Hilary Hahn

Touring is a more varied and interesting existence than I would have imagined.

— Hilary Hahn

If my career doesn't work out as a violinist, I want to become an archaeologist. I've read about paleontology, too - that's…

— Hilary Hahn

If you think about it - if you watch a gymnast compete, you don't see their training behind the scenes. You just…

— Hilary Hahn

As a professional, you pick up ideas from your colleagues and the orchestras you work with, while coming up with mutual interpretations…

— Hilary Hahn

The audience will find the artist who matches their interests. If you're not being true to yourself, your audience can't find you,…

— Hilary Hahn

I wound up sticking with violin because it was the strongest current in my life.

— Hilary Hahn

A concert is my experimentation time. I practice playing something several different ways, but in a concert, inevitably I get more ideas…

— Hilary Hahn

I like to record. It's very intense.

— Hilary Hahn

Always ask questions.

— Hilary Hahn

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

In music you can find your own niche. You can do what you want to do. There is really no job description.…

— Hilary Hahn

I like when things happen very quickly, just flash in and flash out. It keeps things interesting.

— Hilary Hahn

Writing is a good creative outlet... it's a supplement to my music.

— Hilary Hahn

I never felt like a prodigy. For one thing, the root of the word is rather monstrous, literally. I never really felt…

— Hilary Hahn

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

I'm more creative the more rules I have - note values, tempos, dynamic markings. Somehow, I find that really inspiring.

— Hilary Hahn

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

I go a lot to Korea and Japan.

— Hilary Hahn

When I was starting out with record companies, there was a tendency to simplify the image as a prodigy. I have more…

— Hilary Hahn

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

What I do is creative. It doesn't seem like that when I'm playing a piece that was written in the past, but…

— Hilary Hahn

You couldn't be performing if it weren't for the audience. I appreciate them being there. So why not applaud them? They took…

— Hilary Hahn

There's this feeling of creativity in Iceland.

— Hilary Hahn

I guess I just like the idea of digging things up. Although I used to be scared of human skeletons.

— Hilary Hahn

Phrasing is the idea of finding sentences and using punctuation in speech. I often look at the score to see what's written…

— Hilary Hahn