I hadn't sat down to watch a concert on TV in a long time. It was Mozart and Vivaldi, performed in the courtyard of the Louvre. For a while, I kept wondering,

I hadn't sat down to watch a concert on TV in a long time. It was Mozart and Vivaldi, performed in the courtyard of the Louvre. For a while, I kept wondering, "Where is the conductor?" Then I noticed that one of the violinists was leading the other musicians while playing, through eye contact, body movement, and the music itself. Only after looking him up later did I learn that it was Julien Chauvin's ensemble, and that this was simply how they performed. I ended up watching Julien Chauvin and his ensemble for a full hour. It went by in no time.