Live in Berlin Hilary Hahn Eugène Ysaye Sonata No. 6 E major OP. 27/6

Hilary Hahn Valentina Lisitsa Philharmonie Berlin

[@johngarner6333]

Man I wish she would record these

[@violinarchive]

She has now! The album will be out on July 14th!

[@andreytrostyanskiy9283]

She did❤️❤️❤️

[@irisce2799]

6:11 Hilary's signature tonal quality, so beautiful like a bird's cry.

[@pleaseimmediatelynotify]

Hilary hahn is one of the last pupil of deceased Jascha Brodsky, who studied with the Eugène Ysaÿe. This is evidently authentic interpretation. So shut up haters.

[@ec12384]

She sounds incredible even with a 2009 camera 🤯

[@irisce2799]

No joke this is my favorite rendition of Ysaye’s 6th. Something about Hilary’s style and technique amplifies and harmonizes with the beauty of this piece.

[@KhoaNguyen96]

I will reuse the words from twoset, it's "melodically singing". Like it's a Hilary Hahn's thing.

[@tfh5575]

i won’t say her new recording ruined this performance for me, because this is still great, but man the recording on the new album is insanely good. there are no words for how good her phrasing is..i just…

[@irisce2799]

@@tfh5575 she has new recording for ysaye 6?

[@tfh5575]

@@irisce2799yes! :)

[@evoandy]

holy crap. I don't even understand how its possible to play this piece like this.... This performance completely redefines what I thought was possible with this sonata...

[@hi-ur4qd]

I agree. Hilary Hahn has completely redefined what I thought was possible with not only this sonata, but also with the violin

[@baieun]

She is the best violin player in the world...right now!!!

[@ILikeBirds]

Eun Hwan Bai I agree but unfortunately google can’t

[@mariedagoult1]

@@ILikeBirds it's still someone's opinion. She's at the top list but there are some things that other violinists are better at. But next to that, she's absolutely my favorite violinist.

[@bianchiviolin]

The modern generation of fiddlers have made the sonatas of Ysaye their own and they play them magnificently. Hilary is here in full flow and it is stunning.

[@TiqueO6]

and from about 5:30 on it's out of this world! There are a few musicians who can transcend and Hilary is surely one of them. How lucky we are to be sharing this time and space with her.

[@vishnuhalikere2151]

3:06 favorite part of this piece

[@irisce2799]

reminds me of vieuxtemps 5

[@mariedagoult1]

Seriously

[@tfh5575]

mine too

[@wilferviolin]

The intonation and articulation are perfect. .amazing

[@jean-charleshenrion1355]

Ysaye's music is magnified by Hilary, the best violinist of this century.

[@jsot1988]

He's a walking recording... Everything's perfect!!.. I saw the same recital monts ago and was the same!!... Bravooo!!

[@strad3411]

I totally agree I thought exactly the same thing. Hilary Hahn has, I think, redefined what I thought was possible with the instrument.

[@AdamantSeraph]

Idk how much was the ticket but it was too cheap. Those in the audience witnessed a miracle. This is insanely beautiful by it's perfection

[@DaveCalungsod]

It was probably expensive 'cause it's at Berlin. I think Germans hold more value to classical music

[@adleryves]

Wow... very impressive. This is better than most recording I've been able to listen. Both musically and technically.

[@jhouse770]

It is as if this bright angel came down to gift us this magic to our ears....

[@Domvalenzuela]

SO CLEAN

[@cageynerd]

Holy crap... you noobs. If HH is not the greatest violinist since Mr. Heifetz then civilization will decay and fall in the coming decades. She is the heir apparent to the throne of the greatest violinists of all time. She is already the greatest of her generation and quite possibly the greatest talent to come out of the United States in the history of man. Let's be serious about this. Otherwise, you're just missing out on this golden age for violin playing and the new objectivist wave of art that has been ushered in by the likes of legendary artists like Ms. Hahn. Many violinists, jurists, and serious listeners would have pee'd their pants after hearing this performance. It is disgustingly good... I'm surprised a human can even play at this level.

[@ViolinShewchuk]

Wise words from Joe Schmoe lol. I don't fully disagree, I just laughed after seeing your name after reading your comment. But yeah, no doubt this was an amazing performance, even if Hahn isn't always my cup'o'tea

[@cornel999]

well, you're preaching to the choir here. i fully appreciate the almost inhuman level of technical perfection of HH, and her incredible artistry, which puts her at the top of the fiddle world, even in a world filled with unbelievably talented violinists. i'd say yeah, she's probably the greatest since Heifetz, but she does have some contemporaries that i'd put on the same level. very subjective of course; everybody's got their favorites, but for example, can you say that Midori is less of an artist than HH? or Kavacos? Perlman? Shaham? or as a pure technician, Roman Kim? Kristov Barati?

[@tamvionsr3999]

She's greater than everyone

[@mikas2934]

Only 2 violinist i think are on par with her of the current "era" are Augustin Hadelich and James Ehnes. AH especially.

[@cageynerd]

I think the young Kevin Zhu as well...

