CatalystIn the middle of a concert, in the middle of a piece, the internationally renowned pianist stands up, says "that's it," and walks out. This decision will change his life, but also those of the people in his entourage and audience in a whole array of unforeseen ways. There is Marek Olsberg, the pianist himself, his agent, his secretary, one of the waiters supposed to be working at the after-concert party, audience members and so on. Affairs are revealed as people come home unexpectedly, relationships broken or patched up, there are endings and new beginnings. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 7 |
Section 3 | 13 |
Section 4 | 21 |
Section 5 | 26 |
Section 6 | 35 |
Section 7 | 43 |
Section 8 | 47 |
Section 22 | 116 |
Section 23 | 120 |
Section 24 | 122 |
Section 25 | 126 |
Section 26 | 131 |
Section 27 | 134 |
Section 28 | 137 |
Section 29 | 145 |
Section 9 | 54 |
Section 10 | 59 |
Section 11 | 63 |
Section 12 | 64 |
Section 13 | 70 |
Section 14 | 78 |
Section 15 | 81 |
Section 16 | 82 |
Section 17 | 86 |
Section 18 | 92 |
Section 19 | 105 |
Section 20 | 108 |
Section 21 | 114 |
Section 30 | 149 |
Section 31 | 154 |
Section 32 | 158 |
Section 33 | 165 |
Section 34 | 170 |
Section 35 | 173 |
Section 36 | 178 |
Section 37 | 181 |
Section 38 | 185 |
Section 39 | 190 |
Section 40 | 193 |
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