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Vieuxtemps5, you know that Perlman has students such as Rachel Lee at Harvard and Caitlin Tully at Princeton. Not everyone is forced into the conservatory route.
My personal experience is not with young IMG Artists, but with a pre-college teacher who frequently insisted that students be home schooled to allow for their 6 hours of daily practice. Worked for some, destroyed others. Not everyone caved to the teacher's demands - a number now have management contracts and careers.
You are the best judge of what's right for you, your talent, your level of current accomplishment and your ultimate life goals. My advice (for what it's worth) is to take the emotionalism and frustration out of the situation and consider your options as objectively as possible. Realx a bit. It's not always clear what route is "best" - take advantage of all the good things open to you on your current path as you consider other options. Your answer may be found over months or years, not days or weeks. Best wishes!
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