This weekend if you have never heard him play its a good time to catch Joshua Bell. Bell has 
performed with he Houston Symphony numerous times getting standing ovations on several occasions. This weekend Bell performs Sibelius’s sparkling Violin Concerto.
Gladwell implies that the practice was beneficial, but we must look at other things going on to help create their success. Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different from what we might think, and that if 
we want to understand how some people thrive, we should spend more time looking around them-at such things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth date. And in revealing that hidden logic, Gladwell presents in his book a fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the most of human potential.
I think Bell fits that Gladwell narrative.
