"I graduated from Juilliard recently, and just earned a trial...

"I graduated from Juilliard recently, and just earned a trial with the London Symphony."

“Was there ever a time when you wanted to quit?”

“It was harder when I was younger, and all my friends were outside playing. Back then my Mom really kept me practicing. But then I hit a point where I began to love the instrument, and I really couldn’t imagine my life without it.”

“How did you know when you reached that point?”

“I guess it was the point where I’d learned enough that I realized how much more there was to learn.”