Hilary Hahn - Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor - Lorin Maazel/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
1. Allegro moderato (00:00)
2. Adagio di molto (17:04)
3. Allegro, ma non tanto (25:52)
Hilary Hahn, violin
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
1996

[@josegabrielpereira3606]

Comparing this violin concerto with the concerto she did in France recently, we can think that she has evolved so much as a violinist. I prefer to think that she just changed the way she sees the world as a person, through her life experiences and this is reflected in the way she expresses her art to us. she was born a great artist

[@jgcaesar4]

At 16 years of age to play Sibelius like this? Beyond gifted. Obviously, Brodsky knew what he had in this student.

[@hi-ur4qd]

Hahn at 14 was a better player than Brodsky ever was lmao

[@salmahana6630]

who press the dislike button? are they jealous or something? she slay this performance people, for crying out loud!

[@anetmcclintock4945]

She is so young here, yet still so skilled and elegant. She never, never ceases to blow my mind.

[@ILikeBirds]

Anet McClintock and she sounds even better now

[@RayMAGA1]

I've loved this concerto since I first heard it by Isaac Stern on vinyl in my teens and now in my 80s Ms. Hahn burns a new fond spot in my heart. I'm in tears, as always. I also just before heard the Shostakovitch 1st Violin Concerto by Hahn, which is an amazingly powerful challenge. She "killed"it, and the audience instantly roared at the last note. Her power and agility in the coda is breathtaking. BRAVISSIMA !!!!

[@christianguignard9980]

Hilary Hahn is unique, from far ... no one else did as she plays ... Her violin is worthy and authentic ...she belongs to heaven.

[@unzhin]

To me she is the violinist #1 presently. And her interpretation of Sibelius (not on this video but on her CD) is the best I've ever heard

[@kin3tic0n39]

Isn't the process insane? I mean this is clearly amazing, but there's a few tiny imperfections. On the CD it's about a third fasster and flawless!

[@stevew4384]

@@kin3tic0n39 The CD is the best Sibelius you will hear. Even Grammy Winner Recording

[@carlos2865]

@@stevew4384 Agreed, the CD recording she made of the Sibelius concerto is beyond perfect, it's really impressive.

[@TacticalStrike]

Her newer recordings on KZbin are been better!

[@CupidsHeart98]

Her technique (and that fourth finger vibrato o_o) is so amazing to me. I love Hilary Hahn. She is one of my favorite (or the favorite) violinists. AMAZING performance, as always.

[@halneufmille]

CupidsHeart98 Totally agree. In terms of technique she was, and is even more today, qualitatively better then any others. Her intonation is without match, her pure tone, and her sheer clarity. As for playing hard stuff, just listen to her Barber or her Schoenberg.

[@daveherbs]

CupidsHeart98 airplane of the Beethoven Concerto in D is fabulous

[@michaelflores6253]

I- I’m trying to play this but some parts are so insane that I can’t comprehend how she does it

[@xidena166]

Jules Verne LOL I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS I N T E R E S T I N G

[@mireillebernard1696]

Ce concerto est fait pour les virtuoses . hilary Hahn l'interprète magistralement....merveilleux

[@wambui37]

I was always a big "HEIFETZ" - fan, now I'm a big fan of "Hilary Hahn"

[@christianguignard9980]

All is said ... Heifetz was surely the greatest, but Hilary is blessed from heaven ! Her violin never cry, it loves and open the skies !

[@lelafritzer2955]

@@christianguignard9980 I don't agree with saying that Heifetz was the greatest without any doubt- it's music, there's not one greatest. My personal favourite is Hilary Hahn, but that's obviously my opinion that many people share and many don't.

[@sooha810]

Hilary's version is the best for me! especially for the album version in 2008, really great skills, clean-cut and clear, passionate!

[@sophiacheng6802]

GeorgeB I

[@stephaniehughes4691]

We are witnessing the best violinist on the planet. I am humbled to be even alive to listen such magnificence. Hilarys Mendelssohn violin concerto in e op 64 with FRSO is beyond magnificent. Flawless.

