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15 years old ? Get him a bottle of vodka and a copy of Playboy magazine.  Tweedpipe - I'm sure the kid's Mom (the OP) will be happy to do that !! 
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I agree with dolce, its part of the whole thing.
Currently working on: Perfecting the Op 2/1, studying the 27/2 last movement. Chopin Nocturne 32/2 and Posth. C#m, 'Raindrop' prelude and Etude 10/9
Repetoire: Beethoven op 2/1, 10/1(1st, 2nd), 13, 14/1, 27/1(1st, 2nd), 27/2, 28(1st, 2nd), 31/2(1st, 3rd), 49/1, 49/2, 78(1st), 79, 90, 101(1st)
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it has been a custom to provide the soloist with flowers, I'm always glad to recieve them, your son should also be, it's part of the podium-experience! Dolce - Customs are a tad different on this side of the Atlantic !! 
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I agree with dolce, its part of the whole thing. You Nederlanders are just trying to boost flower sales.
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it has been a custom to provide the soloist with flowers, I'm always glad to recieve them, your son should also be, it's part of the podium-experience! Dolce - Customs are a tad different on this side of the Atlantic !! True. Give the kid a six-shooter !
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it all depends on local custom, ours are old indeed, but cherished.
Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure, but not anymore!
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i got once flower but it was from a female teacher... it wasnt awkward but if it had been from a male teacher it would certainly...
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15 years old ? Pay him a visit to a house of ill repute ! Your comment is neither funny nor in good taste  True ... but that thought also crossed my mind. Over here a bouquet after the concert is given to every performer, it's just what's done. A perfect gift is a gift certificate.
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15 years old ? Get him a bottle of vodka and a copy of Playboy magazine. If it was my son in question, I'd prefer that he spend his time in a house of ill repute than getting sloshed by himself with a Playboy magazine.
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it has been a custom to provide the soloist with flowers, I'm always glad to recieve them, your son should also be, it's part of the podium-experience! Dolce - Customs are a tad different on this side of the Atlantic !! I'm not so sure about that. I've been given flowers several times after performances, but then none of those were when I was 15.
"And if we look at the works of J.S. Bach — a benevolent god to which all musicians should offer a prayer to defend themselves against mediocrity... -Debussy
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How about an iTunes gift card?
My grand-daughters that age always appreciate one.
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Give him a first prize! ![[Linked Image]](http://www.clipartguide.com/_small/0808-0710-1512-5017.jpg)
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Yes, a rifle (to old for a bb gun), perfect!
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Take him out to a nice restaurant after the performance and have a toast to his future successes!
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15 years old ? Pay him a visit to a house of ill repute ! Your comment is neither funny nor in good taste +1 15 years old ? Get him a bottle of vodka and a copy of Playboy magazine. .....and that likewise. One of our members is asking seriously for help about a simple and innocent thing about her son. (Hey Carey -- you mean you like that post fine?) 
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15 years old ? Pay him a visit to a house of ill repute ! Your comment is neither funny nor in good taste +1
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(Hey Carey -- you mean you like that post fine?) Sorry Mark - I don't know what you are referring to....
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Hmm...well, you could give him chocolate? When my friend won a concerto competition and performed with orchestra the conductor gave the girls who performed flowers and the guys who performed chocolate.
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(Hey Carey -- you mean you like that post fine?) Sorry Mark - I don't know what you are referring to.... Take a look at that whole post. The first part was where I agreed with your negative comment about someone else's post. Then I said I felt likewise about another one (i.e. the other post that I quoted there) -- and was surprised to see that you apparently hadn't minded that other one. See, it's not that hard.  (It was all up there.)
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