Monday, September 28, 2009

Violinist Re-Emerges From Tragedy - Giving Back & Pursuing Dreams


By the age of 10 Rachel Barton Pine was playing for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. But a tragic accident almost shot her dreams of playing the violin for good. After 40 surgeries she has re-emerged from her near-death experience and she's not letting anyone stop her from pursuing her dreams which includes a music program for underprivileged kids and taking classical music overseas to Haiti and Ghana. Pine's supporters say she's taken the "stuffiness" out of classical music and made it appealing for the masses.

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