[@wangatang2000]

You're so right. Hilary Hahn is efficient, economical, and strategic when she plays. She doesn't move when she doesn't have to. Did Heifetz not have any emotions either just because he barely moved? True, artful violin playing comes when the audience senses your musical ideas from what they hear, not what they see.

[@billcook4768]

This kid - what is she, 16? - has potential. I suspect she'll grow up to be really good :)

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Yeah. Wonder what she's doing now. Will she ever be a famous soloist? Maybe, I don't know. (Don't worry - I got the joke.)

[@fyrexianoff]

This is more then 10 years ago

[@ILikeBirds]

fyrexianoff it’s actually 24 years ago and she is 40 now and is realllly good. The 8th best violinist in history

[@jean-danielmartino9619]

17 ans à peine.

[@lelafritzer2955]

@@ILikeBirds Where did you get this ranking from? Serious question

[@bluecoldness808]

"Newer write such a useless note, for one must live every note" - Jean Sibelius

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

I love this quote. I need it on my wall now.

[@rickbarker4121]

Such maturity...and the orchestra senses it too and backs her up beautifully.

[@varlajean1]

No one in the world presently touches her technical and musical mastery. A lot of violinists can play these concertos but not with the clarity of tone and astonishing pitch. I challenge anyone to perform this well live. The recording of Hahn's Sibelius is simply remarkable.

[@carlossantana3049]

maxim vengerov's sibelius is on par with this!!

[@stevew4384]

@@carlossantana3049 Vengerov cant never play as good as Hilary. Please

[@carlossantana3049]

@@stevew4384 what about his shostakovich? If we are talking about precision btwn the two in more recent performances and in bach interpretation, then hilary wins...but nobody touches maxim vengerov with shostakovich. Except for Repin or Oistrakh, kogan (the russians).

[@hi-ur4qd]

@@stevew4384 LMAO THIS. i agree.

[@stevew4384]

@@carlossantana3049 please

[@cageynerd]

This is one of the greatest feats in human history. Be proud to be a human...

[@rnnyhoff]

I think my father, who put Jascha Heifetz in the musical pantheon as the greatest classical violinist of the 20th century, saw Hilary Hahn as his worthy heir to the title in the 21st century. I agree, wholeheartedly.

[@alvarito45]

Just a teenager and dared with Sibelius violin concerto!!! Simply a prodige. She also played by then Beethoven's. More recently she has two superb Sibelius conducted by Mikko Frank and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Also a fabulous Bruch with HR FRANKFURT Sinfonie and Andrés Orozco-Estrada Love and congratulations to cute and outstanding violinist Hillary Hahn!! And don't miss her Mendelsohn, Brahms and Chaikovsky. Though there are many excellent versions of all of them I must say that I prefer Hahn.

[@newgeorge]

just mind-blowing! Her technique is just way beyond anything I have heard. Even Mutter. Her intonation is just astonishing. What a fierce conductor Maazel was though. One of the old school I guess.

[@pavelscholz9203]

Hilary is a beautiful woman and best violinist of this time. I love her and her interpretation of the music ...

[@josephbailey1100]

She plays elegantly and she is my favorite violinist.

[@vindharmarajan9320]

I was stunned to note she was just 21 when I heard her play SHASTOKOVICH with YANSSON. NOW TO NOTE SHE WAS ONLY 17 WHEN SHE PLAYED THIS SIBELIUS. SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY. SHE IS A GOD’S GIFT TO US. LET US CHERISH AND ENRICH OUR SENSIBILITIES WITH HER GENIUS. GRATEFULLY, Vin .

[@ILikeBirds]

She was 16, actually

[@EdwardChangViolin]

16:45 gliss to the perfectly in-tune C# high octave...WOW

[@gabrielmcwethy3441]

This is by far the best performance I have ever heard of this piece. She is amazing.

