Hessischer Rundfunk

What begins with four gentle timpani strokes ends in a pianissimo, which, however, has nothing gentle about it at all. Beethoven's magnificent violin concerto with star soloist Hilary Hahn and the timpani as the violin's proud companion at the beginning - then Shostakovich's 8th Symphony, a work of powerful seriousness. As part of the complete recording of all Shostakovich symphonies, the hr-Sinfonieorchester and its chief conductor Alain Altinoglu have now reached number eight. With this composer, says Altinoglu, you have to dare to go to the limits of the instrumental possibilities.

Hilary Hahn also has all kinds of borderline experiences to offer, although her tone always remains flawless - it is not for nothing that the US-American with roots in the Palatinate is one of the world's violinist elite. It was in 1995 that the 15-year-old made her German debut with the Beethoven Violin Concerto, which she was already able to play with a dreamlike confidence. In this program as part of the "Focus Hilary Hahn" at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, she will be performing Beethoven again exactly 30 years later, and with her own very special aplomb and tonal warmth.

Photo: Dana van Leeuwen / Decca

9.5., 8 pm (concert introduction at 7 pm in the Great Hall)

Alte Oper, Opernplatz 1, Frankfurt

50 % discount: price category 1 = 65 €, price category 2 = 54 € for 2 tickets

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