As heard on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday: “Vijay Gupta’s life work has been to make music accessible to all.” [button size=’medium’ style=” text=’Read Article’ icon=’fa-arrow-circle-right’ icon_color=” link=’https://www.npr.org/2018/10/13/657045630/macarthur-fellow-vijay-gupta-on-making-music-accessible-for-all’ target=’_blank’ color=” hover_color=”…
Month: October 2018
PRESS PLAY WITH MADELEINE BRAND: MacArthur ‘Genius’ Vijay Gupta on trauma, choices, and excellence
He’s known for launching Street Symphony, a nonprofit that brings classical music to Skid Row, homeless shelters, and the LA County jail. He explains that now, he can finally write…
Washington Post: The violinist for LA’s skid row wins a MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
“Walt Disney Concert Hall, a $274 million fortress of swirling, stainless steel designed by the renowned architect Frank Gehry, is just a little over a mile from Los Angeles’s skid…
KPCC: LA violinist named MacArthur "genius" fellow
“The 2018 MacArthur Fellows were announced today. Out of the 25 newly named geniuses, three of them are based in Los Angeles.” – Carla Javier, KPCC [button size=’medium’ style=” text=’Read…