Saw him perform tonight. (actually, last night) He plays his $4M 1713 Gibson Stradivarius, a violin twice stolen from the Polish violinist, Bronislaw Huberman, like an angel.
I was sitting next to a lady who had some type of sleeping disease.
Every few minutes, her head would flop over. She'd stay slumped like that for 5 to 10 seconds; then her head would pop up, and she'd act like nothing happened.
She was slumped over for most of one piece, yet she clapped, and said to her husband, "That was beautiful."
Anyway, the concert was lovely, despite the obligatory standing ovation at the end. I understand standing after Bell played (although, I did not), but he played before the intermission, and did not play again.
Would you assholes please stop jumping up after every freakin' concert and play. It's fucking annoying. I can't see around your goddamn fat asses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACADUCp4iCQ