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I`m probably a lot different. It`s just the difference between being 16 and being 36. It`s huge. One is a teenager and the other is a real adult. Obviously I`m a better dancer, a better artist. I was not one of those child prodigies.

- Julie Kent

I don`t remember the piece, but I do remember it wasn`t the kind that prodigies play. What impressed me most was she had a clear understanding of the role of the soloist and the orchestra. She worked with the players. She knew the score so well she knew what each section had to play. So when the oboes were doing a passage, for example, she would look at them and smile.

- Michael Hill