Guest Violinist Hilary Hahn
Performs with Utah Symphony
New Music Director Thierry Fischer will lead the Utah Symphony and guest violinist Hilary Hahn in his first appearance of the 2010-11 season. The much anticipated performances will feature Ms. Hahn performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin concerto on a program that also includes Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Fireworks. The performances will be held at Abravanel Hall on Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 p.m.
Maestro Fischer will open the program with Stravinsky’s Fireworks, which in just four short minutes features glistening and sparkling effects true to its title. Then, Ms. Hahn will join the orchestra to add her technical prowess to one of the most beloved solo violin works in the repertoire, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Like many of the composer’s pieces, the concerto contains a wealth of pure romantic lyricism. The evening will conclude with Stravinsky’s The Firebird featuring music of sumptuous hues, exotic fantasy and orchestral enchantment.
Violinist Hilary Hahn, recently named Gramophone magazine's Artist of the Year, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning soloist celebrated for her probing interpretations, technical assurance and compelling stage presence. For a decade and a half, extensive international performances and recording activities have made Hahn one of the most sought-after artists of this era.
Hahn's major orchestral debut came in 1991. Her international debut followed at age 14 in Hungary, playing Bernstein with Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. In March 1995, at age 15, she made her German debut, playing the Beethoven concerto with Lorin Maazel and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert broadcast on radio and television throughout Europe. Two months later, she received the Avery Fisher Career Grant in New York. For several summers in her teens she attended the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, and in 1996 she made her Carnegie Hall debut as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
While primarily a classical musician, Hahn participates in a number of other projects and collaborations. In 2004, she was the violin soloist on the Oscar-nominated soundtrack to M. Night Shyamalan's film The Village, and in 2005 and 2006, she appeared as a guest on albums by the art-rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. More recently, she wrote and performed violin tracks for singer/songwriter Tom Brosseau's record Grand Forks. Hahn works frequently with folk-based singer/songwriter Josh Ritter; they have toured together in Canada, Europe, the United States, and Japan.
Tickets for the evening’s performances start at $20 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Subscribers and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 day of performance.
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