Vijay Gupta is known to classical music lovers across the United States. Gupta serves as first violinist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In that job, he often plays to large crowds, including many very rich people. When he is not performing, he organizes concerts for homeless people. “They have reminded me why I became a musician,” he said. Last week, Gupta was recognized for being a founder and the artistic director of Street Symphony. The group has performed at homeless shelters, jails and halfway houses for about eight years. Gupta is among the 25 winners of the 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the “genius grant.” Each winner will receive $625,000 over five years to use as they wish. The money is coming from a private group, the John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It awards grants to people whose work it considers exceptional and that “inspires hope in us all.”
Title: Los Angeles Musician Reaches Out to City's Homeless
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MacArthur Foundation.</span> <span data-start-time='84042' data-end-time='93313'>It awards grants to people whose work it considers exceptional and that “inspires hope in us all.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/593E2F27-F061-438D-9600-C7DB36A056F4_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11701 data-hint-location='22500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/what_is_a_concert.wav'>What is a concert?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a public performance of music'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/a_public_performance_of_music.wav'><span>a public performance of music</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/a_chain_of_grocery_stores.wav'><span>a chain of grocery stores</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/a_brand_of_coffee.wav'><span>a brand of coffee</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/a_traditional_holiday_meal.wav'><span>a traditional holiday meal</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=11702 data-hint-location='6979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/gupta_serves_as_first_what_for_the_los_angeles_philharmonic.wav'>Gupta serves as first what for the Los Angeles Philharmonic?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='violinist'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/cellist.wav'><span>cellist</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/bassist.wav'><span>bassist</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/conductor.wav'><span>conductor</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/violinist.wav'><span>violinist</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11703 data-hint-location='29438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/they_have_reminded_me_why_i_became_a__blank__he_said.wav'>They have reminded me why I became a <span class='blank'>musician</span>, he said.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='musician'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/police_officer.wav'><span>police officer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/musician.wav'><span>musician</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/painter.wav'><span>painter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2862/runner.wav'><span>runner</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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