hilary hahn being a legend for 14 minutes straight

I've recently been falling in love with the goddess of a human that is Hilary Hahn. She's so gorgeous and such a beautiful performer, and even after winning 3 GRAMMYs, she has such a fun, wild soul. I hope these clips bring you as much joy as they did for me!

[@user-su9pi5zi7v]

i just know that brett has already watched this video lmao

[@gabrielamayorga-kintanar6729]

This is Brett’s face when watching this video: 😍

[@artiebartie786]

he be copying hilary 0:27

[@cottleston4525]

it's his alias, he actually made the video

[@PaarthGuptaYT]

I would like but I can’t, It’s at 440.

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

ahhh I hope so :)

[@helenaren]

I didn’t know how much I needed to see Hilary interviewing a fish until I did

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

Me too honestly!

[@impCaesarAvg]

She needed a second mike. I couldn't hear the fish.

[@stanleyshepherd-brown6004]

Id like to think the fish is acctualy responding

[@EvilDragon666]

@@impCaesarAvg best comment :D

[@rogersmr5]

She's so silly! I hope her girls are having a blast being raised by her. 😃

[@maddoxhechler8196]

When Hilary Hahn calls a recorder a flute it becomes a flute.

[@yobelpetra8652]

Amen

[@roberteckert]

She could call it a hot pastrami sandwich and that’s what we should all call it afterwards

[@ILikeBirds]

Robert Eckert 😂

[@BennoWitter]

A recorder is a flute. Don't let TwoSet fool you. They just want to sound important.

[@ILikeBirds]

Benno Witter shut up

[@salvat3735]

why does she never age

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

IKR!!!

[@salvat3735]

@@anerdylittlefangirl4451 she hasn't aged a single bit since 15 bruh I wish I could age like that

[@mrkv4k]

@@salvat3735 I don't know, but my dad is the same way. There are only three versions of him. When he was younger than 13, he looked like a kid. From about 15 to 30, He looked like an adult man and from his 30's to now (he was 61 two months ago), he looks like an wise men (with less hair).

[@user-kk5qe9fj2l]

she is a terminator, everyone knows that.

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Actually a lot of the footage is about 15 years old minimum 😉 I remember this was on a documentary about Hilary that was broadcasted around 2005 maybe . But still, she does age very little 😉

[@dantehowlstice3052]

Her taking the piss out of contemporary music had me dying.

[@KCSutherland]

And then taking the piss out of typical interviews as well!!

[@hironyx]

she might be goofing around but still sounded better than "contemporary artists" like yoko ono

[@abigat5]

hironyx more like yoko oh no...

[@vikli5966]

And what’s funny is that I enjoyed that lmao

[@epistemicfoundations3600]

I studied music in college and every week for two years every student in the program had to attend the department's Friday afternoon performance at the campus concert hall. What she mimicked was exactly the kind of rubbish we had to listen to. The whackjob hipsters would always sit right in front tapping their feet pretending they actually knew where the downbeat was. Nobody in their right mind would listen to that garbage, but they pretended they were into it and you just weren't an intellectual if you didn't "get it". Complete rubbish. I think I was the first person to ever fail that class because after a while I couldn't bring myself to even show up and sign in.

[@danielle_r.k]

"So. What you made you want to be a fish?" Most random thing ever, and it's epic.

[@objectivitycave11]

A gratitude for water

[@impCaesarAvg]

Great fishes are born, not made.

[@objectivitycave11]

@@impCaesarAvg if that is the case, how come every time i get interviewed by her my level of fish awareness increases? hahahahaha. if i do not practice, then it will get fishy, people will start to wonder if i truly am a fish or not. but i care not what the people think, for i am a fish, and also a chosen generation, a royal priesthood and a very peculiar individual (this is the way with the people who are born fish) We look at Jesus Christ and we're like, wow, he did all that for me? i'm just a fish. oh yeah, and my answer has changed. i became a fish because my dad taught me that fish are more important than humans and i am struggling with this because i really want to love humans and be like them... but don't you dare call me a beta, Hilary. don't you dare. i'm a fighting fish. for peace, also, Truth and Grace

[@thescientificmusician3531]

I've heard Hilary play several times, and her poise and concentration are unparalleled. Her playing is not just musical but astonishingly accurate, especially her Bach. I've also met her after concerts before, and it may seem unbelievable, but she is even more radiant and beautiful in person and faultlessly polite as well.

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

She really seems like an authentic person! I would adore the opportunity to meet her someday!!!

