"If a great musician plays great music..."

This article was mentioned by someone on a listserv to which I belong -- I found the set-up intriguing, and the article well-written and interesting. There's a wonderful short story in this somewhere.

Take a world-class violinist, one who packs symphonic halls wherever he goes. Have him play the most exquisite music made for violin on his priceless Stradavarius. And see if anyone notices.

For anyone who has ever been a busker, you probably already know the answer...

I love social experiments, and found this one fascinating. Nice little video, too...