It's easy to be a prodigy. It's really hard to keep pushing in new directions. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
That word 'prodigy' has such a derogatory implication. It is used to describe people who are forced to play a lot of… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I never felt like a prodigy. For one thing, the root of the word is rather monstrous, literally. I never really felt… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
When I was starting out with record companies, there was a tendency to simplify the image as a prodigy. I have more… — 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
