Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity

Prevoditelj: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG Recezent: Dijana Ivezic

One day, Los Angeles Times columnist

Jednog dana je kolumnist Los Angeles Timesa,

Steve Lopez was walking along

Steve Lopez, hodao

the streets of downtown Los Angeles

ulicama centra Los Angelesa,

when he heard beautiful music.

kada je čuo prekrasnu glazbu.

And the source was a man,

Dolazila je od čovjeka,

an African-American man,

Afroamerikanca,

charming, rugged, homeless,

šarmantnog, surovog beskućnika

playing a violin that only had two strings.

koji je svirao violinu sa samo dvije žice.

And I'm telling a story that many of you know,

I pričam vam priču koju mnogi od vas znaju

because Steve's columns became the basis

jer je Steveova kolumna postala osnova

for a book, which was turned into a movie,

za knjigu, koja je pretvorena u film,

with Robert Downey Jr. acting as Steve Lopez,

u kojem Robert Downey Jr. glumi Steve Lopeza,

and Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Anthony Ayers,

a Jamie Foxx Nathaniel Anthony Ayersa,

the Juilliard-trained double bassist

kontrabasista s glazbene akademije Julliard

whose promising career was cut short

čija je obećavajuća karijera prekinuta

by a tragic affliction with paranoid schizophrenia.

tragičnom pojavom paranoične šizofrenije.

Nathaniel dropped out of Juilliard, he suffered a complete breakdown,

Nathaniel se ispisao s Julliarda, pretrpio potpuni slom

and 30 years later he was living homeless

i 30 godina kasnije živio kao beskućnik

on the streets of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.

na ulicama Skid Rowa u centru Los Angelesa.

I encourage all of you to read Steve's book or to watch the movie

Sve vas potičem na čitanje Steveove knjige ili gledanje filma

to understand not only the beautiful bond

kako biste razumijeli ne samo divnu vezu

that formed between these two men,

koja se stvorila između ova dva muškarca,

but how music helped shape that bond,

već kako je glazba omogućila oblikovanje te veze,

and ultimately was instrumental -- if you'll pardon the pun --

koja je na kraju bila instrument(alna), ako ćete dozvoliti igru riječi,

in helping Nathaniel get off the streets.

pomoći Nathanielu kako bi se maknuo s ulice.

I met Mr. Ayers in 2008,

Sreo sam gosp. Ayersa 2008.,

two years ago, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

prije dvije godine, u koncertnoj dvorani Walt Disney.

He had just heard a performance of Beethoven's First and Fourth symphonies,

Upravo je čuo izvedbu Beethovenove prve i četvrte simfonije,

and came backstage and introduced himself.

te se došao predstaviti iza pozornice.

He was speaking in a very jovial and gregarious way

Govorio je na jako veseo i druželjubiv način

about Yo-Yo Ma and Hillary Clinton

o Yo-Yo Ma i Hillary Clinton,

and how the Dodgers were never going to make the World Series,

i kako Dodgersi nikada neće osvojiti svjetsko prvenstvo,

all because of the treacherous first violin passage work

a sve zbog nesigurnog prvog pasaža violine

in the last movement of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony.

u zadnjem stavku Beethovenove četvrte simfonije.

And we got talking about music, and I got an email from Steve a few days later

I tako smo pričali o glazbi, da bih nekoliko dana kasnije dobio e-mail od Stevea

saying that Nathaniel was interested in a violin lesson with me.

u kojem kaže kako je Nathaniel zainteresiran da ga podučavam violinu.

Now, I should mention that Nathaniel refuses treatment

Trebao bih spomenuti kako Nathaniel odbija liječenje

because when he was treated it was with shock therapy

jer su ga ranije liječili šok terapijom,

and Thorazine and handcuffs,

Torazinom i lisicama,

and that scar has stayed with him for his entire life.

i taj mu je ožiljak ostao za cijeli život.

But as a result now, he is prone to

Sada, kao posljedica toga, sklon je

these schizophrenic episodes,

tim šizofrenim epizodama

the worst of which can manifest themselves as

od kojih se najgore mogu manifestirati tako

him exploding

da eksplodira,

and then disappearing for days,

a potom nestane na nekoliko dana,

wandering the streets of Skid Row,

lutajući ulicama Skid Rowa,

exposed to its horrors, with the torment of his own mind

izložen njihovim užasima, dok ga vlastiti unutrašnji demoni

unleashed upon him.

progone.

And Nathaniel was in such a state of agitation

Nathaniel je bio toliko uzbuđen

when we started our first lesson at Walt Disney Concert Hall --

kada smo započeli s prvom lekcijom u koncertnoj dvorani Walt Disney

he had a kind of manic glint in his eyes,

da je imao neku vrstu maničnog sjaja u očima,

he was lost.

bio je izgubljen.

And he was talking about

I govorio je o

invisible demons and smoke,

nevidljivim demonima i dimu,

and how someone was poisoning him in his sleep.

te da ga netko truje dok spava.

