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Tears streamed down my face when I received the results. Second chair. In one of the most prestigious orchestras in the world — the Vienna Philharmonic. My parents were proud of me. My partner was proud of me. The emails and texts poured in, little fireworks of praise lighting up my phone screen. But why wasn’t I proud of myself? I sat alone in the dim rehearsal room, head hung low, watching my tear-streaked face in the polished wood of the violin - the image trembling as much as my hands were. The disappointment hollowed me out, draining my...
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