(Left) A rehearsal in progress; Marat Bisengaliev. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Playing Western Classical compositions on the piano is second nature to Samia Jetha. A student of music since a very young age, she has been taking rigorous lessons in the instrument at the NCPA Special Music Training Programme for four-and-a-half years. All of 14, she is ready to feature as one of the soloists tomorrow with the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) at a concert by the students of the programme. "The training has helped me manage my time better and focus on one thing till I perfect it," says the class eight student.