January 28, 2005 at 2:45 AM

While I am writing this, I am having real trouble keeping my eyes open. The days have been very long. Today I arrived at 7:15 at Juilliard, but I found ou school does not open until 8am. And since we had a rehearsal at 8am I had no choice but wait outside. Well, I actually had a nice talk with the security guards. You know, so often I walk by them, being busy running off to a class and not paying any attention to them. But it is good to once in a while take some times and connect.
My 8am rehearsal was the first Brahms Quintet rehearsal. Such an amazing piece, I really enjoyed myself even when so early.
This evening we had a continued coaching with Charles Neidich, with our clarinet-violin-piano trio (named the Nesher Trio). We continued Bartok and also a trio by a dutch composer, Hugo Godron, some really fun music, very jazzy!
It was funny, also in the two coachings with Mr.Neidich was the theme that we were thinking too much and we should just play and listen. (DON'T THINK TOO MUCH, JUST DO IT!!!)Finally I am being accused of using too many braincells, that has not happened very often.

Tomorrow we might have a chance to play for a Dutch Conductor, who specializes in 20th century music. Reinbert de Leeuw is conducting that evening the Juilliard Symphony in the closing concert of the FOCUS Festival.
I am excited to hear what he has to say.

All in all my first couple weeks in New York were great, when stressful. I have really started the new semester and I am looking forward to moving into my own place (although I would not mind to stay a little bit longer in Ilya's place, it is so nice!)
Tomorrow I will fly to Holland, have several rehearsals there over he weekend and then next week on to Russia. I am looking forward to it.

Goodnight!
Carla

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