53 Hilary Hahn Quotes for You to Enjoy

Hilary Hahn

American Musician

Born: Nov 27, 1979

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As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like jazz and classical. It's becoming more rebellious to go to a classical concert. You're getting the younger art house crowd and regular students as well as those who are just curious. Hilary Hahn

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I find that Bach is appealing to a lot of different audiences. It really hits people at their core in different ways, but it also creates a meditative space. I just feel like I can play it, and it reaches people. Hilary Hahn

I've been to New Zealand several times. Hilary Hahn

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I enjoy reading and thinking, and it's hard to make that space as an artist. Hilary Hahn

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Kids would come up to me after concerts and give me drawings they've made of violins or, you know, landscapes with a violin floating in it or some sketch of a concert or a portrait of me. Hilary Hahn

Sometimes if the point of a piece of music is to open a conversation with other people, it's really hard to open that conversation if you're telling people exactly what to do or feel or think. Hilary Hahn

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I am not trying to be cooler or change my image or get into pop music. Hilary Hahn

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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

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Growing up as a classical musician, you're taught a lot about outreach and about how people aren't being taught music in school. But you don't have to study music to like it. And a lot of the music that people like - be it jazz or rock or opera - is stuff they haven't studied. Hilary Hahn

Is there such a thing as a normal childhood? Hilary Hahn

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I've always heard the same doomsday concerns and yet, every day, there are people going to a classical concert for the first time - whether it's on a date or being dragged there by their grandmother. Hilary Hahn

Everyone is always making transitions in life. Hilary Hahn

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I like to take walks and getting out and seeing things. These experiences are so irreplaceable and give you a whole different perspective on the greater context that you're in. If I didn't try to take advantage of that, I'd be missing out on a lot of really interesting things. Hilary Hahn

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I go a lot to Korea and Japan. Hilary Hahn

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It's no good to do a piece once and then move on because it doesn't have time to develop. I try to play seven or eight concerti in a season, and generally one or two of those are new for me. 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 in by the composer to see if I can find clues to those directions, like what direction did the composer have in mind, and I try to incorporate those things as much as possible. Hilary Hahn

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It struck me that it would be fun to just play stuff with Hauschka. Not even have a project in mind, but just get together and make up some music and see what came out. Hilary Hahn

Sometimes I like practicing, sometimes I don't. But I like the result... I hardly ever get discouraged. Maybe right when it's very hard to get something done correctly, but then the idea flashes through of how to fix it. And I get encouraged. And other ideas flow. Hilary Hahn

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