Hilary Hahn - Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major

Sergei Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op.19

1. Andantino (0:10)
2. Scherzo: Vivacissimo (9:28)
3. Moderato — Allegro moderato (13:25)

Hilary Hahn, violin
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Live - recorded on 2/24/23

[kurzfilmstudis]

I was actually there in this concert, and it was genuinely one of the best concerts I’ve been in. What you actually can’t hear in CDs is her absolutely insane ability to communicate with the orchestra through body language and looks, therefore this concerto was imo better than on her album Paris. She and the orchestra with more creative rubati. And she played THREE encores! This goes to the top 5 of my experience regarding music

[islemdoudou]

11:42 this, this right here is INSANE, we should be thankful we get to listen to this for free

[sheboyganshovel]

Prokofiev is one of my favorites. Hahn is one of my favorites. This is a phenomenal combination.

[aimilios]

She continues to be more expressive by the years, more beautiful too. What a great human being.

[AndySaenz]

16:40 WOW, that’s one of the most beautiful excerpts from this concerto! I love it!

[hi-urqd]

Such a legendary performance! I wish that the camera was on Hilary more though during all those tricky passages 😭

[thecluelesscomposer]

11:54 That sound quality created by the circling arpeggios + the sul ponticello is so unique, it almost sounds like some middle eastern or medieval woodwind

[tancredispitale]

17:20 always gives me goosebumps... it's so beautiful, Prokofiev really was a great composer

[AndySaenz]

11:41 Hilary said this was one of the hardest excerpts to play in the entire violin repertoire! But she nails it every single time.

[Jay-glch]

5:40 something about her pizzicatos (and the passage in general) radiate such dominance and unbelievable mastery

[jhcamacho]

how could someone get this level of perfection!!! For me, she is the number one of all times!!!! just unbelievable....

[JacquesLuu]

17:51 nothing... just Prokofiev making sure you're practicing your scales

[AndySaenz]

Those excerpts where the harp comes in are absolutely beautiful! Wow 😍❤️

[kurzfilmstudis]

I keep coming back to this recording. Most magical 20min I've witnessed in a concert hall. Especially the last movement I initially didn't like that much was simply INSANLY beautiful live in Frankfurt

[mashtali]

she plays the most difficult music pieces so effortlessly. I love this incredible talent.

[ВладимирСуриков-эз]

Hilary - тонкий музыкант, наделенный от природы целым букетом музыкальных талантов. Сложнейший концерт Прокофьева прозвучал, словно эта музыка не доставляет никаких трудностей, ни солистке, ни оркестру. Кстати работа оркестра также безупречна - ни единого слова плохого сказать нельзя. В целом очень серьёзная работа, и, главное, в таком исполнении можно получить удовольствие от этого концерта, что конкретно с ним довольно редко случается. Очень радостно, что впереди у солистки еще очень много времени - будет интересно следить за ее раскрытием как музыканта.

[olivierdemones]

Cette version est absolument époustouflante, peut être la référence absolue, bravo et merci Hilary pour cette admirable performance !

[MoesTube]

Stunning performance. She plays everything well, but something about her interpretation of this concerto is next level.

[zuzannawisniewska]

Fantastic performance. Hilary Hahn achieved a unique level of virtuosity. Imho she is trulu the best violinist of the century-maybe of all times.

[wuillymay]

Ladies and gentlemen, from her album PARIS, Ms. Hahn amazing us again with another spectacular performance of this marvelous piece... And her dress 👗👏👏👏💕🎻