Sarah Domjanic,

who won her first competition at five, made her debut at the Philharmonic Hall at age 13. She has since performed at the Tonhalle Zurich, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Philharmonie im Gasteig Munich, Centre Culturel in Paris, and the Vishnevskaya Opera House in Moscow.

What can Dubai expect from your show? Nice music and an adventure no one forgets, hopefully.

Do you ever get nervous before a performance? It depends. Mostly I’m so much looking forward to the performance that I forget to be nervous and I just want to have fun on stage and enjoy the music.

What’s your most favourite piece of music? That’s hard to say. There is not a certain piece I love the most. I love, for example, Strauss, Brahms for their romantic side in the music. But honestly it’s really hard to tell.

Of all the countries you’ve played in, which do you like the most and why? Last year in December, I played in Hong Kong and it was a fantastic experience. It’s such a different culture, the audience and everyone is so nice. I would love to go back once again.

You travel a lot for performances — what’s your cure for jet lag? Hmmm. maybe just sleeping when I’m tired, although it could be all the time.

What are you looking forward to doing in Dubai? Of course, I’m looking forward to the concert with the amazing pianist Nuron Mukumi. Also, [I am looking forward to] exploring the city.

What’s next for you? In three weeks, I’m going to play in Novosibirsk. Then in February, I’m artist-in-residence at Bad Ragaz/Switzerland, [and] in March I have concerts in Liechtenstein, a tour in the USA and in St. Petersburg.