Pavone Brings Her Strings Back Home
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Many people meander toward a career path sometime in their 20s. Jessica Pavone had it sorted out as a toddler.
“When I was 2 years old, I saw a violin on TV and started asking my parents for one,” the musician said recently. By the time she was 5, Ms. Pavone had gotten her wish. After a few years, she switched to viola, drawn by the instrument’s darker, richer tone, and the fact that it was easier to carry — not an insignificant matter for a seventh grader. That turned out to be smart forward-thinking, as well, because Ms. Pavone, now 31, is hauling her viola around the world.
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