[@ILikeBirds]

I hope to meet her one day

[@dmwalker24]

Her concentration and focus while performing is like nothing I've ever seen, from anyone playing any instrument. Videos of her have come up on auto-play while I've been out of the room, and the individual note treatment is instantly recognizable. Plenty of amazing violinists in the world, but there's only one Hilary Hahn.

[@Tonetwisters]

@@dmwalker24 What is so fascinating for me, is that even if her instrument is out of tune somewhat, she just cruises along, making adjustments on the fly for those flat notes. Even as a rock and roll guitar player of 58+ years, Hilary is just a thing of beauty and such a joy to watch, as she blows out a thousand notes in 90 seconds, and with greatest of tone and inspiration.

[@caitlinhartley2433]

I would love to meet her so much

[@li-sm6nf]

hilary hahn : is on stage at 15 me : starting violin at almost 15

[@valeaves]

li I started at 15, now I‘m 22 and still enjoy it :)

[@nelsoncheng4638]

Li. Comparing ourselves with others can be defeating. Everyone is different. Just be yourself.

[@ILikeBirds]

She was on stage since 5 and a half, actually. Keep working hard and reaching your dreams!!! Work for the things you want. It’s never to late to start learning something new

[@archismandas7760]

I started at 17 years I am still 16

[@c0mpuipf]

Dont even think you'll get where she is when it comes to technique and phrasing and accuracy and and and she's made of a different material than us morals. Well be playing violin for 30 years and not be at her level at 15

[@masteroogway8963]

protect her at all cost!

[@user-kk5qe9fj2l]

I think she will be fine on her own but she is very far up my list of people I don't want anything bad to happen to.

[@edgydeggi3806]

Hope she sees this bro

[@ElSabio159]

so many simps

[@kenz2756]

@@ElSabio159 Most times simping isn't even bad smh, the internet just sort of developed this weird opinion on people that admires other people now. Even the ones that aren't bad get labeled that too.

[@ElSabio159]

@@kenz2756 ok, but "protect her at all cost" wtf

[@DH-CA]

Dear Hillary, you have broken a wall of silence, along with artistes like Augustin Hadelich. For the first time, the world has witnessed a new breed of violinists whose are completely down to earth , non-egocentric and open. You have shared secrets and techniques, which for centuries, none of the famous violinists before you ever care to speak about. Bravo Miss ! I appreciate and respect you.

[@hansmemling7605]

What are those secrets and techniques that you speak of?

[@kwan8381]

Hans Memling there are none

[@Thecyclingeconomicsdoc]

@@hansmemling7605 practice 40 hours a day...

[@hansmemling7605]

@@Thecyclingeconomicsdoc on top of the 20h I already do everyday?

[@joyce_rx]

@@hansmemling7605 yes

[@dopecello8670]

Hilary is honestly cracked how tf does one play so perfectly and be so chill at the same time? She’s like a science experiment I swear to god.

[@KadenMacKay]

She actually took a full five minutes to interview a fish. Legend is indeed the perfect word.

[@waterliliesbymonet7827]

I met Ms. Hahn several years ago. I was on Facebook and this ad popped up, saying she will be in my vicinity for a small recital. I bought 3 tix, for me, my late husband, and for our youngest who now is studying jazz piano. She was very pregnant at that time and I believe the pianist was her husband. We saw her on stage and she was absolutely glowing. Her stage presence was beyond captivating and we all felt like there was an aura all around her. She was like a goddess. She played impromptu pieces accompanied by her husband (forgive me if I am wrong). And then she had a meet and greet after the recital. I asked her if I could get a pic with her. She agreed, but she asked me if I could wait till she was done with all the other guests giving them her autograph. In person she was like a girl next door, modest, humble, sweet, and kind, like you see in the videos. This baffled us more remembering her stage presence. She signed my case which is also adorned by Perlman, Bell, Chang, and Ben Folds (at this point, you can say my case values more than my violin, lol). She also signed the cover of my Bach Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin. I framed it. It was one of the most treasured moments I got to have with my late husband. He was so happy that I got to meet her because he knew how much I adored her. Ms. Hahn, I hope you come to know what you did for me and my late husband.

[@li-sm6nf]

alternative title : Hilary Hahn being a cute legend for 14 minutes straight.

[@l04d1ng...]

True

[@betterrobots]

Totally lost it at the fish interview. she is like Studio Ghibli's interpretation of a concert violinist. What a treasure.

[@kuechlgeigerwien5467]

8:36 OMG swimming with that beautiful dress. I laughed and cried the same time

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

Me too! I aspire to be like her

[@user-kk5qe9fj2l]

i think she has the money to have it cleaned.

[@hironyx]

i thought she was joking when she said she was gonna "go for a swim"...

[@emmyyang4339]

@@hironyx Hilary doesn't back down from challenges!