[@prijicrw]

DAMN @ 2:48 - Not many can pull that off! Amazing

[@leviwoodall8472]

Oh my god... Phenomenal.

[@diafiro]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for posting this video !!!!!!!!! :))) I was hoping that I could find her version of this very sonata!!!!

[@datvy1195]

OMG that intonation!!!!!

[@paolomutia6767]

The technique is flawless. Amazing!

[@priscianusjr]

She plays it the way she plays it. "... austere, cold like ice, calculating..." The same could be said of Jascha Heifetz, and in fact was said many times. And yet, he was actually pretty good, you know?

[@sergioramos251]

This is as close at it gets to seamless and perfect violin playing! Don't think she's musical? Use your ears and follow the melodic/harmonic line. :)

[@marcuspoon4625]

brighter than my future

[@jean-yvesbranquet3634]

Absolument fantastique de contrôle instrumental, musical, HARMONIQUE. ‼️ Subjugué....

[@tamvionsr3999]

Absolutely the best ❤️ ❤️

[@ElPorteroso]

So many of you miss what she is doing. She is not trying to appeal to you, this is her just doing what she always does. She absolutely is feeling the music in this piece. It is not super accessible, the audience gives polite applause at the end. Where most take time, she speeds up. Where most speed through things, she pesantes it out, and she dominates the passage. With performances like this, she is essentially asserting dominance over other violinists. To do this, this accurately, shows something that nobody else has, or ever has had. This is not for your entertainment. If I heard this in person, I would near lose my mind. Until you have played this piece, at a competent level, you will not understand what an accomplishment this is. No doubt, that is why she allowed this to stay on youtube. She could have had this removed. But it is that good.

[@punchaloo]

what are you even saying

[@platypusguy]

"She is not trying to appeal to you," If this is your opinion, you should watch some interviews with her. She's very definitely concerned about her audience while she's playing. Why wouldn't she be?

[@oscarmarascia3639]

La migliore esecuzione,disumana😱🥰

[@dmp7252]

And she does this as if it were nothing. That's why audiences thinking: "is she even human." Lang-Lang had this problem in the beginning. People thought he was all technique because he made it look soooo easy. They eventually realized Lang-Lang IS a phenomenal musician. I think of if this way - many of the great figure skating champions, the great basketball legends, and even superbowl heros - they are pretty low-key. I mean look at Lebron James. I've never even seen the guy so much as raise his voice. (I'm sure he has - but his personality type is cold and calculating. Tom Brady, kind of cold and calculating, too. Hilary Hahn, if there was an earthquake she might say, "maybe we should get out of here." But other than that, no hysteria. That's probably the type of personality you need to perform at this level, in front of not just any public - I'm sure every violin teacher and student in the city was at this concert nitpicking everything Hilary did, not to mention the armchair critics. The better you are, the more critical your audience, and the more is expected of you. And despite all that, to still turn in performances that leave these idiots speechless - man, that is otherworldly talent. Hats off to this woman.

[@mahlerman101]

omg amazing

[@fork0001]

hilary hahn da BOMB

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

Help me God,is this possible? And Ysaye shall be some of the most difficult violin music ever written! Hilary Hahn is Superb in this sonata.

[@TheZombieGAGA]

Impressionnant

[@vl9367]

It's extremely good!!!~OoO

[@shawkobezhu]

In the world. and years to come.

[@wendymyers3182]

Impeccable chops!!

[@iWyke2]

greatttt phrasing

[@sergejvasiljevitsjrachmani2808]

The accuracy is increeeedible here

[@Francispia]

unswerving perfectionist!

[@donesixfour]

wow... how so many performances witnessed?

[@Naomi-vz6sy]

i wanna see her live when the pandemic is over!

[@tfh5575]

i was able to see her in december 2021. i still think about this day all the time

[@Naomi-vz6sy]

@@tfh5575 you're so lucky :') she came to my country last year but i never got tickets to see her :(

[@negarara233]

와...👍

[@bobviool]

the greatest violinist since Heifetz

[@shawkobezhu]

whoever voted thumb down. you are not good enough to listen to this.

[@caitlinp99]

@gimaru1 Agreed, no one is perfect. However, Hahn is closer to perfect than anyone I've heard.

[@Josefowiczfan]

I totally agree !!!

[@Josefowiczfan]

@gnatural that's not "just the notes" all the structure is clear and you can understand every voice of all the complex "contrepoint". But I agree there is no Ysaÿe colour or sound... which makes the magic sense of this music.

[@alvaritoviolin]

11!!

[@jeffersonfsoares]

Pra mim ela sim éa violinista mulher mais perfeita concerteza Menuhin não ouviu Hilary Hahn tocando por isso ele deu o titulo de melhor violinista mulher para Sarah Chang mais Hilary Hahn esta acima de qualquer outra e acima de muitos grandes violinistas tambem

[@YizhouJerryHao]

damn she's glowing

[@zacharyjacob6329]

5:17 aaaaaaaahh

[@eliasjacob9787]

Agreed, my friend

[@eliasjacob9787]

Funny, you look very similar to me. Curious, yes? Almost like some distant ec… well, nevermind. I’m rambling, something I tend to do in distress.

