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The holiday of a lifetime, in Australia, had begun, after two weeks at the Australian festival of chamber music, in which I\u2019d played viola in several of my own works. I had fretted about this for months, not really believing that I could stand up as a soloist and deliver. Even as a full-time viola-player in the 80s, I avoided solo playing \u2013 always feeling more at home in larger chamber groups. But as my husband Peter and I set off on our holiday, I was euphoric. I had performed with the marvellous young pianist<a href=\"https:\/\/www.josephhavlat.com\/\"> Joseph Havlat<\/a>, with the legendary accordionist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamescrabb.com\/\">James Crabb<\/a> and virtuoso trumpeter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidelton.com.au\/\">David Elton<\/a> \u2013 and all had gone well.<\/p>\n<p>But then came a horrible realisation: I had not asked for the concerts to be recorded. This had been a moment in my life that would never be repeated. And I hadn\u2019t captured it. I sank into despair. The fact that this is a pattern in my thinking didn\u2019t make it any less painful: the more wonderful the event, the more likely I am to find regrets to attach to it. 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