On her Web site, violinist Hilary Hahn gives a run-down of her life by the numbers.
Total concerts played, 813; cities visited, 213; countries visited, 27; conductors worked with, 150; hotel rooms she's lived in, 426; space she owns, approximately 20 cubic feet (in violin cases, furniture and a few storage containers.)
She can add one to the list - Skaneateles Festival appearances, 12.
For the past 11 years, Hahn, only 24 years old, has been wowing crowds at the annual chamber music festival. This year she returns to Skaneateles, where she first started playing at age 12.
Most 12-year-olds have it easy over the summer. They swim, play with their friends, maybe go to summer camp. But not Hahn. She had to work.
Now 12 years later, the violin prodigy is a Grammy-winning musician, with tours to New Zealand, Hong Kong and most of Europe under her belt.
She is returning to Skaneateles to close out the chamber music festival, just like she has for the last 12 years.
Hahn began her violin tutelage just shy of her fourth birthday. At age 10, Hahn was accepted to the elite Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia and studied there until she was 19, earning her bachelor's degree in music by age 16.
The virtuoso is no stranger to the stage and learned at a young age how to captivate a crowd.
Hahn first performed for a crowd at age 6 when she played a Friday night recital at the Peabody Preparatory School. On program that night were Handel's "Chorus" from Judas Maccabeus, Brahms' "Waltz," and Gossec's "Gavotte." Not your average Friday night activity for a 6-year-old.
She made her major orchestral debut performing the third movement of Saint-Saens Concert #3 in B-minor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and since then has gone on to perform with some of the most prestigious orchestras in the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg and the Barcelona Symphony.
In 2001, Hahn won a Grammy for her Sony Classical recordings of the concertos of Brahms and Stravinsky. In addition to that album, Hahn has recorded five others, including her latest project for Deutsche Grammophon, featuring four violin concertos by Bach.
Her first album, recorded at age 17, garnered much praise and spent weeks on the Billboard classical music charts.
With all of those accomplishments, Hahn still comes back to Skaneateles year after year and has become a crowd favorite. Loyal fans have watched her grow up, both musically and physically.
This year, Hahn will play two concerts, one tonight and then the festival finale on Saturday. Susan Mark, communication director for the festival, anticipates a big crowd for both concerts.
"We always have terrific sales for the final show," she said. "Hilary's always a very strong draw. There's a combination of people who really want to see her and people who realize that it's the last weekend and they haven't seen a show yet."
Staff writer Lauren Ober can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 245 or lauren.ober@lee.net
She can add one to the list - Skaneateles Festival appearances, 12.
For the past 11 years, Hahn, only 24 years old, has been wowing crowds at the annual chamber music festival. This year she returns to Skaneateles, where she first started playing at age 12.
Most 12-year-olds have it easy over the summer. They swim, play with their friends, maybe go to summer camp. But not Hahn. She had to work.
Now 12 years later, the violin prodigy is a Grammy-winning musician, with tours to New Zealand, Hong Kong and most of Europe under her belt.
She is returning to Skaneateles to close out the chamber music festival, just like she has for the last 12 years.
Hahn began her violin tutelage just shy of her fourth birthday. At age 10, Hahn was accepted to the elite Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia and studied there until she was 19, earning her bachelor's degree in music by age 16.
The virtuoso is no stranger to the stage and learned at a young age how to captivate a crowd.
Hahn first performed for a crowd at age 6 when she played a Friday night recital at the Peabody Preparatory School. On program that night were Handel's "Chorus" from Judas Maccabeus, Brahms' "Waltz," and Gossec's "Gavotte." Not your average Friday night activity for a 6-year-old.
She made her major orchestral debut performing the third movement of Saint-Saens Concert #3 in B-minor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and since then has gone on to perform with some of the most prestigious orchestras in the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg and the Barcelona Symphony.
In 2001, Hahn won a Grammy for her Sony Classical recordings of the concertos of Brahms and Stravinsky. In addition to that album, Hahn has recorded five others, including her latest project for Deutsche Grammophon, featuring four violin concertos by Bach.
Her first album, recorded at age 17, garnered much praise and spent weeks on the Billboard classical music charts.
With all of those accomplishments, Hahn still comes back to Skaneateles year after year and has become a crowd favorite. Loyal fans have watched her grow up, both musically and physically.
This year, Hahn will play two concerts, one tonight and then the festival finale on Saturday. Susan Mark, communication director for the festival, anticipates a big crowd for both concerts.
"We always have terrific sales for the final show," she said. "Hilary's always a very strong draw. There's a combination of people who really want to see her and people who realize that it's the last weekend and they haven't seen a show yet."
Staff writer Lauren Ober can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 245 or lauren.ober@lee.net
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