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American classical violinist

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Hilary Hahn is an American violinist. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors, and as a recitalist.

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Hilary Hahn
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Bach is, for me, the touchstone that keeps my playing honest.

Hilary Hahn on Saint Paul Sunday

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Hilary Hahn
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Interpretation is as improvisation as improvising from silence is. It is just a different way of looking at it.

Why Violinist Hilary Hahn Will Never Just Stick to the Classical Repertoire (2012)

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It is not like we have a piece written out that we improvise on. We know where we are going but we don’t know how we are going to get there.

Why Violinist Hilary Hahn Will Never Just Stick to the Classical Repertoire (2012)

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Awards 3

2021Herbert von Karajan Prize
2007Echo Klassik - Classical Music for Children
2002Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the Year

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Hilary Hahn is an American violinist. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors, and as a recitalist. She is an avid supporter of contemporary classical music, and several composers have written works for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon, partitas by Antón García Abril, two serenades for violin and orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara, and a violin and piano sonata by Lera Auerbach.

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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Born 1979 · age 46
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