The Many Stories of Bill Fitzpatrick: Tchaikovsky in Georgia

While at Juilliard, Dr. Johnson, the conductor of the Nashville Symphony, asked me to perform the Tchaikovsky concerto with the Nashville Youth Orchestra in Georgia, and I accepted. It was the night of the concert, and the first to go on stage was Dr. Johnson. He was met with applause, and then I followed, and the applause dwindled to nothing. They looked stunned. I bowed anyway and then turned to tune. It was at that point that I decided not to turn around. So, I ended up playing the concerto for the orchestra. I finished and received a huge applause from the orchestra, but nothing from the public. So I left and went outside to think and walked a bit, but then I realized that I should probably not be roaming around. So I went back to the bus and waited for everyone else to return.

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