Subway Violin, A Day in the Life, Jim Park, In Trutina

[petuniaparkhurst]

street musicians are the best,

their works usually move you

or touches ur heart,

their music makes our life & the world beautiful,

I think we should have them on every corner,

isn't that

awesome?

[manjusaka92]

Such a courage! T_T It rarely happens in my country... most of us are just too cowardly~

[aboodal3las]

hey man .... you made my day and all of these people's day !!

[a520269]

omg, you made me cry, how wonderfull !

[kansaskenpo]

No. You can't make a lot of money off of this. It is pretty much just something one does if inspired. In my experience, for most people music is not a profession where most people make excessive money. Like acting, only a very select few make it big and become very rich. This outcome is even more characteristic of those in the classical music field, as opposed to pop music. I would say that most musicians are poor. But many find joy in their music and that can be reward enough.

[Skaterrocker842]

Can you make alot of money off of this? I want to know because I am doing a career research project and just want to prove to everyone that violinsts aren't poor.

[violinistonline]

thank you...

[filintax]

very good playing.. thank you for sharing..

[billace90]

Splendid, Jim. You have good tone and powerful vibrato. What's the luthiers name and age of the violin? Thanks for posting.

[zhangyi05]

How great it is to be able to listen to the music and watch the fleeting moments of San Francisco. Much nicer than NY's subway stations!. Thank you.

[chorister88]

Its sad that musicians today dont have place...alwayz have to be famous... :(

[muzzleray]

Nice Work Jim, Very lovely

[jscullard]

Thank you for mking the world a better place with your inspirational music and talent Jim.

God Bless

[pasu11]

the background subway broadcasting was bad >:(

[lillu1431]

WONDERFUL JIM ! YOU ARE AMAZING !

[violinistonline]

thank you for your comments everyone...you all are so kind...Jim

[toosmallworld]

Amazing! Your performance brought tears to my eyes, I've been watching this video nonstop for many days.

[549621jon]

the violin my second most favorite instrument.

[cocodaloco]

ahh that would so make my day , just going to the subway and hearing music :) i have an obsession with trains , hah, and combine that with music (i play the violin too) that's just wonderful :) if i was any good i'd like to do this. instead of fancy concerts all of the time, you can connect to people just going through their regular routine.

anyhow, keep it up :) you're really good

meditation is one of my fave songs, and now in trutina as well

[tears5n5stars5r5one]

whoa! my friends said they performed on the streets a few times n the most htye ever got was $5..XP

i'm thinkin about tryin it out this summer or sumfin, but it's hard to get a crowd here...

[hotterThanU101]

just another form of man's way to find/give meaning to his life/existence.

[gladitsnotme]

if only there were violinists on EVERY street corner. I think ppl would be nicer. Or angrier, because the sounds would overlap and sound horrible, but you get my general analogy!

[zm61523]

That one who tried to run you off needs some culture and run off the drunks, homeless & scumbags, Keep on playing.

[zm61523]

Wonderful. I'd love to see this on the D.C. Metro at Farragut Square.

[chocolateruler2]

Very musical!!!

[WhitelighterMae1832]

.....O_O!!! BEautiful

[MnRinc]

omg this is so beautiful! i have a video of me singing this on youtube, but it sounds so much better on the violin. so beautiful. wonderful job, you will go far in life.

[richriggs]

Seriously, how did you get the subway staff person to go away?

[newsoftheworld123]

sometimes people (like that subway employee) have no idea about what constitutes art-what true expressions of one's heart and soul are-your rendition of "In Trutina" was stunningly beautiful. I loved your technique and musicality along with the obvious emotion-semplice belissima! bravo!

[ermwhatilikeyourface]

beautiful! you are wonderful to watch. i'm thinking about playing on the street, but i can get really scared about performing....... this was inspiring. i think the background noise adds to the effect too.

[bienshu]

Wow, very touching!

Beautiful, beautiful playing.

One of the best I've heard these long time.

[lollipopxlola]

WOW. I've been playing the violin for almost 4 years, and now I feel like playing on the street >]

You're really great, I hope I get to be as good as you one day.

[agirl234]

wow, you play well...i feel bad sitting here listining to you and not tiping! i play viola, and ive played for tips a few times, but only outside of some local malls. i have some questions...

1. who video taped you?

2. who was that guy at 4:30, what was he saying?

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG]

You're too good for the subs. You should be playing at Lincoln Center!

(:

[violinistonline]

Thank you so very much...I have tried to respond to your youtube usernames, individually...Jim

[qlada]

For subway the repertoire have to be special... How about Misha Siegal's Phantom of the Opera Theme..

Not the Andrew Webber's one...

That one will blow everyone away and back again...

[rottieboyy]

great song...great violinist...an important film too, given the counterpoint of the background...people LOVE it...and the beauty of the music comes thru it all...keep up the good work

[RafaEscalonaJJGA]

simply,beautiful,Jim,my wihs to you is that you make yourself the better,and i think that you can make it =)

[macciboma]

Anche in questo brano sei nu grande

violinista, ti auguro che il tuo

talento un domani sia ripagato.

[jethro321]

Great! you made me cry!

Congratulations, you are a very good violinist!

[Lokan3]

How beautiful.I like that you aren't afraid to play lovely, slow lyrical music and not just fast things. I used to busk with a guy who insisted that people were only interested in hearing fast things. I thought this was funny and your wonderful sound and musicality proves that I was right:)

[HuangKaiVun]

This is SO MUCH BETTER than Joshua Bell's subway video on youtube.

Audience response is the gold standard, and they're really paying attention instead of just walking by. But don't stray too far from that violin case - people can't tip you!

[violinistonline]

wow, i don't deserve such a compliment...thank you, Jim

[cocodaloco]

I think I'd be happy with that, just playing violin for those going through their day and takin time to listen to the music. :]] i play violin too, although definitely not as good. heehee You're amazing, keep playing the beautiful music! =)

[violinistonline]

thank you so much to everyone for your comments

[Mozart577]

Je n'avais jamais essayé de jouer dans une station de métro/gare, et javoue que dès le moment ou j'entend votre violon, votre manière de jouer et votre sens profond de la musique m'inspire.

[violinistonline]

Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires! Jim

[xXLeafXNinjaXx]

=] beautiful

[zerotothe5th]

This is very nice. When I was thirteen I went on tour to Mexico with a violin buddy of mine and we played duets on the streets of Guanajuato. It's very exhilarating! You did an excellent job.

[exultates]

Hi! i´m here!

You r great!!!

awesome!!!

Love it!!

Thank you!

[sarahha]

aw wow this was great! you are amazing!!!

[SithLach]

Great...but you`re so talent that you should be playing in a theather not in the street....GREAT!!!! GREAT!!!

[FairyShun]

that's really amazing that you can be so focus in the place where a lot of noise and people, and that didnt affect your performance~

You are so great~!

Your musice really beautiful~ <3

[violinistonline]

thank you to everyone for your comments-it was a day of extreme contrasts-symbolism-the train leaves the station when the music ends-the rush of the air-the dude focused on his fast food compared to the reason why I felt so strongly that I needed to play in this place to retrace a long ago time as New York violinist-the child with the crutches-the father and son in the end-the cops who let me play despite the protestation of the subway employee-I thank th audiences-Jim

[misskendy2000]

It's always a joy to see you playing. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[bulboflight]

Jim... very touching music. Felt like a gush of air just tried to jump out of my chest! Too bad there was so much other noise blocking out ur music...

Boo to that jerk at 4:48...

I reckon your music would be like the clouds and the heavan in the park! Jim Park, in the park :)

Love your music!