[@tfh5575]

yup, that glowing figure is definitely hilary.

[@shawkobezhu]

I would give up my dog to have her fingered octaves.

[@karespratt5131]

I must say after listening to her new rendition of this sonata from her new album, I still prefer this interpretation and her older playing style in general. What made her playing style so unique is that she always played with a tight rhythm with little to no rubato. Now she plays this sonata with sudden changes of tempo rather than gradual and unnecessarily dragging out a lot of notes

[@Luguanyu307]

In my opinion what made this version better than the new version, not saying the new version is bad, is because the interpretation here is much more authentic. The new version just sounds more and more similar to how other people records it and it lost her own taste.

[@jeffersonfsoares]

Pra mim a melhor violinista mulher e uma das melhores no instrumento atualmente, junto a Sarah Chang Maxim vengerov Joshua Bell

[@hsujim]

I heard both, and although both are excellent, I disagree with you that Zhou "plays this piece more precise." I don't particularly mind but also don't necessarily covet surprise glissandi and suspension of tempi in this work.

[@MuziekLife]

better than Heifetz

[@tamvionsr3999]

Absolutely

[@viosavvy]

I want to see those who disliked this play this Sonata better...come on now, post a video of yourself playing better than Hilary Hahn. Guess what, whoever you are, you're not better...FYI.

[@tamvionsr3999]

They feel guilty against her 👍

[@Roescoe]

Meh you can dislike something and not be better at it. However explanations are definitely in order.

[@Numberonesorabjifan]

@@Roescoe classical music fans tend to get butthurt when someone doesn't like their favourite interpretations. Their usual response is to ask the person to play it better themselves.

[@Roescoe]

@@Numberonesorabjifan Eh that's any obsessed fans' response when their support doesn't have reasons they can explain.

[@user-kk5qe9fj2l]

terminator confirmed.

[@gimaru1]

@tomah92 Nonetheless again she is one of my favourites violinists, but my point is that she is not Ms. Perfection

[@gnatural]

@w8sted1 of course there is a God, but you try very hard to suppress the truth.

[@gimaru1]

@tomah92 no question she is an amazing violinist. however like everybodyelse she is NOT perfect. now since you have perfect pitch at 2:29 something sounds funny in chord, at 2:49 the end of scale it is out of tune, at 3:04 she plays a minor instead a major chord. As far as musicality everything she plays sounds the same either Bach Bartok Prokofiev Mozar or ysaye the color in the sound is the same. Well I guess that's her individuality and i respect that.

[@evoandy]

@w8sted1 no... there is nothing about this performance that is crap....

[@gnomefou]

Yes! where is the character?! The beginning is like a military drum. it should be more solemn!.. but ok.. perfect

[@gnatural]

technically impressive.. but ysaye is deeper than just the notes.

[@tamvionsr3999]

This means you're not aware of the details and depth in her performance, listen again, hilary hahn doesn't exaggerate in emotions she make everything balanced even the human ear can't realize what she's doing from the first time

[@tfh5575]

i agree. i wouldn’t have agreed before i heard her new recording of this, but after listening a few times (because i’ve had it on repeat for many days) i definitely agree. she puts her soul into her playing now.

[@violinoamore]

Very impressive playing. But these sonatas (maybe except the third) are more set of technical exercises than music

[@Domvalenzuela]

violinoamore so wrong

[@harryliangviolin9003]

Listen to Henning Kraggerud and you will find this boring

[@jgcaesar4]

I have and I don't find this boring. Faulty assumptions, like the one you made, are boring.

[@muslit]

of course, slower than everybody

[@tamvionsr3999]

What do you mean?

[@iCyclone]

But more accurate and in-tune than any other performance I've heard.

[@muslit]

ms hahn has zero temperament you didn't notice? no, you didn't

[@tamvionsr3999]

Cany you go and fuck yourself, this is where music goes something you and animals don't understand

[@Roescoe]

tem·per·a·ment /ˈtemp(ə)rəmənt/ noun 1. a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behavior. "she had an artistic temperament" synonyms: disposition, nature, character, personality, makeup, constitution, complexion, temper, mind, spirit, stamp, mettle, mold; More 2. the adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. Pretty sure her violin's tuned and she definitely has a style (or nature).

[@muslit]

if you don't play virtuoso music in a virtuosic way, it's boring THIS is boring

[@danyahal7]

you're either incredibly stupid or incredibly jealous, I Deeply pity you.

[@evanwhite5704]

when you post a video playing this piece, I will watch it and try to understand what you mean

[@Roescoe]

@@evanwhite5704 lol

[@thinkernote4635]

Basically HH isn't interesting in terms of interpretation even she has own strong musical language. But, she is a queen of quality. Yes, unbelievably high quality live performance. Hats off! If I listened to her in live, I have no problem to show standing ovation for her even she isn't my favourite violinist.

[@dicksonchang6647]

Playing a virtuoso music in a musical way is impressive and not boring at all

[@evoandy]

@w8sted1 no... there is nothing about this performance that is crap....