Hilary Hahn

American classical violinist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1979 · age 46

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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2021Herbert von Karajan PrizeAward2012“Interpretation is as improvisation as improvising from silence is. It is just a different way of looking at it.”In their wordsWhy Violinist Hilary Hahn Will Never Just Stick to the Classical Repertoire (2012)Read the whole statement

“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.”In their wordsWhy Violinist Hilary Hahn Will Never Just Stick to the Classical Repertoire (2012)Read the whole statement

“What do I really want to do, and what will help me continue to be creative, and what will lead me towards being the artist that I want to be in the end.”In their wordsWhy Violinist Hilary Hahn Will Never Just Stick to the Classical Repertoire (2012)Read the whole statement

“I’m kind of at the point where I’m doing the second of those things and surprised by what I have done.”In their wordsWhy Violinist Hilary Hahn Will Never Just Stick to the Classical Repertoire (2012)Read the whole statement

2007Echo Klassik - Classical Music for ChildrenAward2002Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the YearAward1979Born27 November 1979

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Bach is, for me, the touchstone that keeps my playing honest.
Hilary Hahn on Saint Paul Sunday, Own words

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Awards

Herbert von Karajan Prize2021

Echo Klassik - Classical Music for Children2007

Echo Klassik - Instrumentalist of the Year2002

About this person

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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