Piece Description

Use this clip to enhance your introduction of almost any recording by Hilary Hahn. There are two shorter HH clips on PRX where she talks about playing on TV.  Hilary Hahn “5-4-3-2-GO!” and Hilary Hahn "Tonight Show Biz." Her latest CD is an all Bach CD, "Violin and Voice." (DGG 477 8092) HH's complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.


SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
Violinist Hilary Hahn recently performed on the Tonight Show. Her strategy for playing in front of a huge audience of 100's of thousands is to not play for that huge audience.

CLIP TRANSCRIPT
"Well when I play for a TV audience, I play for the studio audience, because I can't see the people who are, you know, behind their TV's. I can't feel whether they're into the performance or not.  But I can immediately sense a reaction in a room that tells me whether people are involved or not. It's kind of disconcerting sometimes when you play for a TV show because you have all these cameras around you - they're moving while you're playing.  So it's not in any sense a normal performing situation, and they usually count you in.  So, it's not like, okay, put my violin up, tune, start when I'm ready.  It's like:  Five, Four, Three, Two... GO!"

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
Violinist Hilary Hahn.  She recently played Brahms and Bartok on the Tonight Show.  She did not necessarily calm the current hosting drama that was taking place at the times, but it was good to see and hear her on Late Night Television.  Here is Hilary Hahn playing (insert music title and composer...)

 


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