As you know, a career in music is immensely demanding and competitive. Hundreds of highly trained cellists compete for every job opening.
Pay is relatively low, pressure high.
Playing the cello well requires strength, concentration, imagination, discipline, mental toughness, and, always, generosity of spirit. Cello playing is, then, both profession and calling. As absurd as the choice to study music may seem to the practical-minded, those who hear the calling risk inner peril by not honoring, acknowledging it. My dad was a professional musician and counseled me to play well, but do something else professionally. If you come to study at the Lamont School of Music, I will work with you as best as I can to help you realize your potential as a cellist.