[@microcosmos1864]

That's why she's a legend 😅

[@da96103]

9:42 I know she can speak and understand German and Japanese but Fishglish is quite hard to learn.

[@1earflapping]

Her facial expressions during the fish interview show what a fine actress she is. "Do you have any advice for people who would like to become fish? like how to get started?"

[@JaapVersteegh]

My guess is she has had lots of opportunities to observe people asking this exact question ~s/fish/violinist/, so plenty of inspiration to draw the acting from.

[@RogerioLupoArteCientifica]

I interpret this interview with a fish as a subtle metaphor for her own interviews and the questions she often answers. If we substitute the word "fish" by the word "violinist" in the entire interview, it becomes thoughtful, ironic and even more humorous. "So when you decided to be a violinist?" - sort of: but is that even a decision? I feel that in a way, she is kinda offering journalists another view on reality, for all those who project on her life the image of an "epic life of a heroic woman". The interview with a fish is like a revelation that she is just a simple and ordinary girl, just like everybody (with no more significance than a fish - that's a good perspective!), who hasn't decided anything but was simply dragged by the flow of life. She's the fish being led in life by the conductor-river. There's the hidden message of genuine humility in that interview, and this message is transmitted through the best way that a really humble person would transmit: with no arrogance, a message disguised as an innocent joke to all interviewers who are sensitive enough to perceive it.

[@hotpotato8798]

The hell, it's an interview with a fish

[@m.s.g1890]

Hot Potato l think he’s absolutely right, especially as at the end she says “good luck with your work”.

[@vfa9761]

I imagine it's supposed to be a serious interpretation, but I just can't stop laughing lmao

[@joyce_rx]

Youve never interviewed a fish before Im guessing

[@dantehowlstice3052]

@@hotpotato8798 this guy is the English teacher who tries to find deeper meaning in everything and tests his kids on what are essentially his opinion on the author.

[@duxnihilo]

KZbin: Have you ever heard of a woman called Hilary Hahn? Me: No. KZbin: Wanna watch a frightfully personal video of her being "A LEGEND?" Me: Yes, apparently.

[@somebodyfaraway]

8:38 she jumped in a lake with a DRESS

[@quasi-crystal]

It was the dress she wore for the Sibelius as well

[@oksanabutrynska]

@@quasi-crystal Before or after that? xD

[@jamesfoley6939]

Her performance of "contemporary music" = priceless

[@nicholasr-m1631]

Hilary Hahn's puppet show was something I didn't know I needed

[@z-past1454]

It’s interesting seeing this fun,sweet, and wholesome woman while simultaneously recognizing this is one of the greatest classical musicians.

[@mariannamycroft2611]

Imagine the fish died in the middle of the interview 😂

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

Yikes!

[@keithstarkey5584]

Hilary is the computer of violinists (like Larry Bird of basketball). Poise, perfection, beauty, execution...like a computer but with all the human aspect included.

[@IceOfPhoenix88]

That fish can't comprehend the fact that it's in the presence of Hilary Hahn. Wow even a fish is more lucky than me.

[@eckligt]

The swimming clip is filmed just below Edvard Grieg's home in Bergen, where there is now a small concert hall built.

[@0Imtheslime0]

i live right close by.. that look cold as shit...

[@3340steve]

Oh gawd, now I am seriously going all fan boy on this woman, I love her playing but I really love the wonderful humor of watching her play with puppets. Oh my....interviewing the lucky fish unexpectedly brought a thoughtful look to her face, it can't be easy being so talented and hardworking when she is really a young woman in that hyper competitive world. She is so great. Bravo !!!!

[@mitchelreimer6934]

Don't blasphemy

[@jacklai8933]

Mitchel Reimer hows that blasphemy?

[@sebastianlionelmartinez6305]

shes on her 40s but looks young af

[@jdmitchell6559]

Ages ago I heard her recording of the Bach Partitas on the Radio and just had to buy the CD. Then I heard her being interviewed on the Radio and thought what a truly lovely person she is. She never disappoints. She's a real international treasure !!! Thank you.

[@mwan1162]

Lingling ✨

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

she truly is!

[@alderaanplacez710]

@Harold Slick LMAO

[@zazazesty]

Hilary: Interviews fish Me: *types on google: how to become a fish

[@recksthesmol1525]

I love how she just jumped in still wearing her concert gown. That is sooo something she would do XD

[@chia_s_ee_d]

Scared me a lil hahaha ❤

[@andermiranda1660]

5:55 the happiest conductor I have ever seen in my entire life

[@-Honeybee]

I didn't know this existed. I'm so happy this exists.

