Since I'm from India, I was taught Indian classical music. I have absolute pitch and studied keyboard when I was 10 but left it a year after as I was more interested in sports at the time. I picked up violin and learnt Indian classical when I was 15. I went up to an intermediate level and played for two years. I also played Sitar and Tabla at the time. I'm now 24 years old and new to sight reading. All my life I have learnt only by ear but now I think it is imperative to sight read. I self learnt western music theory and have passed ABRSM grade 8 in theory. The thing is that some violin pieces are so fast that I have to hear it many times to be able to make out most of the notes. My teacher has finished his ABRSM grade 8 on the violin but he can't play tough pieces of Paganini or Tchaikovsky. There are no other teachers besides him for western classical.
My strengths on the violin
I can play with impeccable intonation
I can make a good sound on the violin
I have two issues
I find it hard to sight read fastly and fluently especially eighth, sixteenth, and thirty second notes.
I find it hard to play very fast on the violin
I'm currently practicing a couple of beginner violin books solely meant for improving sight reading.
What shall I do? I have a demanding IT career but can afford to spend sometime everyday on the violin. How long will it take me to play Paganini and other tough violin pieces. I really want to play them with clarity and fluency.