Various virus stories
There’s been a new virus outbreak at Verdun hospital on a ward that wasn’t supposed to be “hot”.
An SPVM cop that was on the metro beat is in intensive care.
Cellist Denis Brott, of the well-known classical music family, is also in intensive care.
EmilyG 11:58 on 2020-04-18 Permalink
Denis Brott – used to know him back in the day. Incredibly kind man.
This hurts.
Chris 13:26 on 2020-04-18 Permalink
If these people were in intensive case for any other reason, which happens to many people every day every where, wonder if the media would write articles about it…
Kate 13:44 on 2020-04-18 Permalink
Chris, you have just defined “news value” for us.
EmilyG 14:20 on 2020-04-18 Permalink
Denis Brott has been the leader of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, a well-known festival in our arts-loving city, for many years. It is newsworthy.
Raymond Lutz 18:28 on 2020-04-18 Permalink
Any cellist health problem is newsworthy. I remember very well Yuli Turovsky saddening death news. I went to Pollack Hall with my mother listening him play Kodály’s Sonata for Solo Cello. Don’t remember the exact year. When I die, It’ll be newswothy here and I want an epitaph note on Kate’s Montreal City Weblog calendar, “And he played cello too!” 🙂
EmilyG 07:56 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
Some good news: Denis Brott is recovering!
https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-renowned-cellist-denis-brott-recovering-after-covid-19-battle/