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Considered one of the world’s great violinists, American Hilary Hahn is a three-time Grammy Award winner passionate about making classical music more accessible.
A staunch advocate for contemporary classical music, the 47-year-old showcases her artform through community concerts, social media projects, and cross-genre collaborations. On her 2013 album 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores, a collection of diverse miniatures that she commissioned from composers from around the globe, Hahn included a piece by New Zealand’s own Dame Gillian Whitehead entitled 'Tōrua'.
Hahn will be in New Zealand 4-7 August to perform three major works for violin by Brahms, Prokofiev and Chausson with the NZSO in Wellington and Auckland. She last performed with the orchestra on their 2010 European tour.