I took an exam 3 months ago in france, I had to play in front of ten professional guitarists, and I had chosen to play "mission impossible" fingerpicked, because I wanted to be special
This setting was so weird (audience who actually listens to find your flaws...)that my hands were totally sweaty, and I sounded like "mission impossible" played by primus and buckethead!!!
I did a concert a couple of nights after this exam, and I had some pressure, since it was a new place we were playing..
But since people came to enjoy the music, I played my ass off, and the music plowed through me...