Hilary Hahn

Lore & Background

Hilary Hahn grew up in New Jersey and began Suzuki violin at age four. In high school, she served as concertmaster of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, performing with them at Carnegie Hall in 1993, and also served as concertmaster of the New Jersey Central Regional Orchestra, as well as assistant concertmaster of the MENC All-Eastern Honors Orchestra and the New Jersey All-State Orchestra. She attended Boston University Tanglewood Institute and Eastern Music Festival before pursuing higher education in Texas. She earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music and Plan II Liberal Arts, graduating cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin in May 1998. At UT Austin, she studied with Vincent Frittelli (a pupil of Ivan Galamian), served as assistant concertmaster of the UT Symphony Orchestra, and participated in masterclasses with Dorothy DeLay.

Reader's Guide

Hilary Hahn's early career was shaped by her leadership in youth orchestras and her training at the University of Texas at Austin. She served as concertmaster of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, performing at Carnegie Hall in 1993, and held assistant concertmaster roles in the MENC All-Eastern Honors Orchestra and New Jersey All-State Orchestra. Her education included study with Vincent Frittelli, a pupil of Ivan Galamian, and masterclasses with Dorothy DeLay. After graduating cum laude in May 1998 with dual degrees in Music and Plan II Liberal Arts, she began her career in the music business in 1998 in New York at PolyGram, later known as Universal Music Group, as an intern for the Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Philips and Sugar Music labels. Through an introduction to co-founder and former director of IMG Artists Charles Hamlen, she shifted into artist management and joined IMG Artists working on the management teams for artists including Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Lang Lang, Evgeny Kissin and Franz Welser-Möst.

Did You Know?

• Hilary Hahn began Suzuki violin at age four in New Jersey.
• She served as concertmaster of the New Jersey Youth Symphony and performed with them at Carnegie Hall in 1993.
• She earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music and Plan II Liberal Arts, graduating cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin in May 1998.
• At UT Austin, she studied with Vincent Frittelli, a pupil of Ivan Galamian, and participated in masterclasses with Dorothy DeLay.
• She began her career in the music business in 1998 as an intern at PolyGram (later Universal Music Group) for the Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Philips and Sugar Music labels.