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  Hilary Hahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979 in Lexington, Virginia) is an American Grammy Award–winning violinist.
Hahn’s first solo recital occurred when she was nine and included a Handel Sonata, the "Siciliano" and Presto from J.S.Bach’s unaccompanied Sonata in G Minor, the Wieniawski Caprice in A Minor, the Vitali Chaconne, Glière Romance, and other short pieces (Zaustinsky 1999).
Hahn claims that it was a mutual separation from Sony and that she had positive negotiations with Deutsche Grammophon (For the record, Hahn recorded "The Lark Ascending" with Sir Colin Davis and the LSO for Deutsche Grammophon in 2003).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hilary_Hahn   (1753 words)

  
 ionarts
Hilary Hahn, who does not look the 25 years she is, had a mature grasp of the Moderato that (I feel like paraphrasing Tim Page again) ought to have convinced every audience member of the beauty of the work, if not Prokofiev’s music altogether.
Hilary Hahn (whose Web site is a wonderful place to poke around), we were reminded by the opening comments, is a Baltimore girl, and she had some of her earliest musical experiences with the Baltimore Symphony.
Not only is Hilary Hahn a true virtuoso, she is a consummate musician, aware when her part is an accompaniment to the orchestra (and not vice-versa) and, in a rare moment when Prokofiev does not call on her in this concerto, directing appreciatively with her chin the music she hears from her colleagues.
ionarts.blogspot.com /2005/02/hilary-hahn-at-strathmore.html   (1499 words)

  
 Great Performances . The Art of Violin . Biography . Hilary Hahn | PBS
Hilary Hahn, who has lived in Baltimore since she was three, was born in Lexington, Virginia, in 1979.
Hahn signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical and made her Carnegie Hall debut in New York, as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Hahn will tour the United States as soloist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; make an extended recital tour of North America, Europe, and Japan; play Brahms with orchestras in Asia; and record concertos of Shostakovich and Mendelssohn for Sony Classical.
www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/shows/artofviolin/hhahnbio.html   (399 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn: Full Biography - IMGArtists.com
Hahn made her German debut playing the Beethoven concerto with Lorin Maazel and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in a concert broadcast on radio and television throughout Europe.  Two months later shereceived the Avery Fisher Career Grant.  In 1996, Ms.
Hahn has long been interested in chamber music.  Nearly every summer since 1992, she has appeared at the Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival, performing both as chamber musician and as soloist with the festival orchestra.  Between 1995 and 2000, she spent four summers studying and performing chamber music at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont.
Hahn deferred graduation and remained at the school for several more years, taking additional elective courses in languages and literature, coaching regularly with Jaime Laredo, and studying chamber music with Felix Galimir and Gary Graffman. ; In May of 1999, at the age of 19, Ms.
www.imgartists.com /?page=artist&id=205&c=2   (368 words)

  
 Hilary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979), American Grammy Award–winning violinist.
Hilary Term is the name of the Spring term at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin.
Hurricane Hilary has been used as a designation for Pacific tropical cyclones on several occasions, including in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hilary   (212 words)

  
 Cover Story: Hilary Hahn - Violinist with a vision
Hahn hasn't changed her tune since that conference -- "I think that there's a lot that [artists] can do that isn't too energy-consuming that would make a big difference," Hahn says over the phone.
At her concerts, Hahn eschews the green room in favor of mingling with the average concert-goer.
Hahn's take on the work is intriguing: "It seems very lyrical, but it also has an incredibly dark side to it," she says.
www.post-gazette.com /magazine/20000915pso1.asp   (1334 words)

  
 All Things Strings: Cover Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
At 19, American violinist Hilary Hahn is one of the most impressive and musically compelling artists in the ever-growing galaxy of young virtuosos.
On stage, Hahn’s intense concentration grips the audience from the moment her bow touches the string.
Hilary Hahn plays an 1864 Vuillaume violin formerly owned by the Russian violinist Samuel Lande, who was a friend and colleague of Klara Berkovich, Hahn’s first teacher.
www.stringsmagazine.com /issues/strings80/CoverStory.shtml   (3425 words)

  
 Britt Festivals - Hilary Hahn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Grammy award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is one of the most compelling artists on the international concert circuit.
On stage, Hilary Hahn is an irresistible presence—a captivating blend of concentration, freshness, poise and musical depth.
Off stage, she is among the most accessible of artists—greeting audiences, speaking regularly to groups of students and documenting her travel experiences on “Hilary’s Journal: Postcards from the Road,” at www.hilaryhahn.com.
www.brittfest.org /meethilary.htm   (207 words)

