In addition to learning a few lessons about assiduous practice, I also gleaned a lot of interesting episodes from his younger days. It was possibly the first time he was playing there and he was so particular about not disappointing even a single member of the audience-and I realized that if he demands a certain intensity of practice from his students, he applies a far more rigorous standard to himself. To watch him prepare for the concert was a masterclass in itself. This is where the student really gets to see the life of the guru from a broader perspective. LS sir had been anointed aasthaana-vidvaan of the Sringeri Mutt and he had to play a concert there. You won’t have any distractions-you can just focus on violin practice.” On two separate occasions, I spent a few weeks at his place mimicking the guru-kula-vaasa of old. So, why don’t you come and spend a few weeks with me in February. Sometime in late January, LS sir called me and said, “It looks like my concert schedule is getting back to the pre-Covid days starting from March.
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