--- title: "Best Hilary Hahn Sayings" description: "Hilary Hahn is an American violinist. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b104/author-hilary-hahn-4503.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b104/author-hilary-hahn-4503.jpg) # Hilary Hahn (1979) Violinist **110** quotes in **369** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Hilary Hahn is a violinist, best known for *Suzuki Violin School , Vol 2*. ## Quick Facts About Hilary Hahn Born November 27, 1979 Profession Violinist Notable works Suzuki Violin School , Vol 2 ## About Hilary Hahn Hilary Hahn 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. ## Quotes by Hilary Hahn · Page 3 > [Taking on music that's not played very much is a contribution I can give. There's so much I feel that needs more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/taking-on-music-that-s-not-played-very-much-is-a-contribution-i-can/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/hilary-hahn-4503_attention_taking-on-music-that-s-not-played-very-m_1745820.png) > [I'm more creative the more rules I have - note values, tempos, dynamic markings. Somehow, I find that really inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-m-more-creative-the-more-rules-i-have-note-values-tempos-dynamic/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Creative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/hilary-hahn-4503_creative_i-m-more-creative-the-more-rules-i-have_1907515.png) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-ve-continued-to-pursue-other-interests-in-my-downtime-but-i-m-glad/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/hilary-hahn-4503_career_i-ve-continued-to-pursue-other-interests_1252219.png) > [Obviously, something like ballet, you have music, you dance with the music and it's a very direct connection. With visual art, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/obviously-something-like-ballet-you-have-music-you-dance-with-the/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/hilary-hahn-4503_art_obviously-something-like-ballet-you-have_2618242.png) > [What I find really interesting is, whenever you see the person who gives you the portrait of yourself, the portrait seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/what-i-find-really-interesting-is-whenever-you-see-the-person-who/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Face](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/face/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/hilary-hahn-4503_face_what-i-find-really-interesting-is-whenev_564980.png) > [Of course everyone has those moments of frustration now and then, when you say, 'I wish I could play well already -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/of-course-everyone-has-those-moments-of-frustration-now-and-then-when/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/hilary-hahn-4503_football_of-course-everyone-has-those-moments-of_2774151.jpg) > [As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/as-more-people-get-into-indie-bands-and-alternative-music-they-re/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Alternative music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alternative-music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/hilary-hahn-4503_alternative-music_as-more-people-get-into-indie-bands-and_576447.png) > [I get to work with a lot of great musicians - many I wouldn't have expected to work with - and see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-get-to-work-with-a-lot-of-great-musicians-many-i-wouldn-t-have/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9b/hilary-hahn-4503_great_i-get-to-work-with-a-lot-of-great-musici_2612752.png) > [I never felt like a prodigy. For one thing, the root of the word is rather monstrous, literally. I never really felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-never-felt-like-a-prodigy-for-one-thing-the-root-of-the-word-is/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/hilary-hahn-4503_always_i-never-felt-like-a-prodigy-for-one-thin_1860593.png) > [It struck me that it would be fun to just play stuff with Hauschka. Not even have a project in mind, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/it-struck-me-that-it-would-be-fun-to-just-play-stuff-with-hauschka/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Fun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/hilary-hahn-4503_fun_it-struck-me-that-it-would-be-fun-to-jus_2379022.jpg) > [I find that Bach is appealing to a lot of different audiences. It really hits people at their core in different ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-find-that-bach-is-appealing-to-a-lot-of-different-audiences-it/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ada/hilary-hahn-4503_bach_i-find-that-bach-is-appealing-to-a-lot-o_2712282.png) > [One challenge, if you do a website, a Youtube channel, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Ping, other things like that, is you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/one-challenge-if-you-do-a-website-a-youtube-channel-twitter-facebook/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e85/hilary-hahn-4503_art_one-challenge-if-you-do-a-website-a-yout_778903.png) > [It's really been enlightening for me to work with composers because I used to think that everything in the music was exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/it-s-really-been-enlightening-for-me-to-work-with-composers-because-i/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Everything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/everything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/hilary-hahn-4503_everything_it-s-really-been-enlightening-for-me-to_360361.png) > [It's no good to do a piece once and then move on because it doesn't have time to develop. I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/it-s-no-good-to-do-a-piece-once-and-then-move-on-because-it-doesn-t/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/hilary-hahn-4503_good_it-s-no-good-to-do-a-piece-once-and-then_2522309.png) > [Composers don't just sit in a room and write things that are in their heads, they actually listen to a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/composers-don-t-just-sit-in-a-room-and-write-things-that-are-in-their/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Combination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/combination/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/hilary-hahn-4503_combination_composers-don-t-just-sit-in-a-room-and-w_2505042.png) > [You're not supposed to stop and listen and spy on people practicing. It's supposed to be a private thing. But it's when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/you-re-not-supposed-to-stop-and-listen-and-spy-on-people-practicing/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Look](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/hilary-hahn-4503_look_you-re-not-supposed-to-stop-and-listen-a_760455.png) > [When we talk about music, we tend to place our experiences into one of two categories: making the music and listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/when-we-talk-about-music-we-tend-to-place-our-experiences-into-one-of/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Listening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/listening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/hilary-hahn-4503_listening_when-we-talk-about-music-we-tend-to-plac_1083931.