I gave up tennis at 15 to become a conductor
NewsMarie Jacquot, first Kapellmeister at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf und Duisburg, was all set to become a professional tennis player until the baton caught her eye.
She tells Deutschlandfunk: ‘Tennis made me lots of friends. But at some point the game receded and all that remained was the pressure to be better. Only this fighting aspect and no longer the joy of playing.’
I’ve heard maturing conductors say the same about their craft.
Read on here.
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