IRENE W. AND C. B. PENNINGTON FOUNDATION GREAT PERFORMERS IN CONCERT SERIES
The Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation Great Performers in Concert Series presents
Hilary Hahn with the Baton Rouge Symphony
Timothy Muffitt-Music Director
Three-time GRAMMY® Award-Winning and International violinist, HILARY HAHN will appear with the Baton Rouge Symphony celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation Great Performers in Concert series.
Ms. Hahn is a prolific recording artist whose 21 feature albums on Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, and Sony have all opened in the top ten of the Billboard charts; as well as receiving every critical prize in the international press. Three of Hahn’s albums—her 2003 Brahms and Stravinsky concerto disc; a 2008 pairing of the Schoenberg and Sibelius concerti; and her 2013 recording of In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores—have been awarded Grammys. Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto, which was written for Hahn and which she recorded along with the Tchaikovsky concerto, went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Ms. Hahn’s latest album, Eclipse, was released on October 7, 2022 and features Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, Ginastera’s Violin Concerto and Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”. Hahn is the subject of two documentaries by filmmaker Benedict Mirow: Hilary Hahn – A Portrait, filmed in 2004, and Hilary Hahn – Evolution of an Artist, which chronicles the subsequent 16 years of her career.
Hahn has also participated in a number of non-classical productions. She was featured in the Oscar-nominated soundtrack to The Village and has collaborated on two records by the alt-rock band …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, on the album Grand Forks by Tom Brosseau, and on tour with folk-rock singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. In 2012, Hahn launched Silfra, a free-improv project with experimental prepared-pianist Hauschka, following an intensive period of development.
Ms. Hahn was just named Musical America’s 2023 Artist of the Year and will receive the title on December 4, 2022 during Musical America’s annual awards ceremony. And In 2001, Time Magazine named Hahn “America’s Best Young Classical Musician”.
She holds honorary doctorates from Middlebury College and Ball State University, where there are three scholarships in her name.
Ms. Hahn’s Instagram-based practice initiative, #100daysofpractice, has helped to demystify the typically grueling and isolating practice process, transforming it into a community-oriented, social celebration of artistic development, with nearly 500,000 posts.
Ms. Hahn’s repertoire will include:
Arturo MARQUEZ - Danzon No. 2
Gabriela Lena FRANK - Coqueteos from “Leyendas”
Osvaldo GOLIJOV - Sidereus
Jose Pablo MONCAYO - Huapango
TCHAIKOVSKY - Violin Concerto in D
Sponsors include the Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation, Price LeBlanc Lexus, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, Merrill Lynch, St. James Place, WAFB9, The Advocate, Lamar, Cox, Becky & Jack Harris, Meredith Hathorn & Rawley Penick, Josef Sternberg Foundation, Gilded Artichoke, Stroubes, Louisiana Seafood, and Zoe’s Bakery.
Tickets can be purchased online at BRSO.org or by calling 225.383-0500
*ORCHESTRA LEFT, MIDDLE & RIGHT ROWS A – P, include a Pre-Concert Gala Reception at Louisiana Art and Science Museum sponsored by Price LeBlanc Lexus and Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
The mission of the Baton Rouge Symphony is to enhance the quality of life in our community through music.
The River Center is a clear bag facility. All bags and purses must be clear and no larger than 12 inches x 12 inches x6 inches.
