Metamorfose (Metamorphosis)

Ever since I was very young, I have heard that I showed early signs of a love of classical music. At the age of six, I stood in the living room at home and conducted a  recording of Bach’s entire Christmas Oratorio, using Mama’s choral score, and when the album ended I said “that was pretty good, let’s do it again”. My older sister began playing violin when I was two years old. It was difficult for me not to “steal” it, and so we decided that I too should be permitted to take lessons. But although I was four, the violin teacher thought I was too small. Fortunately, Horten Music School called a year later to say that the cello teacher could take a young pupil.