 When she was six years old, despite general skepticism about her ability to master a “masculine” instrument, she began taking violin lessons.Camilla's parents made a deal with concertmaster of the theater orchestra, Félix Simon, where he would teach Camilla without pay, and within a year's time, they would decide if Camilla would continue her studies or not.She started out studying for three hours a day, and eventually, that time was increased to seven hours a day.