Interview: Callum Smart, Violinist

What have been the greatest challenges of your career so far? In terms of repertoire, learning and performing the Britten Concerto was a huge challenge, both musically and physically. It’s a work that requires an enormous amount of stamina due to its length and technical difficulty, but it also takes a great toll emotionally. It’s really impossible not to feel how the composer was feeling during the Spanish Civil War, and it was a rewarding experience to re-tell this story. (via)]]>