Hilary Hahn
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FocusLife Lessons: 3 questions for Hilary Hahn
Adrenalin can be helpful, says the American violinist, but you should never forget the true reasons for performance
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Review
Hilary Hahn: Bach Solo Violin
Exceptional technical command and the utmost integrity and communication
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Video
Hilary Hahn does the Ling Ling Workout
First she played Paganini while hoola-hooping. Now Hilary Hahn has accepted an even meaner TwoSet Violin challenge, which, amongst other things, involves playing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with the A string tuned down a semitone.
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Focus
Hilary 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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News
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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Video
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. ...
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Focus
'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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Focus
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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Video
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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Article
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 announced in March that she would give concerts for parents and babies, having identified a gap in the ...