[@kirstenklee]

I really love her clear sound. True musician

[@deserticus18]

she was 17 then, looks like 13, plays like a master, she doesn´t need to contort any face muscle to create those sublime sounds , more recently you can see her smile during concerts, mostly smile to conductors and orchestra members, something like a complicit smile, she is part of a group of people making beautiful music, is so uplifting to see people that talented play with others

[@vishnuhalikere2151]

I know it's not polite to clap in between movements, but I couldn't help but applaud after watching her do 15:57 to the end of the first movement. Just woah 😱

[@dogpaw814]

Everyone would have starred at u hard if it was the real performance xD

[@cmw9876]

If it's really a truly great performance, I suggest applauding is appropriate. The dominant, aging elitists need to move over & let the young in. Some may be young and still be "dominant, aging elitists". Look at the audiences in classical music. They're old. So am I but I would still like to see younger audiences. Vishnu Halikere - your applauding was appropriate even if only you heard it.

[@christianguignard9980]

Who couldn' t love such a beutiful violin prodigy ? Marvelous gift and so beautiful person ! Hillary hahn is the absolute grace, the best violonist ever heard !

[@lea-ko7uv1ou7w]

INCREDIBLE !!! I'm a fan of her ! A real virtuose, already at the age of 16 years old ! Bravissima ! I've never been disappointed of her interpretations ! Recently, I went to listen to her playing Dvorak concerto ! It was great !

[@cyozdemir113]

uh.. I didnt know that she played siblelius in her young ages.. thanks

[@sungeunjin78]

Hilary's 2nd 100 days practice challenge led me here. So inspiring someone who has already achieved such vurtuoisty and mastered this amazing piece years ago still diligently perfecting without contention. God-given talent enabled by relentless endeavour is what makes Hilary Hahn stands out among so many magnificent musicians. Looking forward to meeting her this October in Lincoln Center with Bach solo. She ignites cold fire here hotter than molten rock.

[@vaskenkantardshieff]

RADIATION OF CLEAN SOUL! AMAZING INFLUENSE! FEELING THE BEAUTY OF THE MUSIC AS A WHOLE, AS A RIVER IN THE MOUNTAIN, WITHOUT REMARKING PARTS OF IT! BEAUTY, AS THE BEAUTY AND THE INNONCENCE OF EACH CHILD!

[@hi2656]

The longest youtube video I have ever watched without skipping ahead. (Hilary playing Paganini's Caprice 24 is the 2nd longest video I've watched without skipping).

[@PianoMessage]

amazing music!!! wow I just love love love love the Violin!!! I should had learned to play Violin instead of the Piano lol....also it's so much easier to move around :)

[@ramongcastaneda5308]

+Moses Piano Music - SpiriTruth Worship, usually we start with the piano for the basics even when our goal is the violin, then move up to the violin. So you're halfway there. Get a violin and get some violin lessons ; it's never too late.

[@PianoMessage]

+Ramón G Castañeda wow your words inspired me to really DO IT!... I will buy a Violin soon and I know I got what it takes to learn the instrument. I use to play guitar in High School so Im sure I'l pick it up fast :) thank you for your words of encouragement

[@bokutoes449]

PianoMessage SpiriTruth Worship Moses Piano Music I couldn’t hear a thing!

[@juliejules7780]

I play both. Violin is a torture device. Sometimes I regret having picked it up lol

[@SonicDykstra]

If you don't own the Hahn-Pekka Salonnen CD of this AND the Schoenberg, which is about the most perfect recording of both works EVER made, get it now.

[@chriss6356]

Paul Dykstra I agree, Hahn plays Sibelius more beautifully than anyone else on that album.

[@Salted_Fysh]

May I suggest also checking out Maxim Verengov with Barenboim? Imho the best version out there. :)

[@chrisprice9832]

I agree with Joe Schmoe. I play the violin. I can just about get through the Mendelssohn violin concerto. She plays like the composer probably imagined the piece to sound in his mind if technical problems did not exist. I just can't believe what I am hearing. Both the Brahms and Sibelius concertos are out of this world. She seems so young as well.

