Hahn sparkles in a varied programme at Wigmore Hall

By George Slater-Walker, 23 March 2015

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 22 March 2015

Schnittke, Stille Nacht

Cage, Six Melodies, for violin and piano

Lang, Light Moving

Bach, Violin partita no. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Debussy, Violin Sonata in G minor

Auerbach, Speak, Memory

Schumann, Violin Sonata no. 1 in A minor, Op.105

Hilary Hahn, Violin

Cory Smythe, Piano

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When it comes to contemporary music, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) has made great strides in their ten-year history, premièing over 500 compositions and performing not only in New York and Chicago but in venues all over the world.

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Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 13th February

After a six-month break to address persistent injuries, the bravura violinist appears in one of her signature pieces: Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1.

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Dudamel and Hahn lead New York Phil in exuberant Spanish program

Sam Jacobson, 25th April

The NY Phil’s Music Director Designate makes an unexpected appearance in Spanish works of Ravel framing shimmering showpieces with Hilary Hahn.

***11

黄金のブラームス：ウィグモア・ホールでのヒラリー・ハーンとアンドレアス・ヘフリガー

Asher Rubenstein, 6th April

スター·ヴァイオリニストのヒラリー·ハーンがピアニスト、アンドレアス·ヘフリガーと組んでブラームスのヴァイオリン·ソナタ全曲に挑んだ。ふたりの息は演奏が進むうちにぴったり合っていった。

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Golden Brahms: Hilary Hahn and Andreas Haefliger at Wigmore Hall

Asher Rubenstein, 6th April

Star violinist Hilary Hahn joined forces with pianist Andreas Haefliger to tackle the complete violin sonatas of Brahms, in a performance which came together as the evening unfolded.

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Edward Sava-Segal, 11th January

Hilary Hahn plays one of her signature works and is announced as the 2024 recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize.

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George Slater-Walker

George recently graduated with a BA in Music at Magdalen College Oxford and is now pursuing the life of a horn player in London and elsewhere. His particular interest lies in fin-de-siècle Austro-German music and art.

Hilary Hahn sparkles in a varied programme at Wigmore Hall