Grammy-Winning Hilary Hahn Joins the New Jersey Symphony in Brahms' Concerto Tonight

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS BRAHMS' VIOLIN CONCERTO FEATURING HILARY HAHN - Page 3

Program notes and additional concert information are available at www.njsymphony.org/events/detail/hilary-hahn- plays-brahms.

Novo Nordisk sponsors the Princeton Series; the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey is concert sponsor of the March 13 performance. The Prudential Foundation is a Music Education Night sponsor.

THE ARTISTS

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

Yan Pascal Tortelier enjoys a distinguished career as a guest conductor with the world's most prestigious orchestras. He began his musical career as a violinist and, at 14, won first prize for violin at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut as a soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Following general musical studies with Nadia Boulanger, Tortelier studied conducting with Franco Ferrara at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena.

He was principal conductor of the Sa?o Paulo Symphony Orchestra from 2009-11 and is currently the orchestra's guest conductor of honor. He is also principal guest conductor at the Royal Academy of Music in London and conductor emeritus of the BBC Philharmonic. He has held positions with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Ulster Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Recent highlights have included debuts with the Iceland and Stavanger symphony orchestras and return visits to the BBC Philharmonic, Halle? Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Francisco, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Baltimore symphony orchestras. Tortelier has enjoyed a long association with Chandos Records, resulting in an extensive catalogue of recordings.

Hilary Hahn, violin

In the two decades since her professional debut, violinist Hilary Hahn has followed her passion for adventurous programming, delving into core repertoire, contemporary music and less familiar classic compositions with equal commitment and bringing virtuosity, expansive interpretations and daring repertoire to diverse global audiences.

This season, she joins the Camerata Salzburg, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on tour, and she makes guest appearances with such ensembles as the Los Angeles and Berlin philharmonics and the Detroit, Atlanta, Indianapolis, New Jersey and New World symphony orchestras. The 2013-14 season sees the release of Hahn's long-awaited album "In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores" with pianist Cory Smythe.

Hahn studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Jascha Brodsky and completed her university requirements at age 16, by which time she had already made solo debuts with the Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras and New York Philharmonic. She has released 14 albums on the Deutsche Grammophon and Sony labels, including two Grammy Award winners. Hahn is an avid writer and interviewer, posting articles on her website, www.hilaryhahn.com.

THE NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Named "a vital, artistically significant musical organization" by The Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra embodies that vitality through its statewide presence and critically acclaimed performances, education partnerships and unparalleled access to music and the Orchestra's superb musicians.

Under the bold leadership of Music Director Jacques Lacombe, the NJSO presents classical, pops and family programs, as well as outdoor summer concerts and special events. Embracing its legacy as a statewide orchestra, the NJSO is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and regularly performs at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown and bergenPAC in Englewood. Partnerships with New Jersey arts organizations, universities and civic organizations remain a key element of the Orchestra's statewide identity.