[@오수인-z9j]

She is the one of my favorite violinists. I like her sooooooo much,

[@Maheli1958]

Es muy dificil expresar lo que se siente con este concierto de Jean Sibelius. Pero este concierte mueve mi alma profundamente. La ejecución de Hilary como una niña lo deja a uno sin respiración. La orquesta sin lugar a dudas con una gran personalidad. Puedo sentir sin embargo, la maravilla y el misterio de la bella Irlanda con este maravilloso concierto.

[@ramongcastaneda5308]

+Ruben Maheli Galvez Hernandez, Hilary ya era entoces una mujer joven de 16 años.

[@ScoreAnimation]

Me resulta curioso que sientas el misterio de la "bella Irlanda" cuando Sibelius vivió en Hämeenlinna, Finlandia.

[@jaquelinelubuat6499]

a true inspiration. if there is someone who can picture a clearer view of music within a person's heart, then it's hilary hahn . may she continue playing with her best intentions. she just captured my heart.:-)

[@pvandck]

I think you mean she isn't theatrical. So what? It's a violin. The emotion is in the interpretation and phrasing of the music, not the grimaces of the face. But anyway, what do you you think all that physical movement is? She is hardly stationary and asleep. Can you play this piece of music? Would you like to post your own video to demonstrate your emotional prowess on the violin? Thought not.

[@jasonxu2771]

who're you talking about? lol

[@cmw9876]

Hahn sure does move a lot for someone who isn't 'theatrical'. Hahn has always appeared to me as a unique combination of focus, skill and great feeling.

[@pgplaysvidya]

@@jasonxu2771 the haters

[@cmw9876]

Like Galileo? "And yet ... she moves."

[@jgcaesar4]

She was 16 years old here. This is remarkable.

[@khairilanuarothman3869]

What a godsend youtube has turned out to be for wunderkinds like Hilary and all. They were adored when they first burst onto the public consciousness and played as prodigies. Now Ms Hahn is loved by the lucky ones, like me, who chanced upon this video of her performing at 16. Even James Bond only lived twice!

[@daimon00000]

The most beautiful violin concerto ever

[@andersjohnson1317]

Goddess of intonation

[@dogpaw814]

The cadenza is the only part of the original version that wasnt changed at all....love it .

[@gopalavaradarajan6295]

What a beautiful concerto. Almost too beautiful too be played . . .

[@pilarpolicano3604]

SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD!

[@ILikeBirds]

Pilar Policano 16 actually

[@pilarpolicano3604]

@@ILikeBirds More amazing

[@deserticus18]

looks like 13

[@ILikeBirds]

Pilar Policano so that’s we’re you saw me lol

[@ILikeBirds]

deserticus18 true

[@adrijamahapatra5049]

Magnificent! Beautiful!! Enchanting!!! Mersmerising!!!! Perfect!!!!!

[@simonwong2738]

ice lady is perfect for the ice composer, cool!

[@noriemeha]

She plays this like it's her music and she made it up. Stunning performance

[@erenirsantanna107]

Magnífica interpretação de Hilary, uma excelência com tão pouca idade. Maravilhosa essa menina. Essa peça é muito linda, mas difícil e ela passou sobrevoando. Arte e artistas impecáveis!

[@cnewtonc]

This is an excellent, Excellent Performance!!!!! She played better when she was younger. Here she plays with more passion than her newer Mozart performances. This piece was made for her. Finally a Hahn performance I really like! Excellent!!!!

[@pepsipark4081]

+N Charles I love Hilary Hahn and all her music, new and old, but this IS one performance that I think was better than the official CD version. I think she let her initial instincts take charge a lot more here (in terms of musicality) simply because she was younger. So yeah, love this performance!

[@cnewtonc]

+Pepsi Park I totally agree!

