Breaking: Anne Akiko Meyers plays concerto with a broken foot
mainThe violinist Anne Akiko Meyers suffered a fall on Friday, hours before her concert with the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington’s Kennedy Center.
In considerable pain, she made her way to the concert hall and was brought onto the stage in a wheelchair. Standing, she played a concerto by Mason Bates, her disability unnoticed by reviewers.
Later, she said she was so caught up in the music that she didn’t feel the pain.
After the performance she had the foot x-rayed and was told it was broken. She will be in a plaster cast for the next 6-8 weeks, when she is recording and performing in London, New York, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Syracuse.
Anne says: ‘Travel, recordings, and concerts will be a little more challenging over the next few weeks, but I am so grateful nothing happened to my hands and wrists’.
Anne icepacking her foot before the concert
She played with a broken foot; why not play with a violin?
A nice example of “The show must go on”. Best wishes!
She should definitely borrow Dave Grohl’s throne.
So she went on with the performance – standing – and possibly exacerbating her condition? Not a smart move, dearie, trying to be a hero……
Well in fairness, she didn’t know it was *BROKEN* until afterward…
Good for her, making sure she delivers for the audience.
That said, I’m not sure this is newsworthy.
Perhaps if she conducted her entire career on one foot, that would be something…
https://slippedisc.com/2016/04/the-only-violinist-in-the-us-charts-manages-on-just-one-leg/
Wait, I’m sure someone will blame Obama for this…
Actually, as a matter of fact, Trump did this! It’s all because he colluded with the Russians!! Hahaha!!
OH MY!!
when she runs a triathlon on a broken foot, this MIGHT be relevant news, but……
Journalism these days…..