In November 2008, during our weekly horn and piano masterclass, a man came into the room looking for a horn player for a gig that weekend. I shrugged my shoulders saying I was available. Three days later I was sitting on the tour bus with a Russian orchestra on my way to the concert when the girl sitting next to me smiles and asks shyly, "sprichst du Russisch?"
That was my first gig in Germany. I had moved to Frankfurt a few weeks before, not knowing a single person, a word of the language...
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Catherine is a Künstlerische Ausbildung (KA) Diplom student, studying horn at the Hochschule für Musik und Dartsellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main. After being asked many questions about studying outside the US, she has decided to answer them in a way that can help other interested musicians. Please send her specific questions if you wish.
