![]() ![]() Originally, Kaplan was simply going to play a recital that featured all three Brahms sonatas. "As things gradually got better, I have chosen increasingly demanding projects for myself, and now I am ready for this project!" "That first year coincided with the arrival of the COVID pandemic, so all my concerts were cancelled anyway," Kaplan said. It did get better, but it was a slow process - for an entire year he was unable to play. That was of course pretty scary, but I did lots of physical therapy and exercises, and somehow managed to trust the doctors who said it would eventually get better." ![]() The surgery went fine, but it left me with what is called 'C-5 palsy,' which happens in some percentage of cases and basically meant that I couldn't move or even lift my left arm. "You see, at the end of 2020, the arthritis in my neck was interfering with nerves to an extent that required surgery. "It began just as a concert - and in my mind, it was also a personal celebration of my return to playing," said Kaplan, who has been professor of violin at Indiana since 2005, and before that at UCLA.
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