{"id":17767,"date":"2014-03-17T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=17767"},"modified":"2014-03-17T15:11:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T20:11:02","slug":"toronto-plays-spot-the-cellist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/03\/17\/toronto-plays-spot-the-cellist\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto plays spot the cellist"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17770\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Screen-shot-2014-03-17-at-4.06.38-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17770\" alt=\"Joseph Johnson, TSO Principal Cello\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Screen-shot-2014-03-17-at-4.06.38-PM.png\" width=\"401\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Screen-shot-2014-03-17-at-4.06.38-PM.png 401w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Screen-shot-2014-03-17-at-4.06.38-PM-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Johnson, TSO Principal Cello<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To kick off April\u2019s Keep Toronto Reading Festival, the Toronto Public Library and Toronto Symphony Orchestra have launched a fantastic initiative.<\/p>\n<p>For 22 consecutive days (Mar 17 \u2013 Apr 7), a Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) cellist will perform Albinoni&#8217;s Adagio at a variety of locations across Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Sparked by the bestselling 2008 novel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontopubliclibrary.ca\/search.jsp?Ntt=The+Cellist+of+Sarajevo\">The Cellist of Sarajevo<\/a>, by Canadian author Steven Galloway, a lone cellist brings his instrument every day into the war-torn streets of Sarajevo to play Albinoni&#8217;s Adagio for 22 days in memory of the 22 people killed by a mortar bomb while they queued for bread on May 26, 1992.<\/p>\n<p>The first of the 22 performances was performed today, March 17<sup>th<\/sup> by TSO Principal Cello Joseph Johnson at top of the CN Tower. \u00a0See a clip of the video here:<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?v=10152096914799773\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?v=10152096914799773\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/torontosymphonyorchestra\">Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can see a list and map of all locations as well as further information <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontopubliclibrary.ca\/ktr\/the-travelling-cellist.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you bring your phone or e-reader, you can download the first two chapters of The Cellist of Sarajevo from a library representative. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontopubliclibrary.ca\/ktr\/\" target=\"_blank\">keeptorontoreading.ca<\/a> for a list of participating locations and details.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Vincent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; To kick off April\u2019s Keep Toronto Reading Festival, the Toronto Public Library and Toronto Symphony Orchestra have launched a fantastic initiative. For 22 consecutive days (Mar 17 \u2013 Apr 7), a Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) cellist will perform Albinoni&#8217;s Adagio at a variety of locations across Toronto. 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