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RE: Can Young Musicians Suddenly Lose Their Passion? (Babe Alert) [yt]

Perhaps I should clarify that I meant soloists hired to perform with an orchestra. The pieces are normally chosen by the music director (often even if they are not actually conducting the concert - you would be surprised how many times a guest conductor does not have much say in the program they are conducting). If the soloist doesn't know or doesn't want to perform the piece the music director wants, they may suggest another, but a young soloist would not usually have the clout to do this - they are paid to play what is requested of them. For instance, a recent winner of a big competition is invariably asked to play what won them that competition. Sometimes the music director will ask what the soloist would like to play, or give them a choice of several concerti - only the very biggest names might get to dictate exactly what they perform, and even then not always. By and large, the music director is the programmer, not the soloist. This is a big reason why you see so many soloists "burn out" at such a young age - the number of different concerti that they are ever asked to play is a very small one, and boredom inevitably follows eventually.

Obviously someone who is giving a solo recital will choose the repertoire, I was not speaking about such cases.


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