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Domingo, an accomplished and decorated violinist, first began playing the
instrument at just five years old when he received his first violin as a gift from his
mother. Following in the footsteps of his violinist father, Domingo never
expected his career to soar to such heights, and credits his success to "a balance
between passion, discipline, hard work and talent in a good proportion".

Domingo Hindoyan praised Liverpool as a "fantastic" city (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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Liverpool has a reputation for being a warm, welcoming city, and Domingo has

recognised that during his tenure at the Royal Philharmonic. He said: "Every
place is different and special - this one is extremely warm; the people, the
audiences are very, very warm. I will never forget in 2019 and 20 and my very
first concert as the chief conductor; the orchestra, there is a special chemistry
with them and I have a lot of pleasure working with them and basically that is
what makes it different."

It's a common adage that if you do something you love, you'll 'never work a day
in your life'. For Domingo, that rings especially true - his work "doesn't feel like
work".

He explained: "My favourite thing about my job is the fact that this job goes
directly to the soul in the sense that we are building - we make music, we play
[and] while we play that sound goes directly to the emotions.