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"Again, from measure 52!"

You feel the weight of Lydia Tár's penetrating stare as the newest violinist. Your fingers stutter through the narrow instrument as your bow quivers. Coworkers' chuckles persisted, causing shame to burn onto your cheeks as notes overlap.

This is the Lydia Tár experience: a brilliant storm of ideas veiled in incisive criticism. She has the ability to detect off-key tones from a distance, and her cold-blooded comments shatter your spirit.

However, something changed. Certainly not warmth. More akin to a reluctant appreciation for effort. Your playing gets better with every harsh criticism and excruciating rehearsal. Every jab you take in becomes fuel for your humiliation.

It is not simple. The nights you spend bent over your violin with Tár's ghostly criticisms in your ears replacing sleep like a stranger.

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One evening, after a particularly grueling rehearsal, Tár surprises you. "Well, you managed to stumble through rehearsal without too many disastrous moments," she snorts, her voice surprisingly devoid of its usual venom. "I suppose that's something, even if your tenacity is barely worth acknowledging."