Hilary Hahn has been recognized as one of the best violinists of the present generation. Having appeared as a soloist in orchestra for the first time at the age of 10, she has been performing with the world’s leading orchestras; with New York Philharmonic, the London Symphony, the NHK Symphony in Tokyo, the Cleveland Orchestra, and many others. Hilary’s character of technically perfect singing, musicianship, and dramatic portrayal always receives critical acclaim, and the audience’s appreciation has helped her to gain three Grammy Awards.
This year holds some good news for fans of the wonderful violinist Hilary Hahn, as she is to begin a large-scale recital tour including many cities. The tour begins in late January with two shows at the Kennedy Center in Hilary’s hometown – Washington D. C. This will be her first time to hold a solo recital in DC for the past five years. After that, Hilary will go for recitals at some of the most famous concert halls in Europe such as Konzerthaus Berlin, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and others.
Hilary Hahn performed in Europe in early February and early March and continues the second North American tour from the middle of March to the end of April. Among the major performances lined up are the prestigious Carnegie Hall, New York, Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, and Symphony Hall, Boston among others. The last performance of the tour would be a two-night show at the Chicago Symphony Center in April.
During every concert, Hilary Hahn will present a different and versatile repertoire of pieces from different periods and composers. This is characteristic of Hilary’s rational and innovative manner of thinking when creating the program, as she hopes to draw links between well-known and obscure compositions from the violin literature. Audiences can anticipate beautifully rendered renditions of Bach’s solo violin sonatas and partitas as well as pieces by more contemporary artists including selections from the violin works of Jennifer Higdon and a new bravura solo commissioned for Hilary from Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason.
It is widely customary to have at least one encore at every Hilary Hahn performance, and audiences on this tour should remain in their seats after the show in anticipation of what this two-time Grammy award-winning artist might come up with. Previous encores have involved Hilary’s heavenly interpretations of all-time great masterpieces such as Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, jazz and blues improvisation excluded. Very often the audience does not know what special musical piece the flexible violinist is going to play next.
Of course, one could hardly expect anything else from such a talented violinist as Hilary Hahn, who at times seems almost inhuman as she plays; still, the way she interacts with the audience, being both a performer and a presenter, is also highly appreciated. Unlike most traditional stereotype images of the detached classical musician, Hilary is very approachable, has a good sense of humor, and is very passionate about making music connect with people outside the concert hall. This rapport, one can hear this as clearly as a bell whether she is presenting pieces in her program or interacting with fans on social media. Continuing to build meaningful and personal relationships with like-minded audiences of all ages and from all walks of life is still overwhelmingly important to Hilary as a performer.
Now 37 years old, yet still as vibrant and possessing the ‘precocious’ musicality critics first identified in her youth, Hilary Hahn is not only one of the great violin virtuosos of the early twenty-first century but also one of the most immediately accessible and appealing personalities in the world of high-classical music today. Of course, as Hilary herself states, ‘I think life is too precious to look behind,’ adding that ‘I get my inspiration and responsibility from the desire to give something back to society. ’ Indeed, her forthcoming solo tour looks set to be a truly inspirational event for both old fans and newcomers alike.
Season tickets for the tour are available through Hilary Hahn’s official website and other ticketing services such as Ticketmaster. However, today the possibility to buy a ticket for one of the Hilary Hahn recitals though the prices for the top seats are still quite affordable in comparison with a rock concert, for example, the best scenarios just in the best places can be sold out. This is not a tour classical music lovers will want to miss, as Hilary keeps on pushing boundaries of the contemporary violin repertoire and live performance for the next decade and beyond. Her talent is like wine that becomes better and more progressive with each passing year and decades here and there.
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