 one thing that is probably the most difficult about this concerto is preparing the first chord and how do we begin the concerto to get into the mood i was just sitting and taking as much time as you need just on stage to feel comfortable and then to lift your hands up slowly and then you're already more or less in the atmosphere of the first chord the very first movement has somewhat of a sad character there's something painful although it does look hopefully out out of the shadows and an important thing to remember is that this is allegro moderato there's always a tendency to play a bit fast so remember the moderato and staccatos in my opinion should not be too short