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Marin Alsop
For Marin Alsop’s bio., please see pg. 8.
Jo seph M eyer ho f f Sy m pho n y Hall
Pe ter M i ller
Hilary Hahn
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Friday, September 19, 2014 — 8 p.m.
Sunday, September 21, 2014 — 3 p.m.
Presenting Sponsor:
Marin Alsop, Conductor
Hilary Hahn, Violin
Tamara Wilson, Soprano
John Stafford Smith
arr. Christopher Theofanidis
The Star-Spangled Banner
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, opus 61
Allegro ma non troppo
Larghetto
Rondo: Allegro
HILARY HAHN
INTERMISSION
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Bedächtig, nicht eilen
In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
Ruhevoll (Poco adagio)
Sehr behaglich
TAMARA WILSON
Hilary Hahn last performed with the BSO
in June 2009, performing Jennifer Higdon’s
Violin Concerto with Music Director
Marin Alsop conducting.
The concert will end at approximately 10:05 p.m.
on Friday and 5:05 p.m. on Sunday.
Tamara Wilson
A aro n Gan g
Hilary Hahn appears by arrangement with IMG Artists, 152 W 57th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019.
Ms. Hahn’s recordings are available on Deutsche Grammophon and on Sony Classical/Sony BMG Masterworks.
14 O v ertur e |
www. bsomusic .org
In the two decades
since her professional
debut, Hilary Hahn
has followed her
passion for adventurous programming,
delving into core repertoire, contemporary music and less familiar classic
compositions with equal commitment;
and bringing virtuosity, expansive interpretations and daring repertoire choices
to global audiences.
Hahn took her first lessons shortly
before her fourth birthday. When she was
five years old, she met Klara Berkovich,
with whom she studied until being admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music at age
10. There, Hahn was a pupil of Jascha
Brodsky. She completed her university requirements at Curtis at 16, having already
made her solo debuts with the Baltimore
and Pittsburgh symphony orchestras, the
Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras,
and the New York Philharmonic. By the
time she received her bachelor’s degree, she
was a full-time touring musician. Hahn’s
ever-evolving approach to music-making
and her curiosity about the world have
made her a fan favorite.
In the 2014–2015
season, soprano
Tamara Wilson
makes her role and
house debut in the demanding title role
of Norma at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in
Barcelona. She returns to Oper Frankfurt
for her first performances as the Empress