Is Self-Doubt Part of the Process?

Violinmomaz
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:10:52 +0000

@MusicNerd2 One thing I didn’t mention and didn’t think about until later is that my D just simply loves music. Really loves it. Listening to many genres - from The Punch Brothers to Billy Joel to Paul Simon and many in between. She follows the Berlin Phil like it’s her favorite boy band, she loves lisenting to old masters like David Oistrakh and of course the newer stars of the violin world of which Hillary Hahn is her Queen and biggest inspiration (playing at the top level, having a family, etc). She listens to orchestral, chamber, solo, baroque, 20th century, all equally. She lives eats and breathes it and I believe that is what truly drives her beyond the nerves and self-doubt. I think it would be difficult to make it in this business without that true love.