Visionary Street Symphony founder Vijay Gupta on trading LA Phil for Skid Row
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After winning the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2019, renowned violinist Vijay Gupta resigned from the prestigious Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra to devote himself full-time to helping LA's homeless, disenfranchised and incarcerated. Gupta shares with host Giselle Fernandez how he considers himself an "art disrupter" with his nonprofit Street Symphony, proving that LA's most moving and talented musicians can come from any walk of life. Street Symphony was launched on Skid Row after Gupta was introduced to Nathaniel Ayers, a master musician living on the streets who was portrayed by Jamie Foxx in the 2009 film “The Soloist.” Gupta explains that by sharing music with the disenfranchised — and through embracing his Hindu faith — he has found great peace, healing and fulfillment that makes him even more determined to help oppressed communities find and share their artistic human voices.
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