Laura Linney Addresses Juilliard Class of 2013

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<p>Our violist daughter graduated from Juilliard last Friday with an MM. (Yay!) Laura Linney was the commencement speaker and she was great. You can watch the speech here:</p>

<p>[Laura</a> Leggett Linney Addresses Juilliard Class of 2013 - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4W-IgUAn5w&list=PL2D145C0094DF0036&index=5]Laura”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4W-IgUAn5w&list=PL2D145C0094DF0036&index=5)</p>

<p>It was a star-studded event, with pianist Alfred Brendel, soprano Dawn Upshaw, saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and actor Daniel Day-Lewis receiving honorary doctorates.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to your daughter and to the family who supported her through all of this. What are her plans for next year? Will she stay in NYC?</p>

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<p>Thanks! It has been – and continues to be – an amazing journey. She has commitments through the summer. After that? Maybe back to NYC. Maybe DMA. She really wants to land a playing/teaching gig in a Latin American country. She has lots of hooks in the water right now… It should be an interesting and, hopefully, exciting time.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to you and your daughter! After all the years of practices and performances I am sure this was a very rewarding and memorable day for your family.</p>