Sitting in a small practice room backstage at Abravanel Hall, less than one hour after he’d performed the third movement of J.C. Bach’s Cello Concerto in C Minor in front of a large audience, Scott Pickett was reflecting on the magnitude of it all.

It was the intermission of the 65th annual Salute to Youth concert — a Deseret News-sponsored tradition that features young musicians showcasing their virtuosity with accompaniment from the Utah Symphony — so Pickett only had a few minutes to chat.

But at the end of our brief conversation, when asked if there was anything else he wanted to add about participating in the prestigious opportunity, Pickett responded with the no-frills flair of a 13-year-old.

“I was just so relieved when it was done,” he said with a little sigh.

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