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February 14, 2005 at 2:34 PM
The day after...So, yesterday was the big day. We actually played at the famed Carnegie... The funny thing was, it felt like any other concert. I was doing my job, enjoying playing, but not particular nervous or excited when I was on stage. I think I might have been too tired to actually get nervous. Overall it went well: Khatchaturian was shacky, a combination of not enough practice and bringing a different score on stage then I had been playing from. (HOW STUPID!!! Everybody knows you should not to that!) However Bartok went pretty well, I felt comfortable and I think it was a very good performance.
The violin sounds great, however today at noon I have to give it back. Also, it really is not my sound (yet) the violin is sweet and I have a much more deep sound. It is hard to play on a violin only for a couple days, I did not really feel comfortable, but it was a great experience.
No time to rest however, this morning at 8am I had a lesson with Mr. Weilerstein, talking some more about relaxing the armpit and how to play the chords in Bach a-minor Fuge.
Now my preperation for the Queen Elisabeth will really start taking shape. This afternoon I will play some Tchaikovksy Valse in studioclass and later this week I will play Dvorak concerto for Mr. Perlman (Which I'll start today... why do I always have to little time?)
As you can read, I am very tired and lack inspiration to really write. I hope to be back in shape in about a week, making my way to Holland, Estonia and Switzerland for concerts...
Carla
Posted on February 14, 2005 at 4:31 PM
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