Website:
http://www.hilaryhahn.com/aboutme.shtml
Additional Credits and Funding:
Supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Timely on:
December: On tour: NYC, GA, MN, MD
Tones:
Real,
Surprising
Language:
English
Description:
Some of the world's best violinists wait years before they dare to record the music Bach wrote for the violin alone. But <b>Hilary Hahn</b> is a different story. For her very first recording, released when she was just 17, Hahn chose solo Bach. Hahn says she's always had an affinity for Bach's music ever since she was a four-year-old learning with the Suzuki method. Now in her mid-20s, Hahn has established herself as one of the world's leading concert violinists, and Bach remains at the core of her repertoire. In this feature, Hahn tries to get at what it is that musicians especially love about playing Bach. And she offers a glimpse inside her approach to playing a multi-voiced fugue on the violin.
As in all the pieces in David Schulman's CPB-supported <a href="http://www.prx.org/series/475">Musicians in their own words</a> series, the story is told through a mix of the performer's voice and music. There is no reporter's voice heard, allowing the feature to be seamlessly incorporated into station news, talk, or music programming.
Scripts for intro and outro are attached, and may be edited at will.
This piece also works well pegged to local performances. Hilary Hahn's tour schedule includes:
<i>Dec. 9 USA New York, NY
Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic
Dec.10 USA Greenvale, NY
Tilles Center New York with the Philharmonic
Dec.11 USA New York, NY
Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic
Feb. 3-5 USA Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Symphony Hall Atlanta Symphony
Feb.11, 12 USA St. Paul, MN
Ordway Center Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Feb.17, 18 USA Baltimore, MD
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony
Feb.19 USA North Bethesda, MD
Strathmore Music Center Baltimore Symphony
Feb.20 USA Baltimore, MD
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony</i>
This piece debuts on PRX.