, who left his old and valuable violin in the back of a New York taxi recently - only to have it returned to him by the taxi's driver, who tracked Quint down (after the musician had frantically contacted the police and other local authorities). To demonstrate his gratitude, Quint gave a 30 minute concert in honour of the taxi driver, Mohamed Khalil - in the taxi waiting area at Newark Airport! He has also invited Khalil and his family to his concert at the more glamorous venue of Carnegie Hall later this year. Today's linked article from the BBC gives more detail on the story and a video of Quint's airport performance (though sadly I couldn't get it to play... boo...).