And I was afraid,

I bio sam uplašen,

not for myself, but I was afraid

ne za sebe, već sam bio uplašen

that I was going to lose him,

da ću ga izgubiti,

that he was going to sink into one of his states,

da će potonuti u jedno od svojih stanja,

and that I would ruin his relationship with the violin

te da ću ja upropastiti njegovu vezu s violinom

if I started talking about scales

ako krenem govoriti o ljestvicama,

and arpeggios and other exciting forms of

arpeggima i drugim zanimljivim oblicima

didactic violin pedagogy.

didaktičke pedagogije violine.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So, I just started playing.

Stoga sam jednostavno počeo svirati.

And I played the first movement of the Beethoven Violin Concerto.

Svirao sam prvi stavak Beethovenovog koncerta za violinu.

And as I played,

I dok sam svirao,

I understood that there was a profound change

shvatio sam da se dogodila duboka promjena

occurring in Nathaniel's eyes.

vidljiva u Nathanielovim očima.

It was as if he was in the grip of some invisible pharmaceutical,

Djelovao je kao da se nalazi u zagrljaju nekog nevidljivog lijeka,

a chemical reaction, for which my playing the music

kemijske reakcije, kojoj je moje sviranje violine

was its catalyst.

bio katalizator.

And Nathaniel's manic rage

I Nathanielov bijes

was transformed into understanding,

se pretvorio u razumijevanje,

a quiet curiosity and grace.

tihu znatiželju i milost.

And in a miracle, he lifted his own violin

I kao u čudu, podigao je svoju violinu,

and he started playing, by ear,

i započeo svirati, po sluhu,

certain snippets of violin concertos

određene isječke koncerata za violinu,

which he then asked me to complete -- Mendelssohn,

a potom me zamolio da ih dovršim - Mendelssohn,

Tchaikovsky, Sibelius.

Čajkovski, Sibelius.

And we started talking about music, from Bach

Počeli smo pričati o glazbi, od Bacha

to Beethoven and Brahms,

do Beethovena i Brahmsa,

Bruckner, all the B's,

Brucknera, svim B-ovima,

from Bartók, all the way up to Esa-Pekka Salonen.

od Bartóka, sve do Esa-Pekka Salonena.

And I understood that he not only

I shvatio sam da on ima ne samo

had an encyclopedic knowledge of music,

enciklopedijsko znanje o glazbi,

but he related to this music at a personal level.

već da je s njom povezan na osobnom nivou.

He spoke about it with the kind of passion

Govorio je o njoj s jednom vrstom strasti

and understanding that I share with my colleagues

i razumijevanja koju ja dijelim sa svojim kolegama

in the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

u LA filharmoniji.

And through playing music and talking about music,

Kroz sviranje i razgovor o glazbi

this man had transformed

taj se muškarac transformirao

from the paranoid, disturbed man

iz paranoičnog, poremećenog čovjeka

that had just come from walking the streets

koji je dolutao s ulica

of downtown Los Angeles

centra Los Angelesa,

to the charming, erudite,

u šarmantnog, obrazovanog,

brilliant, Juilliard-trained musician.

briljantnog glazbenika s Julliarda.

Music is medicine. Music changes us.

Glazba je lijek. Glazba nas mijenja.

And for Nathaniel, music is sanity.

A za Nathaniela, glazba je zdravlje.

Because music allows him to take his thoughts

Glazba mu omogućava uzeti vlastite misli

and delusions and shape them

i obmane te ih,

through his imagination and his creativity,

pomoću vlastite mašte i kreativnosti

into reality.

pretvoriti u stvarnost.

And that is an escape

A to je bijeg

from his tormented state.

iz njegovog mučnog stanja.

And I understood that this was the very essence of art.

I shvatio sam da je to srž umjetnosti.

This was the very reason why we made music,

To je razlog zašto smo stvorili glazbu,

that we take something that exists within all of us

uzimamo nešto što postoji u svima nama,

at our very fundamental core,

u našoj temeljnoj srži,

our emotions,

našim emocijama,

and through our artistic lens,

i kroz naše umjetničke leče,

through our creativity, we're able to shape those emotions into reality.

kroz našu kreativnost, sposobni smo pretvoriti te emocije u stvarnost.

And the reality of that expression

I stvarnost tog izričaja

reaches all of us

dopire do svih nas

and moves us, inspires and unites us.

i potiče nas, inspirira i ujedinjuje.

And for Nathaniel,

A Nathaniela je

music brought him back into a fold of friends.

glazba vratila natrag među prijatelje.

The redemptive power of music brought him back

Iskupljujuća moć glazbe vratila ga je

into a family of musicians

u obitelj glazbenika

that understood him,

koji su ga razumjeli,

that recognized his talents

koji su prepoznali njegov talent

and respected him.

i poštovali ga.

And I will always make music with Nathaniel,

I uvijek ću stvarati glazbu s Nathanielom,

whether we're at Walt Disney Concert Hall

bilo da smo u koncertnoj dvorani Walt Disneya,

or on Skid Row, because he reminds me

ili u Skid Rowu, jer on me podsjeća

why I became a musician.

zašto sam postao glazbenik.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Bruno Giussani: Thank you. Thanks.

Bruno Giussani: Hvala vam. Hvala.

Robert Gupta.

Robert Gupta

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Robert Gupta: I'm going to play something that I shamelessly stole from cellists.

Robert Gupta: želio bih odsvirati nešto što sam besramno ukrao od čelista.

So, please forgive me.

Molim vas, oprostite mi.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Music)

(Glazba)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)