Since a very young age, I have felt different. I began playing the violin at just five years old, and ever since, I have never stopped studying or working as a musician. A path that has led me to achieve significant milestones, such as becoming Associate Concertmaster of the Cologne Radio Orchestra and earning a position with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra after competing against more than 300 applicants. Achievements that, from the outside, might look like a dream. Yet my inner world has always been marked by a constant sense of struggle: difficulties with organization, challenges in social relationships, and a learning process hindered by my struggle to process and retain information.
In 2015, I decided to seek professional help. Over nearly a decade, I consulted more than three specialists until, finally, in early 2025, I received a diagnosis: combined-type ADHD. In that moment, everything made sense. I understood that my way of thinking, my challenges with planning, self-control, and attention were not personal “flaws,” but intrinsic characteristics of this condition.
From my earliest years of musical training, tasks like focusing for long hours, preparing for exams, or maintaining a structured study routine required an almost superhuman effort. What seemed simple for others demanded from me extraordinary persistence and personal strategies. These difficulties, far from holding me back, pushed me to transform restlessness into creative energy and to seek out the right support systems to grow as a performer.
In my professional life, ADHD remains a constant companion. Challenges with planning, working memory, and impulse control are part of my daily reality. At the same time, music offers me a powerful channel to express the passion, sensitivity, and dedication that have always shaped my way of being in the world. I have often been recognized for a particularly beautiful tone and a distinctive sensitivity, qualities that, rather than being limited by my condition, seem deeply connected to it. This is no coincidence: many artists and musicians also live with ADHD, as being a musician demands a unique sensitivity, one capable of evoking deep emotion and resonance in those who listen.
I share my story to raise awareness about this condition, to foster understanding and empathy, so that no child with ADHD ever feels rejected; to reach out to others who share this experience, and to continue learning from them. I believe that ADHD, far from being merely a challenge, can open paths of creativity, empathy, and humanity that enrich us all.
