Amazing violinist plays in subway station - what happens?

I loved the story of this social experiment.  Joshua Bell, a world-class violinist, played for morning passers-by in a subway station.  Despite his incredible talent, only a handful paid any attention.  The article launches well beyond just the experiment, discussing the nature of art and its appreciation, of how busy we are as a society, and how the artist views himself with and without an adoring crowd.  

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html?hpid=artslot

You can hear the recording of what he sounded like at

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/04/09/VI2007040900536.html