106 Quotes by Hilary Hahn

For vacation, I like going to places I've never been before. I've gone to some remote places, like the Arctic Circle.

The encore should wrap up the audience's experience of the piece you just played.

I like when things happen very quickly, just flash in and flash out. It keeps things interesting.

By the time I was 12, I was starting my high school stuff in home schooling.

Growing up as a classical musician, you're taught a lot about outreach and about how people aren't being taught music in school. But you don't have to study music to like it. And a lot of the music that people like - be it jazz or rock or opera - is stuff they haven't studied.

As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like jazz and classical. It's becoming more rebellious to go to a classical concert. You're getting the younger art house crowd and regular students as well as those who are just curious.

I've always heard the same doomsday concerns and yet, every day, there are people going to a classical concert for the first time - whether it's on a date or being dragged there by their grandmother.

Taking on music that's not played very much is a contribution I can give. There's so much I feel that needs more attention.

Is there such a thing as a normal childhood?