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Hilary Hahn
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Film & TV
Lexington, Virginia, USA
Known for
- Maestro — Self2015
- The Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo - Concert at the Suntory Hall2011
- Hilary Hahn: A Portrait2005
- Last Night of the Proms 2000 — Sound2000
- Great Performances — Self1971
- My Music: Classical Rewind — Self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 112,832
- Total plays
- 971,332
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Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn (born 1979) is well-known on the international concert circuit, recognized for playing contemporary as well as traditional classical compositions. She was named "America's Best" young classical musician by Time Magazine in 2001, and appears regularly with the world's great orchestras in Europe, Asia, and North America. In her won words, her stylistic choices "honor the traditional violin literature while delving into the unexpected." <a href="https://
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1979-11-27 ) November 27, 1979 (age 46) , Lexington, Virginia , U.S.
- Genres
- Classical
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instruments
- Violin 1864 J.-B. Vuillaume ( Il Cannone Guarneri reproduction) 1865 J.-B. Vuillaume ( Alard Stradivarius loose reproduction)
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Labels
- Deutsche Grammophon Sony Classical Decca Classics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hilary
- Family name
- Hahn
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lexington
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Jennifer Higdon
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Official website
- www.hilaryhahn.com
- Image
- Bremen- Hahn21 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Hilary Hahn
- date of birth
- 1979-11-27
- Commons gallery
- Hilary Hahn
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 230000
- contributor to the creative work or subject
- NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
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Encyclopedic overview
Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) 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.
Early life and education
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