‘A musician cannot exist without an audience’ - Nemanja Radulović’s life lessons

I was incredibly lucky to start learning the violin with Dejan Mihailović, who taught at the University of Arts in Belgrade. He gave a lot of trust to his students to explore and find their own voice. I always remember him saying, ‘Go deeper.’ I didn’t quite understand it as a seven-year-old, but it has stuck with me since. It’s about delving further into the music and interpretation, and taking risks. He would also suggest practising after concerts to take advantage of the heightened adrenalin and enthusiasm in that state of mind. It allows you to think very clearly and fix things in your playing – even if just for 15 minutes…