Hard Work Is the Instrument of Mastery: Violin Virtuoso Charlie Siem Scales New Heights

Violinist Charlie Siem. Ure Arens LR

“Life is a journey, not a destination.”

“[That platitude] can be a copout, avoiding the effort you need to pull yourself out of bad moments,” violin virtuoso Charlie Siem told me. “You can be very mediocre if you’re too easy on yourself.”