New Release: Hilary Hahn - Higdon and Tchaiskovsky Violin Concertos

On Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Deutsche Grammophon will release violinist Hilary Hahn's latest CD.  This recording will feature violin concertos composed by Jennifer Higdon and Peter Tchaikovsky.  Hilary will be backed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, conductor.

As many of my friends know, Hilary is my favorite violinist.  Simply put she is brilliant.  She brings a new level of lyricism to whatever piece she plays.  On one of her previous CDs she recorded Arnold Schoenberg's Violin Concerto.  The performance was nothing short of phenomenal.  She brought out nuance and subtlety that breathed new life into the atonal work.

I look forward to hearing Jennifer Higdon's Concerto which was commissioned by the Indianapolis, Toronto and Baltimore symphonies and the Curtis Institute of Music for Hilary Hahn.  Higdon and I are alumni of the same university, though we do not know each other, Bowling Green State University.  Higdon graduated with her master's degree from there long before I was a student.

This release is New Music Forum's Pick of the Month for September 2010.  For more information visit: www.newmusicforum.com.

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