There are so many more questions raised by this social experiment.
Did the commuters feel that their 'space' was impinged upon, albeit by one of such unquestionable talent?
Did the commuters feel that they did not have the right to enjoy and appreciate such beauty because they had not paid for the privilege?
Are many who attend concerts at say, $500 per ticket at 'appropriate' venues really there to partake of the beauty and splendour of the experience....or is their attendance actually keeping up with the Jones' in a league of high-brow upper-crust wankers who really wouldn't know (nor care) the difference between Vivaldi or Mozart.
Perhaps the experiment was attempting to place some negative spin on commuters who use public transport...demographic contexts related to lack of appreciation of the Arts.
Beauty is beauty...if I had been there, I would have missed my stop for sure and been moved to tears.
Only amazing if you've never experienced rush hour commuting on a busy metro. It's hell on earth. There is no beauty. No smiling. No talking. No unforced human contact. There are rules.
Hear/see the performance here...
The article is full of spin...
If "no-one noticed", then what about the lady who called him over to say that she had attended his concert in the library of congress?
bleh.
Could it be .....that if he were playing Slim Dusty, more people would have
noticed and stopped.........
...but i do like his musical talent 
I do get really touched by Stephen Grapelli and have sat thru his preformances,
live a few times,,,,,ssssssssooooooooooo ggggoooooooooood!
You know how it goes,........ no spin, no story,!
...but i do like his musical talent
i played with myself at the train station and was asked to stop after 45 seconds 
And a lot more than 6 people noticed
Interesting article.
People paid mega-bucks the next day to see him play because they wanted too, he was their chosen entertainment of preference, not a forced one at a time when all they want to do is go to work in order get rid of the day - literally.
I find commuting env'ts to be sad. People seemingly angry or apathetic about being forced to go to work because of a 25y mortgage hanging over their head, and so on.
