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From the show's earlier episodes, it's easily evident that Kaori was a great
violinist. Even one of the judges was shocked and wondered like "where had she
been all this time and why isn't she famous?"

Why wasn't Kaori famous or known as a notable violinist? Even a popular
violinist like Toshiya Miike knew about Kaori, as it's shown in the anime that
he dislikes Kaori's playing style and disrespects her in front on Arima.


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Why wasn't Kaori Miyazono famous?


We do not know Kaori's progress in her violin studies, and as I am not a
violinist, I cannot comment on the difficulty of her repertoire (and thus, of
the competitions in which she plays). However, there are two out-of-universe
reasons for Kaori's lack of fame that come to mind.

Firstly, even classical music listeners might not follow competitions closely
enough to recognise those who performed well in them. I mostly listen to
classical music and I know the names of a number of _big_ competitions, but I
barely know the names of those who did well. Moreover, with the exception of
certain "niche" interests -- period instruments, transcriptions, some types of
vocal performance -- I am likely to end up listening to recordings and
performances by better known, more "established" musicians whom I already
know.

Note also that there are any number of decent musicians who play difficult
repertoire but are not well-known outside of their local circles.

Secondly, it is made clear by episode 2 that Kaori does a poor job at
following the score, which might prevent her from getting a following in the
right circles.1 I might avoid someone whom I knew to consistently and
flagrantly push an interpretation that clearly was not the composer's
intention, and I am not the only one. My teachers would also be unhappy with
me if I played like that, which in turn would inhibit my development and
recognition.

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  1. When I speak of "following the score," I do not mean robotically playing it without thought. Rather, I mean that the production is intelligent and approximates what the composer might have expected. It is important that I "stick to the score" in my piano playing, but when I do so, I still have to make decisions and play thoughtfully.


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She says in the letter in the final episode that it was only when she learned
of her illness that she started doing things so she would have no regrets. One
of these things that are mentioned is that she started playing the violin how
SHE wanted to so that people would remember her.


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Because there are countless good musicians who are not famous.


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