@Tom Kenna Very intriguing, I've never seen citterns before! I have only 4 strings on the violin and get my fingers scrambled, I can't imagine 10 🫣😅

@Tom Kenna Oh I've never heard of if! Yes I play exclusively classical music, but of all epochs, baroque classical romantic and modern. I do sometimes play some jazz or pop songs in quartet arrangements for concerts like candle loght concerts

@Tom Kenna I wouldn't say touring but I have gone back and forth between a few countries, France, Germany, Switzerland. I've had the privilege to participate in a competition in Seoul South Korea and will go to Montreal Canada in a few months for another competition! I definitely love travelling so I truly enjoy that lifestyle 😊

For me, it's probably when I rehearsed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with orchestra for the first time. It was my first experience as a soloist accompanied by a symphonic orchestra, and I remember standing in front of the orchestra during a tutti and being in awe! Feeling the power of so many musicians playing behind me and feeling how the floor was vibrating was a really unforgettable experience!

@Tom Kenna Wow that must have been meaningful indeed! My father was my first violin teacher and also played the encore with him as a kid in his recitals. Now he plays the encore with me in my recitals ;)