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Ringing cell phones at concerts should be confiscated and broken in half.

Great piece, Laurie.

Oh, thank you so much for sharing your experience, Laurie! That sounds really exciting, Laurie. You're lucky that you're able to attend, and we're lucky that you're sharing your experience with us. By the way, Laurie, as far as I can tell, Hadelich is from Germany. I really enjoyed reading this Laurie. Thanks for writing it. I'm jealous. It was great last time, but I couldn't make it this year. Enjoy it, it's a great experience. For our sake, I hope that your subsequent entries are even more detailed. I love hearing about this. I saw Mr. Clapp give a masterclass and...I call him Mr. Clapp.

Miss Bollinger, shame on you! You made Laurie cry.

This is a good question, according to his bio, Hadelich was born in Italy and has German parents. So... Is that the violin awarded from the Indy competition in the photo? Thank you so much for posting from the symposium. I was there (all the way from Perth, Australia) last time in 2005 and would have loved to be there this year. The detail that you are writing makes us feel like we're a part of it. We're saving up to get to the next symposium in 2009. Ooh, great information. Trust a journalist to present it so well! And Xerxes wept!

A stunning report of people at their zenith.

Arrrrrrgh, I'm jealous. I know Robyn Bollinger! I went to a chamber music program with her last year! She's amazing, wish I could have heard her Tchaikovsky! The violin pictured with Augustin is the Ex-Gingold Strad, granted for a period of four years to a Laureate of "The Indianapolis" competition. And, to clarify Augustin's origins, he is a German citizen and holds a German passport, however he was born and raised in Italy. I'm jealous as well- what a great experience! I know Stefani Collins! We study with the same amazing teacher, Sarah Johnson, and I played with her brother in a quartet last summer! She's an absolutely fabulous player. Enjoy the rest of the symposium! Really enjoyed reading this. Your blog entries of the event will probably be as close as I'll ever get to "experiencing" something like it.

_Man_

Looking forward to reading your entries this week! "As Hadelich played the Brahms G major sonata, I reflected on how many great musicians have played at Juilliard, played here just on the cusp of their greatness. What a delicate place they are in. How hard they have worked. They need a very particular kind of nurturing; something that will inspire an ambitious and talented player to keep striving, not to be content with whatever considerable accomplishments brought them thus far, but also not to be crushed by their own perfectionism."

Thank you so much for sharing both your experience, but also your thoughts and especially THESE words...

Sam

Thank you so much for taking time to write about all this as well as provide photos. It's so exciting to read about it and provides inspiration to practice...it's almost like i was there. Please continue to write more, i can't waiting to read whatelse happens at the syposium. Thanks again!

Your fellow violin nerd,

Paul Grant

I know Robyn personally (we were in a youth orchestra together) and I must say, she is one of the most caring and selfless people I know. She is very sweet and has extraordinary talent. It's rare you find a musician like her these days. Hi,

Good for you Laurie and I like how you write! I am jealous as well. Sounds like a great time!

Cheers!

An amazing report of the day. I have the privilege of a few lessons with Mr. Clapp this summer and this was a great preview! I love Augustin's playing as well...