  
 CNN/TIME - America's Best
Hahn began studying violin at the age of four, entered Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music at 10 and signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical at 16.
Says Fred Rogers, on whose TV show Hahn has appeared: "She can play a very complicated, unaccompanied piece by Bach, and then two minutes later play "Tree, Tree, Tree," which is one of the most simple songs in the world.
Listening to Hahn's glowing recording of Samuel Barber's gently poetic "Violin Concerto," one has the same feeling of intimacy as if the two of you were having dinner together.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2001/americasbest/pro.hhahn.html   (490 words)

  
 hilary hahn
Hilary Hahn seems to have a sweet innocence in her playing and yet at times she plays with such brilliance and sensitivity it is breathtaking.
The violin concertos were chosen because they were born in very different circumstances but are as esteemed today as they were at their debuts.
Hilary Hahn first learned the Mendelssohn concerto when she was only eleven.
www.seasonedwithlove.com /hilary_hahn_violin_concertos.htm   (367 words)

  
 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - Hilary Hahn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Hahn made her major orchestra debut in 1991 with the Baltimore Symphony.
Hilary Hahn began playing the violin just before her fourth birthday, in a children's program in Baltimore.
Hahn graduated from the Curtis Institute with a Bachelor of Music degree.
www.laco.org /BioHahn.html   (306 words)

  
 Saint Paul Sunday: Hilary Hahn and Natalie Zhu
Hahn's recording of the four violin concertos by Bach: the solo concertos in A minor and E major, the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (with Margaret Batjer, second violin), and the Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor (with Allan Vogel, oboe) with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Jeffrey Kahane.
Hahn made her German debut playing the Beethoven concerto with Lorin Maazel and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in a concert broadcast on radio and television throughout Europe.
Hahn completed the graduation requirements for her bachelor's degree at Curtis, signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical, and made her Carnegie Hall debut in New York, as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org /artists/hahn_zhu   (938 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn - Mendelssohn & Shostakovich - Violin Concertos - SACD - Sony Classical
But to dwell on the fact that Hahn is 22 and then to remark on how surprisingly well she plays is to completely miss the mark and also to qualify her ability; she’s no longer a child prodigy.
Hahn's relationship with Sony began with 1997’s "Hilary Hahn Plays Bach", and has recorded several of the established warhorse violin concerti for Sony.
Some might quibble that Hahn’s violin is balanced forward in the soundscape (I don’t, and this is fairly typical of Sony Classical recording mixes), but the exceptional timbre is not unnatural in anyway.
www.musictap.net /Reviews/HahnHilaryMendelssohnShostakovichViolinConcertosSACD.html   (1174 words)

  
 arborweb reviews - review: Hilary Hahn
Hahn went on to record many of the big hits of the standard repertoire; she won a Grammy in 2002 for her recording of the Mendelssohn Concerto.
Hahn's playing is practically perfect in every way, but virtuosity is not the whole thing for a violinist.
For all her astounding skill, Hahn's recording of the Ciaccona is still cold and severe, a demonstration of her technique but not much else.
www.arborweb.com /reviews/0402.hilaryhahn-review.html   (347 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn
Hahn, on the other hand, dismisses all the rubbish and bravely tackles deeper, more meaningful works from the very beginning.
Hahn's Barber Concerto exudes an elegant, aristocratic grace that differs greatly from the voluptuous, plebeian passion found in Shaham's version.
Hilary Hahn is no longer a mere child prodigy; she is now a mature musician who is capable of successfully performing the most serious works.
www.duke.edu /~pc12/music3.htm   (546 words)

  
 Mark's Thoughts: Joshua Bell vs. Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn, on the other hand, has an "ultra-conservative" approach to the concerto.
Hahn's style is technically flawless, which is one of the reasons that she tends to play the music faster than is the norm for today.
Hahn is an extremely talented player, but I don't much care for the way that she plays certain pieces.
manyinterestingthoughts.blogspot.com /2006/02/joshua-bell-vs-hilary-hahn.html   (601 words)

