We still had very little money -- my father had to borrow $5,000 to pay for a trip to the International Young Pianists Competition in Ettlingen, Germany, in 1994, when I was 12. I realized later how much pressure he was under. Tears streamed down his face when it was announced ...
I started winning competitions. We still had very little money -- my father had to borrow $5 000 to pay for a trip to the International Young Pianists Competition in Ettlingen Germany in 1994 when I was 12. I realized later how much pressu