They dreamed up and recorded the album at greenhouse studios in reykjavik, only 50 kilometers or so from the silfra fissure itself. The 32yearold violinist hilary hahn has been at the lonely pinnacle of the classical alist since she was all of 16 years old. Hilary hahn s husband volker is a german composer, pianist, producer, and also an artist. Silfra, a project of american violinist hilary hahn and german pianist hauschka, is the result of a collaboration that developed gradually and organically over more than two years.
Hilary hahn s adventurous musical mind reaches towards exciting new territory. The best modern classical albums of 2012 album of the year. Silfra is the impressive result of a musical collaboration that developed gradually and organically over more than two years. Silfra, the first collaboration between hilary hahn and hauschka, will be released in may 2012 by deutsche grammophon. Hilary hahn net worth, biography, husband, age famous. She has had shows all over the world as a soloist leading orchestras and conductors and also as a recitalist. Violonist hilary hahn is a mother of two daughters. Hilary hahn born november 27, 1979 is an american violinist. Hilary hahn and hauschka give themselves room to improv. Silfra is the culmination of a twoyear exploratory improvisation project by grammy awardwinning american violinist hilary hahn and preparedpiano master and innovator volker bertelmann hauschka.
Hahn and hauschka met through the american folk musician tom brosseau, whose 2007 album grand forks features hahn as a guest performer. Jennifer higdons violin concerto, which was written for hahn and which hahn recorded along with the tchaikovsky concerto, went on to win the pulitzer prize. Hahn comes close, and it would have been nice to hear hauschka egg her on or even try out a prepared violin. Hauschka and wife hilary hahn are parents to two daughters, zelda and nadia. The classical violinist hilary hahn holed up in iceland for two months to record with german pianist and indie classical composer hauschka. Silfra is simply the result of two fantastic musicians stretching their wings and testing the boundaries of what can be achieved together. Hauschka volker bertelmann, the father of zelda and nadia, is also a renowned german composer and prepared pianist maven. The result is a record about fiddling around happily with musics guts. Hilary and hauschka have even collaborated and released an album called, silfra, in 2012. The pair has got two daughters named zelda and nadia. A pairing of the schoenberg and sibelius concerti spent 23 weeks on the charts and earned hahn her second grammy. In may 2012 silfra, a collaborative album with the american violinist hilary hahn, was released on deutsche grammophon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Each number sees hauschka s basic piano work propelling the song forward as hahn s haunting violin weaves in and out to great spellbinding effect. Hahn and hauschka, unlikely collaborators, create beauty. With silfra, her new album with hauschka, the violinist hilary hahn offers one of her bolder tactics to date. Silfra, by hilary hahn and hauschka the new york times. Technically astonishing, the american violinist hilary hahn also possesses an admirable drive to explore repertoire, sounds and, for this cd, landscapes. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Hilary hahn has been in a marital relationship with her husband volker bertelmann aka hauschka for quite some time now. Hilary hahn bio, age, family, husband, albums, plays bach.
Hilary hahn, hauschka, hilary hahn, hauschka silfra. Meet volker bertelmann aka hauschka photos of hilary. She has also built a reputation as a champion of contemporary music. In 2015, hahn won her 3rd grammy award, for best chamber music or smallensemble performance for her album in 27. Released 22 may 2012 on deutsche grammophon catalog no. Hahn and hauschka, unlikely collaborators, create beauty out of the unusual. Im very excited to announce my new album, out on may 17, available on vinyl and digitally. This is the first collaboration between germanborn pianist hauschka and american violinist hilary hahn, after singersongwriter tom brosseau brought them together in 2009. In 2012, she released an album with german composer and pianist hauschka entitled silfra. Silfra, the first collaboration between hilary hahn and hauschka, will be released in may 2012 by deutsche grammophon silfra is the culmination of a twoyear exploratory improvisation project by grammy awardwinning american violinist hilary hahn and preparedpiano master and innovator volker bertelmann hauschka. As it stands though, silfra is an engaging, emotional work. The music on this ambitious and freespirited collection is a tribute to the.
Hilary hahn and hauschka, silfra hear what happens when a star violinist meets a piano full of marbles, duct tape and other surprises. A few days into the recording of their new album silfra in reykjavik last year, violinist hilary hahn and hauschka, a german composer and preparedpiano virtuoso, noticed ashes drifting into. An american violinist hillary hahn was born on november 27th, 1979 in lexington, virginia, usa. Silfra is hauschka s first outing for deutsche grammophon. And its the second time hes worked with grammywinning classical violinist hilary hahn. With silfra she follows her heart down a daring new path by collaborating with acclaimed prepared piano artistcomposer volker bertelmann, known to music fans as hauschka. She has performed throughout the world both as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. Listen to the best of hilary hahn playlist with amazon music unlimited. Hilary hahn and hauschka, silfra may, 2012 hear what happens when a star violinist meets a piano full of marbles, duct tape and other surprises. Hilary hahn and hauschka on june 25th 2012 silfra, the debut album by american double grammy winner hilary hahn and cult german pianist hauschka. So silfra is as logical a title as any for the albumlength collaboration between north american violinist hilary hahn and german pianist hauschka. In 2012 hahn launched silfra with experimental preparedpianist hauschka. American master hilary hahn brings the best violin music from the historic to the contemporary. American violinist hilary hahn and german pianist hauschka were introduced by the american folk musician tom brosseau, who is signed to the same label as hauschka.
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