In my view, an authentic musician is one who has no wish to create art for selfish purposes. Someone who never aims to stand out as an individual, but instead pays close attention to her colleagues and is thrilled – and rejoices along with them – when they make it through a difficult solo. A true musician plays at exactly the same level and with just as much devotion in a tiny cultural centre in a small rural town as they do in the biggest concert hall in Budapest or abroad. Their greatest aim is for music to touch the people who are listening to it.
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