Sibelius

Today I am playing the Sibelius violin concerto in performance class at school. I have really struggled with this piece. It is so opposite from the Mozart style that I so naturally sway towards. It requires a passion and a carelessness that is unnatural for me. It has taken me 10 weeks to find that sounds, but hopefully I have found it. My one prayer for today is that I do not receive a single comment saying "don't play it like Mozart" or "you need to give more". I really feel like hearing that would be crushing! My other reservation towards playing this piece is that it seems like it is everyone's FAVORITE piece. They all seem to have their own ideas about this piece. They will all be listening to me from the perspective of "is she doing what I would do?" The truth is that I really DO like this piece, surprisingly. I really WANT to play it well. If that means that I have to put every ounce of energy I have into it, if that means my body hurts by the end and I am exhausted, that is what I am willing to do! This piece is so hard, but I have also worked so hard on it. I am ready! .....let's go do this! :)