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/there-s-nothing-i-really-wanted-to-record-more-than-bach-it-s/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/hilary-hahn-4503_bach_there-s-nothing-i-really-wanted-to-recor_415020.png) > [I remember when I gave my first recital. I thought, 'Oh, my goodness, people are coming to hear me.' I didn't expect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-remember-when-i-gave-my-first-recital-i-thought-oh-my-goodness/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/hilary-hahn-4503_family_i-remember-when-i-gave-my-first-recital_1513316.jpg) > [That word 'prodigy' has such a derogatory implication. It is used to describe people who are forced to play a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/that-word-prodigy-has-such-a-derogatory-implication-it-is-used-to/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Derogatory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/derogatory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/hilary-hahn-4503_derogatory_that-word-prodigy-has-such-a-derogatory_1072132.jpg) > [Sometimes if the point of a piece of music is to open a conversation with other people, it's really hard to open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/sometimes-if-the-point-of-a-piece-of-music-is-to-open-a-conversation/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/hilary-hahn-4503_communication_sometimes-if-the-point-of-a-piece-of-mus_2382196.jpg) > [As a young performer, what you need to be doing is building your technique and musicality, not promoting your abilities - unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/as-a-young-performer-what-you-need-to-be-doing-is-building-your/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Building](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/hilary-hahn-4503_building_as-a-young-performer-what-you-need-to-be_938937.png) > [I have always enjoyed literature classes, and I took a fiction workshop for writing and analyzing at Curtis... I don't know if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-have-always-enjoyed-literature-classes-and-i-took-a-fiction/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/hilary-hahn-4503_balance_i-have-always-enjoyed-literature-classes_358670.png) > [Through the Internet and technology, anyone can now seek out any artist, composer or undefined niche of music they find interesting. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/through-the-internet-and-technology-anyone-can-now-seek-out-any/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/hilary-hahn-4503_art_through-the-internet-and-technology-anyo_2921058.jpg) > [Something new has the chance to speak to someone immediately. There isn't this expectation of what they're about to hear, so people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/something-new-has-the-chance-to-speak-to-someone-immediately-there/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f2/hilary-hahn-4503_chance_something-new-has-the-chance-to-speak-to_1376424.png) > [Phrasing is the idea of finding sentences and using punctuation in speech. I often look at the score to see what's written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/phrasing-is-the-idea-of-finding-sentences-and-using-punctuation-in/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/hilary-hahn-4503_communication_phrasing-is-the-idea-of-finding-sentence_2229474.jpg) > [I think when a teacher says that you're ready for something, it means you're ready to learn it. It doesn't always mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/i-think-when-a-teacher-says-that-you-re-ready-for-something-it-means/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/hilary-hahn-4503_education_i-think-when-a-teacher-says-that-you-re_1064740.png) > [One of the most rewarding things is meeting someone after a concert who has never been to a concert before. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/one-of-the-most-rewarding-things-is-meeting-someone-after-a-concert/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Concert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/hilary-hahn-4503_concert_one-of-the-most-rewarding-things-is-meet_2406916.jpg) > [If my career doesn't work out as a violinist, I want to become an archaeologist. I've read about paleontology, too - that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/if-my-career-doesn-t-work-out-as-a-violinist-i-want-to-become-an/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Archaeology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archaeology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/hilary-hahn-4503_archaeology_if-my-career-doesn-t-work-out-as-a-violi_1567491.png) > [Sometimes I like practicing, sometimes I don't. But I like the result... I hardly ever get discouraged. Maybe right when it's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/sometimes-i-like-practicing-sometimes-i-don-t-but-i-like-the-result-i/) [Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/) [Hard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bb/hilary-hahn-4503_hard_sometimes-i-like-practicing-sometimes-i_1066989.png) ## Hilary Hahn by topic [Music (33)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/hilary-hahn/) [Song (21)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/hilary-hahn/) [People (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hilary-hahn/) [Time (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/hilary-hahn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/#itemlist", "name": "Hilary Hahn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Taking on music that's not played very much is a contribution I can give. 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