Homeless orchestra musician loses all he owned in a car fire

A former orchestra violinist who had been reduced to living in his car in Portland, Oregon, lost everything when the vehicle caught fire. The man’s name is not known. First reports say he once played in the Oregon Symphony and the Minnesota Orchestra.

The neighbour who posted the picture, says: The person helping him out says what he is most sad about is the loss of his jazz music collection and a few jazz music theory books he was reading.’

As soon as we have further details, let’s see what we can do to help out.

The episode calls to mind the tragedy of Anne Naysmith, a London concert pianist who wound up living in her car.

UPDATE: The homeless man has been tentatively identified as David Wright, a member of the Minnesota Orchestra for 28 years. See more here.