I'm not trying to be better than someone else, what I'm trying to do is serve the music at

the highest level and the better I get the more I realize what that is and to try to come

close to circling back to the divine perfection.

Okay, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I am your host, Dr. Michael

Jervé, by trade and training a high performance psychologist. And today, I am really excited

to sit down with Elizabeth Picaran. Elizabeth is a renowned classical violin virtuoso.

And I don't say that lightly. After making her orchestra debut at age 14,

she has gone on to travel the globe with her violin performing as a soloist in various world

leading orchestras at some of the most prolific classical music venues on the planet.

Elizabeth is also known for performing with one of the world's most legendary instruments.

The Red Mendelssohn Stratoverius violin that was made in 1720,

said to have inspired the Academy Award-winning film The Red Violin.

I hope you've had the chance to watch that movie. If you haven't, you're in for a real treat

and I think we're in for a bigger treat to learn from a true master of craft with Elizabeth.

So in addition to her acclaimed career, she's also passionate about advocating music education.

She serves as the president and artistic director of the Luzern Music Center in Upstate New York,

which provides world-class music instruction for gifted young musicians.

Elizabeth, I am so excited to sit with you. Thank you so much for being with us today. How are you?

I'm very well. Thank you. It's an honor to be on your program and I am performing a concert

right after we are finished. So it's a solid a day's work. It's a perfect day for me.

Oh, that is awesome. Do you still get nervous?

I do, but I've learned to embrace my nerves as a good thing. Instead of resisting them,

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