How to prepare for life as a professional musician

Daniel Pollack is a world-renowned concert pianist and instructor who has appeared with countless ensembles on five continents including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, Moscow State Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic (London) and the Hong Kong Philharmonic among many others. A prodigy, Pollack made his concert debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of nine. For thirty years he has run the Daniel Pollack Piano Master Class, a highly selective yearly piano clinic based in Olympia, Washington. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Southern California.