Violinist Vilde Frang Steps In For Hilary Hahn As Soloist With Berliner Philharmoniker, November 17 & 19

Carnegie Hall has announced that Vilde Frang has agreed to step in for Hilary Hahn as soloist in Korngold’s Violin Concerto in performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker led by Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko on Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday, November 19 at 8:00 p.m. 

Ms. Hahn has withdrawn from all concerts through the end of November on the advice from her medical team to abstain from strenuous performance and travel as she continues to recover from a double pinched nerve. The remainder of the program on both evenings remains unchanged and includes Rachmaninoff’s The Isle of the Dead and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. In addition, Mr. Petrenko and the orchestra appear at Carnegie Hall on Monday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. performing Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5.

Of the cancellation, Hahn said, “I am extremely disappointed not to be touring with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Unfortunately, healing follows its own timeline, and I have to respect that if I want to be able to play far into the future. I hope to be on the road again very soon, and I deeply appreciate all the support I’ve received during this process. To my colleagues and concertgoers, I am so sorry that I can’t be there with you!”

Vilde Frang made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2008 with the Camerata Salzburg, led by Anne-Sophie Mutter, joining Ms. Mutter for Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043. She returned in 2016 for a recital in Weill Recital Hall with pianist Michail Lifits.

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About the Artist

In 2012, violinist Vilde Frang was unanimously awarded the Credit Suisse Young Artists Award which led to her debut with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Bernard Haitink at the Lucerne Festival.

Her profound musicianship and exceptional lyricism has since elevated her as one of the foremost violinists of her generation. She continues to appear regularly with the world’s leading orchestras including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra. She has enjoyed collaborations with conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Bernard Haitink, Herbert Blomstedt, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mariss Jansons, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ivan Fischer, Maxim Emelyanychev, Jakub Hrůša, Vladimir Jurowski, Manfred Honeck, Teodor Currentzis, Daniel Harding, Antonio Pappano, Lahav Shani, Paavo Järvi, and Yuri Temirkanov.

Highlights of the current season include her return to the Berliner Philharmoniker with Kirill Petrenko, plus her much-anticipated debut with Chicago Symphony Orchestra in late November. Vilde also joins international tours with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra with Klaus Mäkelä, London Symphony Orchestra with Antonio Pappano, Deutsche Symphony Orchestra Berlin with Robin Ticciati, Munich Philharmonic with Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Vladimir Jurowski. In addition, she embarks on a Bach cycle with the Basel Kammerorchester.

A keen and prominent chamber musician, Vilde regularly appears at the Lucerne Festival, BBC Proms in London, festivals in Verbier, Lockenhaus, George Enescu Festival, the Salzburg Festival and the Prague Spring Music Festival. She also appears regularly in recital, including concerts at Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Vienna Musikverein, Philharmonie Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, and the Bozar in Brussels, as well in North America as part of the Vancouver Recital Series, Boston Celebrity Series and San Francisco Performances. Vilde returns to the Wigmore Hall as Artist in Residence where she joins forces with early music ensemble Arcangelo, and, later in the season, performs chamber music with close collaborators Lawrence Power, Valeriy Sokolov, Denis Kozhukhin, and Maximillian Hornung.

Vilde Frang is an exclusive Warner Classics artist and her recordings have received numerous awards, including the Edison Klassiek Award, “Diapason d’Or” by Diapason Magazine, Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Grand Prix du Disque, and two Gramophone Awards.

Born in Norway, Vilde was engaged by Mariss Jansons at the age of twelve to debut with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. She studied at Barratt Due Musikkinstitutt in Oslo, with Kolja Blacher at Musikhochschule Hamburg, and Ana Humachenco at the Kronberg Academy. Vilde performs on a 1734 Guarneri del Gesu, generously loaned to her by a European benefactor.