  
 MPR: New classical tracks: Hilary Hahn channels Mozart
Violinist Hilary Hahn is leading off this anniversary party with her new release of Mozart sonatas.
Hahn and Zhu find there's little need to talk about the music in rehearsal or in performance, because one can guess what the other is thinking.
This new collection of Mozart sonatas with Hilary Hahn and Natalie Zhu is a wonderful testament to their talent, and to the legacy of a composer who has touched generations of music lovers.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/10/19_newsroom_newclassical   (805 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn Biography
At the age of 22, violinist and Grammy nominee HILARY HAHN has established herself as one of the most accomplished and compelling artists on the international concert circuit.  Recently named “America’s Best” young classical musician by Time Magazine, she appears regularly with the world’s great orchestras in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Hahn tours Austria with Camerata Salzburg, makes her debut with the Lisbon Gulbenkian Orchestra, and returns to the Danish National Radio Symphony, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich.
Hahn deferred graduation and remained at the school for several more years, taking additional elective courses in languages and literature, coaching regularly with Jaime Laredo, and studying chamber music with Felix Galimir and Gary Graffman.  In May of 1999, at the age of 19, Ms.
www.oberlin.edu /con/bkstage/200211/hahn_bio.html   (221 words)

  
 SACD Review: Hilary Hahn - ‘Mendelssohn and Shostakovich: Violin Concertos’
Hilary Hahn - ‘Mendelssohn and Shostakovich: Violin Concertos’
Hilary Hahn burst upon the scene a few years back as an amazing child prodigy; making her debut recording with, of all things, Bach.
Hahn points out in her liner notes that she has recently returned to the piece, which was one of the first concertos she studied, after putting it out to pasture for a few years.
www.highfidelityreview.com /reviews/review.asp?reviewnumber=13246403   (1862 words)

  
 INKPOT: SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - 18 November 2000
Hilary Hahn is definitely no ordinary violinist, but one with a great sense of individuality and musical sense.
Hilary Hahn in person does not look anything like the carefully cultivated, even severe-looking publicity portraits you see on her CD covers and magazines.
Speaking with Steve Hahn, her father and travelling companion, he told me that there have been occasions when there were so many people waiting in the queue that she signed right through the second half, until a fresh batch of crowd came out, and she was unable to change or take a break in-between.
inkpot.com /concert/sso001118.html   (2125 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
When violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn decided to take her show on the road, she really meant "on the road." While tour buses are generally a rock star's gig, Hahn chartered a bus this month to kick off her U.S. tour...
Violin, and violinists, as theme The Lobero Theatre's cultural fare Thursday night was made public in the form of a large tour bus parked in front, decorated with the name Hilary Hahn and graphics from her...
Violinist Hilary Hahn is just 25, but she's one of the biggest names in classical music.
www.topix.net /who/hilary-hahn   (524 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn Plays Bach by Hilary Hahn at jsbach.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
And, as demanding as the excruiatatingly long Ciaccona is, Hahn never lost the intensity inherent in that movement.
Although Hilary's relationship with Master Brodsky was well beyond mentorship, it was still the right thing, and, the proper thing to do.
Miss Hahn had been actively playing the violin for slightly over ten years when she recorded these works.
www.jsbach.org /hahnhilaryhahnplaysbach.html   (1067 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | Hilary Hahn, Garrick Ohlsson
Wisely, Hahn chose the Curtis Institute and the guidance of Jascha Brodsky, a pupil of the legendary Eugene Ysayë.
But then wisdom has marked Hahn's career from the beginning: witness the acclaim and awards she has collected (including the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant at age 15!) and the readily available CD recordings she has made for Sony.
In Ohlsson, Hahn had an ideal partner, one whose mastery is beyond question, whose musical intelligence has been as much praised as his stylistic authority.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/06.08.00/brahms-0023.html   (700 words)

  
 Hilary Hahn
Natalie Zhu
At the age of 25, Grammy Award–winning violinist Hilary Hahn is one of the most compelling artists on the international concert circuit.
Hahn’s 2005–06 season include recital tours in the United States, Europe, and Asia, which bring her to cities including New York (Carnegie Hall), Salt Lake City, Boulder, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Warsaw, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Hahn’s 2004–2005 season was equally diverse, taking her to Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Russia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, England, Ireland, and 15 states within the US.
www.carnegiehall.org /article/box_office/events/evt_5554_ma.html?selecteddate=11172005   (1426 words)

  
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Violinist Hilary Hahn has wisely chosen a program of concertos by J.S. Bach for her debut release on the venerable Deutsche Grammophon label.
Bach`s prodigious output is, of course, the bedrock of Western classical music tradition, yet it is remarkably timeless, and Hahn, despite her young age, has well established herself as an accomplished interpreter of his works.
Hahn`s rendition of the Concerto in A Minor is similarly enthralling, further demonstrating the breadth of her technical and interpretive abilities.
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