A concert is my experimentation time. I practice playing something several different ways, but in a concert, inevitably I get more ideas onstage, in that combination of focus and adrenaline, than I could ever get in the practice room. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
One of the most rewarding things is meeting someone after a concert who has never been to a concert before. It is incredibly rewarding when they say, 'This is my first classical concert.' It is really exciting for everyone. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I have a lot of interests. I daydreamed about various career options growing up; the one I'm in is the first one that worked… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
With a Grammy, if you're releasing your record with a major label, you have a chance with any record. You also have a very… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
My career direction has probably been guided as much by curiosity and my personality as by my early influences. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
For vacation, I like going to places I've never been before. I've gone to some remote places, like the Arctic Circle. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
I have always enjoyed literature classes, and I took a fiction workshop for writing and analyzing at Curtis... I don't know if would do… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
It's really been enlightening for me to work with composers because I used to think that everything in the music was exactly what the… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
I think the things that I learned that stick with me are things you often repeat, even today, which is never stop learning. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
The nice thing about the violin repertoire is that it's small enough that you can plan on learning everything at some point - whereas… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
There's nothing I really wanted to record more than Bach. It's wonderful music. It's - on a grand scale, there's a lot to it.… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
I try to do a lot of direct contact with the audience, because the audience is part of the concert, too, as much as… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
When I was younger, I felt more like a student working with a mentor when I worked with the conductor, but now it feels… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
Musicians are also interpretive artists and we are just as creative as painters and writers. We interpret in a way that expresses ourselves. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
What I find really interesting is, whenever you see the person who gives you the portrait of yourself, the portrait seems to be a… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like jazz and… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share