[@beejayvandegriendt3632]

Hilary Hahn playing "contemporary music" 🤣🤣🤣

[@trodat07]

No wonder why Brett and Eddy have such a crush on her.

[@Ember_Prime]

I didn’t know just how much fun watching Hilary interview a fish would be! I love it!

[@carolsouza7092]

This is so precious I can't handle it

[@sirporkrib7643]

This video has the exact same structure as SDAIAY, with therapy time at the end.

[@urmom-fl2cw]

LMAO

[@jantassanimusic]

not. only does she play violin like a goddess but she also speaks to fish

[@ur1simp893]

Zero dislikes... as it should be

[@KishoreG2396]

I disliked the video just to prove you wrong

[@emilyb4478]

@@KishoreG2396 you freaking monster

[@ryantristan9264]

@@KishoreG2396 WHY

[@faitheditzz7529]

K G.you devil

[@adamdonahue2079]

Zero dislikes would still be too many

[@vanilla5576]

*rushes to google* "how to be a fish"

[@Cristianinyj]

Plot twist: The fish was talking to her

[@canaryfishcat]

OMG this is gold! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@Clover913]

Why does Hilary's rendition of contemporary music remind me of that episode in Friends, when Ross was performing his sound HAHA

[@aeralv8649]

SAME FRKIN THOUGHTS

[@dmsanct]

that was the best contemporary music roast ever

[@GUILLOM]

Lol have you seen kentaro noda

[@cjgalamiton4354]

she's so precious, cute and humble! what an amazing human being with tremendous talent

[@MoreNikocado]

Yes DRAAAAAAGGGG that contemporary music 😂😂😂😂

[@Eroica_Under_God.15.18]

You !?

[@user-xk9ji8vn7d]

She is the best!!! Thanks for this lovely video! 😍❤️❤️❤️

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

Thank you so much! So glad you like it!

[@ianhuangncubed]

Correction: She’s always been a legend

[@jaimekopstein4248]

Some humans are like they came from other planets. She looks like most of us but she is not, she is a goddess.

[@Mal-sg2du]

OMG she's so adorable!

[@Natalie-dw9jy]

We all need Hilary Hahn interviewing a fish in our lives

[@HappyG1lmor488]

0:27 "This is contemporary music" Lmfao

[@krishnadasnair8765]

This is pure Gold!

[@dimant111]

The no 1 violinist worldwide!!! Period!!!!

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

My thoughts exactly!

[@fadechaos8525]

Brett is simping somewhere hiding in the comments i bet

[@mencken8]

I saw in this the elements of play, the inner child, and how these relate to creativity.

[@someonearound4479]

the best 14 minutes of my week. best edit ever. she had me awed at pumpkin carving. the highlight was the beta fish interview. a heck of a musician, orator, and actress? Only Hilary Hahn

[@Carbon2861996]

"14 minutes" Impossible. Perhaps the archives are incomplete.

[@adamdonahue2079]

“14 minutes” This is outrageous. It’s unfair. How can this be about Hilary Hahn and not be 40 minutes?

[@mee6211]

40 HOURS ACCEPTABLE

[@newyorkmyndd9801]

A fan for decades, what a beautiful artist and human. Have always loved the witty fish interview and her gown swim. She made holiday ornaments for 40 min on instagram last year and it somehow was the best and exactly what i needed sitting at home. She is such a gift to the world just being herself and then bringing her masterful playing. I Will see her soon in March. Cant wait.

[@GabsARV]

I want a full 5 season series of Hillary interviewing a fish.

[@taytoast]

That contemporary music was actually a song from the Breath of the wild soundtrack

[@lesateliersdelaguitare5067]

thanks for your post Hilary is so amazing and natural .when you see her you know whats beautiful life means

[@Jabafish]

this also shows me how boring my life is. lol

[@ciri151]

Don't be like that. You can buy a fish for a few bucks and interview it just like her.

[@mee6211]

@@ciri151 she just roasted contemporary music lol

[@kenz2756]

It's so rare for people to have the same positive radiance as her, I don't even know why but it reminds of how Winona Ryder was back at the 90s.

[@Scriabinfan593]

I have such a crush on her 😍😫

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

me too!

[@UltraRunnerMan]

Love this. I happen to have the privilege of seeing Hilary perform 3 times in San Francisco, once at a small music venue while she was 8 months pregnant, once in front of the full SF Symphony and the last in a solo performance in front of a full symphony hall and it was completely mesmerizing. In all of these her warmth and charming personality shined through even as she mastered the most challenging pieces, including Brahms, Sibelius and Mendelssohn. Even several years after becoming a mother, her youthful energy and fun-loving character shined through. For anyone who had never heard or seen her play before, seeing one performance makes it clear that Hilary's talent and mastery is a gift to our generation of music lovers.

