SHOW TIME: After hearing the Los Angeles Philharmonic rehearse Beethovens Symphony No. 3, Eroica, Nathaniel Ayers stands behind the stage and plays his violin. Music is his passion. (Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times)
CONTRAST: Nathaniel is awed at the thought of great musicians playing just two blocks from where he takes a bow and saws away on a corner. (Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times)
Nathaniel Anthony Ayers plays his violin in Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. (Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times)
EAGER: Former Juilliard student Nathaniel Ayers checks the performance calendar outside Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times)
