@ She was in high school and was simply astounded when she heard the orchestra. She played piano, and she asked the conductor if she could join and he told her to grab a bass since she was tall and they needed bass players, and shes been at it ever since
Leonard Bernstein, the NY Phil conductor who hired her and arguably the most famous classical musician ever in the modern day, actually threatened to quit because he knew she was the best bass player at the audition and the Board wasnt sure if they were ready for a female musician. badass as FUCK yo
That's really cool of her and sexist of him ---
Love is a lie guys, there's no such thing, might as well be a soulless hedonist.