Hélène Grimaud

Oct 16, 2023 | shepherd.com | Adriana Barton |Natalie Hodges |Hélène Grimaud |Ellen Hinsey

Natalie Hodges had me at stage fright and quantum physics. In poignant descriptions of her life as a violinist-in-training, I recognized a kindred tormented soul. Both of us abandoned classical music in our 20s, drained by the dilemma she so aptly articulates: “Why keep trying to love something that doesn’t love you back.” But Hodges’s relationship to music, like mine, did not end there.