[@JeanDeLaCroix_]

+Pepsi Park I especially think that she just was still not perfect at this age, and now she almost is. Live performances are also often more pationate and sincere than cd recordings

[@grainneromantic]

¡Gracias! La música es hermosa, familiar desde la juventud... Me gustaría creer que la belleza, la armonía y la bondad salvarán al mundo. Felicidad a todas las personas pacíficas y cordiales.

[@RayMAGA1]

I loved this decades ago with Isaac Stern. Hillary does it at least as well, amazing, love it more every time I hear it. Almost lost my car once when it came on the radio and my vision blurred. (-8

[@benjaminpatrick8449]

OH and this is one of the best performances I've heard, I heard a soloist play it live once and it was amazing

[@7777Scion]

+Benjamin Patrick for a 16 year old, yes - but there are better performances from more mature masters around

[@benjaminpatrick8449]

No sorry I'm just saying for the age, I wasn't talking about in all I misspoke

[@iamjane9628]

I keep coming back to watch this. She was 16 at this time. How, how, how??????!!

[@iamjane9628]

Utterly wonderful and amazing.

[@Gcor239]

Omg she's such a baby!!!! Incredible performance for any violinist, but even more for a teenager!! Jeez, just amazing.

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Hilary, I really really feel so privileged to be able to listen to your brilliant playing and it’s beyond perfection it’s sublime. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@simonwong2738]

Mercy, glad she didn't go to any competition to give other people a chance. And she was so natural and flowing like she was part of the music herself.

[@TheSparshofMusic-wn7de]

Amazing!👍👍👍At 2:17, she used her fourth finger to play that high note on the g string! And she made it look easy!

[@jorgepineda3085]

El pasado martes septiembre 18 del 2018, tuvimos la gran oportunidad de ver a esta gran violinista en el Metropolitano de Medellín con el maestro Andres Orozco Estrada y la Sinfónica de Houston. Interpretaron este concierto de violín de Sibelius. Que gran concierto. Que fantasía. Qué maravillosa interpretación. Una Hilary mucho más madura y con gran carisma y calor humano. Mil gracias por visitar nuestra ciudad y darnos la oportunidad de apreciar su gran talento.

[@augustedelfosse]

Que vous avez de la chance,,,,!

[@goodchessactor]

Mucho mas madura Hillary Hahn en el 2018 que en este video de la joven violinista. Guarda esos recuerdos que deben ser una maravilla. Envidio tu privilegio.

[@alylyshua74937]

She plays this gorgeous symphony in Chicago mid-May this year ! I actually considered booking a ticket to Chicago just for that concert...

[@tanneguy48]

L'ai écouté hier à Paris dans ce même concerto. Merveilleux

[@MrSaltsaltsalt]

Just magical. After hearing her play Bach, so balanced, focused and contemplative, I did not expect so much passion and beauty. The orchestra is too very good. I've heard more than 20 performances og this concerto, and this one... Well is right up there.

[@1027372]

Hasta ahora, la versión que más había disfrutado de este concierto era la de Sarah Chang, influido sin duda por su encanto personal y su capacidad de transportarse con la música, pero debo reconocer que las notas de Hahn son más puras y su ejecución está rayana en la perfección... ¡bravo, Hilary!

[@mohanweihrauch2467]

2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius, whom some describe as ‘the last of the romantics’. Flinders Quartet celebrates the life of this great composer, exploring two of his marvellously romantic string quartets. And what better companion for Sibelius than the crystal clarity of Mozart?

[@listenmusic9811]

Unreal technique. My God...

[@mariahildabernardo1606]

Belíssimo! Momentos de transcendência!

[@albertobarbosapintodias5970]

A força de expressão como adolescente é incrível!

[@VicenteMReyes-vs9nh]

Approaching perfection.

[@edouardpatricemontagnon4852]

Merci pour cette extraordinaire interprétation..

[@AmericaisTheBabylon]

Love the red puffer dress!!!!

[@surfcello]

I believe this is her German debut concert in Munich.

[@matiasquiroz80]

Impresionante!!!!!! Maravillosa!!!!!

