Maharaja - a nice twin restaurant, Nepalese and Indian, a recent incarnation of this old place, used to be Šišenski Zvon and before that Majolka and before that - who would know. Tasty, worth a visit and a return and don't have too hungry eyes in the all-you-can-eat setting.
Sam Burstin - viola player with the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor of the Paradisal Players, "whether wielding baton or bow, Samuel brings huge passion, commitment, expertise and energy to his music-making. He has been a violist in the Philharmonia Orchestra since 2005; he is an award-wining chamber musician; and in 2010 he founded the Paradisal Players, an orchestra of top professional and brilliant amateur players, whom he conducts several times a year in concerts for charities", music runs in the catholic-jewish mixed family though his father Marcus is a physicist, Burstin is a Polish name with Viennese roots, began playing violin at age 4, studying Suzuki method starting with only bowing and listening, in parallel did sax, piano and singing, football had something to do with the fact that he at some point fell out of love with violin, only to accidentally fall in love with viola and Bach - can play Bach cello stuff on viola, received the most important music education at Trinity College London where they stress depth as well breadth - including the all important listening, after careful selection, 6 months trial and 1 year probation he was accepted into Philharmonia - also helped by his NYO background, ardent Arsenal fan and rugby player - past U17 LondonScottish member, learning to speak Slovenian to even better understand Ana and will one day create opportunity that every single individual on the planet could listen live Mozart, while getting troubled kids and youth from streets through El Sistema-like program as he already worked TEDsters Dudamel and Zander.
Christina, pianist and singer and Marcus, the physicist. Proud parents of an accomplished young musician.
