Taking on music that's not played very much is a contribution I can give. There's so much I feel that needs more… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I've continued to pursue other interests in my downtime, but I'm glad I'm a musician. It's the perfect career for me. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Music can inspire immediate emotional reactions, even if the only person who hears it is the person creating it. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I don't think there's such a difference between older and newer music as there is between one composer and another. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Edgar Meyer's violin concerto was the first piece of contemporary music I worked on in any depth. I was 18 or 19. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I just want to work with people, so I always try to find a way to collaborate in the best way for… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Whenever I work with people who are nonclassical artists, I kind of get a kick in the pants. I think, 'How can… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Sometimes if the point of a piece of music is to open a conversation with other people, it's really hard to open… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I have always enjoyed literature classes, and I took a fiction workshop for writing and analyzing at Curtis... I don't know if… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
When you have live music in the background, people are usually talking over it. You don't actually get to listen to live… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
It struck me that it would be fun to just play stuff with Hauschka. Not even have a project in mind, but… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
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… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Composers don't just sit in a room and write things that are in their heads, they actually listen to a lot of… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
It's really been enlightening for me to work with composers because I used to think that everything in the music was exactly… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
When we talk about music, we tend to place our experiences into one of two categories: making the music and listening to… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Obviously, something like ballet, you have music, you dance with the music and it's a very direct connection. With visual art, when… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I don't want people to feel like they have to state something in a certain way because so-and-so might be around on… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I need to be able to play the music, and so I don't like to have intimidation be part of it. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Bach in general was so good with the violin. He just finds the genius way around his music on the instrument. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I get to work with a lot of great musicians - many I wouldn't have expected to work with - and see… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
In music you can find your own niche. You can do what you want to do. There is really no job description.… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Musicians are also interpretive artists and we are just as creative as painters and writers. We interpret in a way that expresses… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I think that if people show up in jeans and chains, it's great that all parts of culture are interested in music.… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I love performing. The sounds coming at me are dynamic, colorful and multi-layered. The energy from the musicians around me and from… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
You don't need to be a performer in order to dive into the sensory experience of music. Simply get as close as… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I am not trying to be cooler or change my image or get into pop music. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Through the Internet and technology, anyone can now seek out any artist, composer or undefined niche of music they find interesting. All… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Growing up as a classical musician, you're taught a lot about outreach and about how people aren't being taught music in school.… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Most kids are very seriously interested in something - friends, math, shopping, sports. For me it happened to be music and the… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Bach in general was so good with the violin. He just finds the genius way around his music on the instrument. When… — 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 Image
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 Image
My career direction has probably been guided as much by curiosity and my personality as by my early influences. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