[@johndeer4250]

before I continue to watch THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING VIDEO OF THE DAY! so far I love it 🥰 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍

[@wimbly2115]

on top of being a prodigious violinist, she is a contemporary composer? amazing

[@peterpickguitar]

I saw my first live orchestra about 16 or so years ago in Montreal. And Hilary was the main soloist at the time. Was a memorable experience.

[@matinsoltany2136]

How lovely she is. You can't do anything but to love her

[@boober6738]

The fish interview was absolute poggers

[@ohnambu3829]

Where did you get these from??? God honestly I stan

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

they are from a whole bunch of places - twitter, Hilary's youtube channel and her documentary (old one!)!

[@mitchelreimer6934]

Don't blasphemy

[@kylajohnson9848]

Hello fellow ARMY 😄

[@etc4725]

"so- do you have any advice for people who would want to become fish someday? and whats your favorite thing about this- lifestyle; living in a bowl?" I DIED LAUGHING shes such an amazing violinist and a beautiful person inside and out; I mean who else do you know can look as epic walking on a street as the sibelius third THEY PLAYED plays in the background? absolute legend

[@sandrobirnbaumer5444]

The contamporary music she made, is actually pretty legit 😂

[@riyabhattacharya8547]

Hahn must be enjoying mental relaxation this way. Thanks for this upload.

[@dolphinsandsunsets]

omg....she dove into the lake in her concert gown...legend!!!

[@charliemagne4638]

Hillary Hahn, the goddess of violin performers, and also a wholesome person i've seen so far.

[@kouseiarima2431]

Why does she act like a mix of Erin or Pam from The Office? 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anerdylittlefangirl4451]

you're so right! can't unsee it now

[@aiheartshfji5361]

I THOUGHT OF HER AS ALIKE TO PAM OMG YESS

[@michaelreed5831]

Thanks to Two Set for the introduction. A very pleasant one, to say the least.😉

[@cabynet7124]

The fish interview was ingenious, she is hilarious

[@webstergilessmith6947]

She is an absolutely WONDERFUL violinist and musician! i am a huge fan! KUDOS!!!

[@AzaliahE]

Omg I never knew I'd love HH more and more ❣️❣️❣️

[@Tonetwisters]

LOVE discovering her sense of humor! That swim was ... Wow. Had no idea Hilary was so down-to-earth and joyful!!!I Interviewing a fish! How creative and how wonderfully childlike. TOO cute. Delightful to find out that one of your musical heroes is as much an angel as she is a musician ...

[@ivyssauro123]

10:49 "That must've been a culture shock" LMAO

[@mushymushroom3891]

Bro the interview with the fish i can't- 😭 i love her

[@shaddjimenez4524]

you would think she’s intense and intimidating, but a lot of music legends are actually nice human beings lol

[@MrXenon-hn7ju]

This video was literally sandwiched between a deep dive of a GSP fight and a Townsend video in my recommended... this algorithm is wild.

[@PSchearer]

It's about 25 years since I first saw her perform and thought how wonderful to be a member of a species that can produce someone like her. Now the puppet show, the leap into the lake in an evening gown, and the fish interview (!!!) show me that besides being brilliantly talented, she's also brilliantly silly. Now she's 40 (!!! again) and, as she says elsewhere on the InterTube, 40 to 60 is considered the most productive part of a violinist's life! Just imagine!

[@artymowycz]

7:37 are you kidding me with that smile...

[@wubbie8152]

ONLY HILARY WOULD BE THAT PRECIOUS INTERVIEWING A FISH

[@deljga5005]

she is such a heartwarming person

[@dsebbebridge2674]

I could watch Hilary Hahn interview a fish for hours

[@davidalangordon]

Very good, turning the tables but no matter how much you may be asked silly or similar questions during interviews, you are worth hearing from every time because of your unique capability to bring music off the page at the speed of sound. (A fellow Massachusettian)

[@ranonampangom2185]

The best part of this video is that she said a Chinese musician could play ping pong really well. Brett is ethnically Chinese and he used to play ping pong (table tennis) competitively. I sure hope he and Hilary have played a few games!

[@allegrovivace6806]

AAAAHHHHHHH HILARY IS OUR PRECIOUS ANGEL

[@j-mharari3374]

The fish 's interview is a masterpiece ! Hilary is really genuily funny, and a wondeful person.

[@dieterammann4]

„Oh, I can imagine“... The fish was so astonished (because he could not imagine anything himself) that he froze just for a moment...;-))