Hilary Hahn
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FocusHilary Hahn on recording a second instalment of solo Bach – 20 years after the first
The violinist recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set. Pauline Harding talks to her about constancy and change, and new meanings given to music through experience and memory
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The Strad October 2018 issue is out now
Hilary Hahn recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set
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Hilary Hahn plays Bach – 1997 debut album promo
This video, recently posted by Hilary Hahn on her facebook page, was made in 1997 for her debut recording Hilary Hahn Plays Bach. Teleased by Sony Classical, the album included the Partita no.3 in E Major, Partita no.2 in D Minor, and Sonata No. 3 in C Major. Hahn will be releasing the other half
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'If one can do something, I believe it’s important to try' – Hilary Hahn on Refugee Council concert in London
The violinist will perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at a Royal Festival Hall fundraising concert on 15 January conducted by Edward Gardner. Here she talks to The Strad about a cause close to her heart and a concerto which has become a constant companion
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Hilary Hahn discusses why Vieuxtemps’ Fourth Violin Concerto is so special to her
Musicality, virtuosity, expression – this work requires a good deal from any player, especially if they start to learn it at the age of ten
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Hilary Hahn plays Max Richter's 'Mercy'
In this clip from American public radio programme A Prairie Home Companion, Hilary Hahn plays Mercy by Max Richter, a piece written for her for the 2013 album In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores. The pianist is Jessica Osborne.
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Violinist Hilary Hahn performs music for babies
In the video above Hilary Hahn gives a concert for babies on 28 April 2017 in association with the Auditorium of the National Orchestra of Lyon. The violinist
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Violinist Hilary Hahn performs Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending
US violinist Hilary Hahn performs Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending with Camerata Salzburg at the George Enescu Festival in October 2013. Read: Violinist Hilary Hahn
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Advice I'd give my younger self: violinist Hilary Hahn
Identify your own instincts and find ways to bring those ideas across effectively, says the American musician
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Violinist Hilary Hahn gives concerts for babies
The US artist identified a gap in the market following the birth of her first child – a daughter named Zelda - in 2015
