Homelessness seen by soloist for LA Philharmonic

“…once homelessness changes your heart there is no going back” Mark Horvath Interviews acclaimed violinist Robert Gupta on Skid Row. Robert Gupta brings music to the homeless.
I was honored to be invited by Robert Gupta to speak at the first every TEDxSkidRow . Although we had talked and emailed in the past, this was the first time meeting Robert. I have to tell you the Robert is the real deal. He is genuine and humble, and not what you would expect from a person who has reached such professional success as being a solo violinist for Los Angeles Philharmonic starting at the age of 19!

Robert could be doing a world of things other than spending time on Skid Row, but as he will tell you, and I cannot argue, once homelessness changes your heart there is no going back. Few years back Robert had a life-changing experience with Nathaniel Ayers, the subject of LA Times’s Steve Lopez’s book