The week before I was scheduled to perform the Liebermann Concerto I began to experience a host of technical problems that had not been there before.  My left hand in particular felt wooden and unresponsive.  “What’s up?!  I’ve already performed this piece four times!”  In practice, I zeroed in on the problem areas and willed my fingers to do their job but feeling for the finger combinations seemed to increase the difficulty.  The day of the concert arrived and with desperate determin...


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