Part 1: Chapters 12 and 13 Summary

Mr. Fredericks is visiting with Mr. Weisfeld when Claude arrives one afternoon. It is obvious that the two men have been in discussion for quite a while and Claude soon discovers that Mr. Fredericks would like Claude to play a Mozart Double Concerto with him at a music festival. The festival is an annual event held in the mountains in Massachusetts and this is not only a great honor but also great exposure for Claude's debut of playing in front of an audience.

Claude and Mr. Weisfeld accelerate Claude's practice schedule in the time leading up to the event and Claude begins to show some physical signs of excessive stress but pushes past the discomfort to reach his goal of playing flawlessly beside Mr. Fredericks.

Claude writes a letter to Catherine asking her to be his guest at the...