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CommanderROR · 05-26-2007, 01:34 PM

Well, good news came in today...

Remember the time-contract that Gewandhausorchester Leipzig offered me?
It was a 50% position in the second violins.
Today I got a call from somebody in the orchestra asking whether I would consider changing that 50% second violin thing to a 100% first violin job. Of course it's still a time-contract, but it's a lot more attractive anyway...

I must have left a good impression...^^

I also am very happy with the violin I "discovered" while evaluating the expensive one. It's been a pretty unanimous decision for that violin from anybody who heard it so far. It easily kicked every other violin (including my teachers incredibly expensive Lupot) around in both volum and beauty of sound...and it's nice to play as well, so I guess I'll buy it.

Now all it takes to make me content is a victory at the audition next Tuesday...don't forget...

9:30 AM on Tuesday the 29th of May is the big day, German Summer Time as usual...

Best thing would of course be if I would get that job, then ask them to start the contract a bit later and do a couple of months in Leipzig for "Prestige" reasons and then go to the "unlimited" contract with the "insurance" that if they kick me out or I want to go somewhere else I have the "Big Player" in my curriculum vitae and don't have to worry about invitations...but maybe that's asking a bit much...

I have to get used to the new violin now and my energy-levels are also pretty low after all the strain of the past weeks/months so it could be that I don't perform as well as I could/should at that next (and for now last) audition, but I'll just go for it and try my best...

Whatever happens, I have achieved more than I would have expected and that's cool. Just one more for now and I'll have a bit (although not much because there is still that exam and concerts and stuff...^^) of peace and quiet

I'll try to make some recordings of the new violin after the audition so you can hear it as well but I doubt that the quality of recordings that I can make here will really be enough to show the qualities of the instrument...

05-26-2007, 01:34 PM	#153
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Well, good news came in today... Remember the time-contract that Gewandhausorchester Leipzig offered me? It was a 50% position in the second violins. Today I got a call from somebody in the orchestra asking whether I would consider changing that 50% second violin thing to a 100% first violin job. Of course it's still a time-contract, but it's a lot more attractive anyway... I must have left a good impression...^^ I also am very happy with the violin I "discovered" while evaluating the expensive one. It's been a pretty unanimous decision for that violin from anybody who heard it so far. It easily kicked every other violin (including my teachers incredibly expensive Lupot) around in both volum and beauty of sound...and it's nice to play as well, so I guess I'll buy it. Now all it takes to make me content is a victory at the audition next Tuesday...don't forget... 9:30 AM on Tuesday the 29th of May is the big day, German Summer Time as usual... Best thing would of course be if I would get that job, then ask them to start the contract a bit later and do a couple of months in Leipzig for "Prestige" reasons and then go to the "unlimited" contract with the "insurance" that if they kick me out or I want to go somewhere else I have the "Big Player" in my curriculum vitae and don't have to worry about invitations...but maybe that's asking a bit much... I have to get used to the new violin now and my energy-levels are also pretty low after all the strain of the past weeks/months so it could be that I don't perform as well as I could/should at that next (and for now last) audition, but I'll just go for it and try my best... Whatever happens, I have achieved more than I would have expected and that's cool. Just one more for now and I'll have a bit (although not much because there is still that exam and concerts and stuff...^^) of peace and quiet I'll try to make some recordings of the new violin after the audition so you can hear it as well but I doubt that the quality of recordings that I can make here will really be enough to show the qualities of the instrument...