Nathaniel was a music student more than 30 years ago at the prestigious Juilliard School when he suffered a breakdown. Today, as he continues to battle the schizophrenia that landed him on skid row, music is one of the few things that inspires and consoles him.
He plays violin and cello for hours each day in downtown Los Angeles, lifting his instruments out of an orange shopping cart on which he has written:
“Little Walt Disney Concert Hall — Beethoven.”
Thursday was the big day. Nathaniel had decided it would be best to attend a rehearsal rather than a concert, because he didn’t want to make a scene — a homeless man in the company of well-heeled Angelenos.
From Skid Row to Disney Hall (LA Times)
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