Posted on 03/31/2020 7:53:10 AM PDT by nwrep
Anne-Sophie Mutter has announced, via social media, that she has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
‘I have tested positive for COVID-19 … I am staying very quarantined at home and I am expecting to fully recover ….’ the German violinist said.
‘It’s interesting what it does with your head. At first I thought this is a total distaster and in some tragic cases it is really a difficult situation but in my case I am 56 and not smoking. To the smokers among my fans, you should really consider stopping now.’
Do only famous people get this disease? The media seems to have non-stop articles about movie stars, politicians and athletes who have got this.
All the cool kids are getting it.
Wouldn't.
And journalists. Sadly one of the CBS employees out on medical leave from battling cancer for 20 years succumbed. CBS never mentioned her immune system was compromised.
They have to mingle with every caste to get their paycheck. It may be the first time First World problems have truly intersected with Third World problems...
I think the point is that _anyone_ can get it. But yeah, it’s getting to where having it has a certain weird chic about it depending on who you are.
Muggle: Instant pariah
Celebrity: Brave fighter
LOL! Exactly!
Only famous people famously get it. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita got it. They’re fine now.The virus itself was apparently a non-event for them. As it is with most people who test positive.
Sorry, I have no sympathy for string players or theater people.
Only famous and connected people get tested before they are really sick, early in the course of the disease.
Everyone else runs a gauntlet of symptom analysis which puts off the test until late in the course of the infection. In other words, you have to convince someone you're pretty sick.
On the other hand, if you're well connected, you can get a precautionary test early.
And Congressional staffers. All the people who are too important to get this disease.
She is one of the VERY best classical violinists working today. She is able to handle some of the more demanding compositions. Think Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor, Op 64.
I wish her luck with this ailment.
Makes me want to get it. /s
Not just a garden variety star, folks. A MEGA-star! Never heard of this bird.
Leave it to a German to be “very” quarantined.
She is one of the most famous if not THE most famous person in the elite, rarified world of classical music.
I listen to her all the time on YouTube.
I listen to her Beethoven Violin Concerto all the time.
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