There are many different forms of love demonstrated in the novel 'Maestro'. Paul was involved in many different kinds of relationships during his adolescent years and subsequently learnt a lot about love and life.
Paul's first love other than his family was for the piano. Music was very much a part of his life from a very early age. It gave him a place to hide during breaks at school and because of his lack of friends his own age his musical talents helped him to socialise with much older adults than himself. "I performed at those Friday night gatherings... basking in an older, more adult acceptance that should have more than compensated for my own age group's rejection" (pg 22). Paul had learnt from this that he needed friends his own age. Although he could relate well to the adults, he needed friends his own age to hang around with after school and do normal teenage stuff.
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