[@나야나-g5z]

real genius so charming brilliant perfect performance

[@b.lucyrevollo9643]

She's a MASTEER!!!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@NestorAudinotviolins]

Just fantastic!!!!!! And she was 16 here!!. I wanna quit now!

[@karenkraft6765]

Same here!

[@tkk.24]

4:05 and 14:09 are just jaw dropping.

[@xavierbordes8673]

Pure merveille que n'égale que la version Heifetz... Les deux sont prodigieux, chacun selon son tempérament. Admirable, incroyable...

[@ПавелТомилов-л1л]

Версия Хейфеца про истерику и про скорость. Хейфеца можно сравнить с Усейном Болтом, где обгоняет Хейфец.

[@TheDazzRat]

Despite what Menuhin said at least half-seriously about female violinists ("are they not narcissists as women who are better suited for the cello?" or some such droll remark), you gotta admit this is a definitive interpretation of the piece, and she really knows how to coax some warm tones out of her instrument.

[@Pashenzio]

Hilary Khan is one of the best violin masters of our time. Her play is the standard of interpretation, the range of her repertoire is limitless. From sonatas and partitas by Bach to violin concerts by Shostakovitch, her performance is always impeccable, technically and artistically. The brilliant virtuosity of her performance is always combined with the original interpretation, at the highest level of performance mastery. Hilary Khan is an artist, among great violinists, since Paganini. Хилари Хан является одним из лучших скрипичных мастеров современности . Ее игра является эталоном интерпретации , диапазон ее репертуара безграничен . От сонат и партит Баха до концертов Шостаковича , ее исполнение всегда безупречно , технически и художественно . Блестящая виртуозность ее исполнения всегда сочетается с оригинальной трактовкой , на высочайшем уровне исполнительского мастерства . Хилари Хан художник , масштаба великих скрипачей , со времен Паганини .

[@1027372]

Hilary Hahn es, sin duda, una de nuestras mejores violinistas

[@vishnuhalikere2151]

I got the chills when I heard play that part at 21:06 :O

[@nicmagnuson8807]

4:00

[@mbhatta6]

She is so awesome and amazing

[@Mussul]

Really? 240p? It`s an affront to her

[@wiktorialatos1157]

It's an old recording

[@longliveclassicmusic]

Not every decade was possessed with fantasies of 6K digital video. 😒

[@bobschaaf2549]

Fabelhaft! Legendär!

[@lidaviolinist]

Beautiful,so beautiful!!!

[@magiNING]

Love her!

[@eliseroelse7762]

Really beautifull,, :)

[@lynxuscesarus5526]

Complètement d'accord avec "wambui37" Ce sont les deux meilleurs interprètes de ce concerto, pour moi à égalité, Hahn un peu plus primesautière, Heifetz un peu plus méditatif. Mais deux version merveilleuses d'émotion...

[@jwbeauch]

I still think this is absolutely brilliant, and I've never heard it played better. When was this performance?

[@andrzejbanduch8837]

Arcymistrzostwo gry na skrzypcach! Hilary, kocham Cię!

[@pilouetmissiou]

wonderfull technique....wonderfull concerto..

[@seindual7599]

no musicality? only technique- thats nothing and very ugly

[@erenirsantanna107]

Uma virtuosi precoce, um maestro espetacular e uma platéia que não percebeu o fim do concerto...Que pena.

[@cecilia7259]

Her Sibelius sounds... just right.

[@Dylonely42]

Maybe the best

[@ricardopintoSilva]

O MUNDO DE SIBELIUS. WONDERFULL!!

[@BozoGates]

I don't know when that was recorded but since then she has gotten a LOT better and so has her violin I betcha.

[@jgcaesar4]

She was 16 years old here.

[@billcook4768]

That looks like her original Vuillaume. Recently she's been using a slightly different Vuillaume, but that's a spectacular fiddle she's playing here.

[@jgcaesar4]

@@쫑쫑이-j1o Thank you.

[@MsMieva]

Me emociona, la admiro

[@petercolback]

amazing. thank you