Ask Hilary

In celebration of Arnold Schoenberg's birthday on Saturday, September 13th, violinist Hilary Hahn will launch a custom-designed YouTube channel that will include new video content she will create in response to fan questions about her most recent album - the violin concertos of Schoenberg and Sibelius - as well as a collection of past performance and related videos. Hahn's YouTube channel will give fans the chance to comment, rate, and respond to the new video content, and will allow users to embed the videos on their own websites, blogs, or any of the popular social networks such as Facebook or MySpace. Hahn will use her new channel as a hub for video content for her most recent release and future projects as well.
To submit questions about the album for Hahn to video-answer, please e mail questions@firstchairpromo.com. Twenty fan questions will be selected and posted on http://www.youtube.com/hilaryhahnvideos throughout the day beginning at midnight on September 13th.
Here's my question, How do you choose recital partners and cd collaborators? Read about Hilary's cd launch party in NYC this last April here.

AWARD RECIEVED

(PA NEWS) Harrisburg, March 9th, 2007 - ClassicallyHip and John Clare have been awarded the infamous GROWL MY EAR Award in Classical Music playing. It was announced tonight by irritated listeners to Clare's violin playing and by readers of his annoying blog posts. No doubt hitting the wolf on his chinese violin led to the judge's decision for the GROWL MY EAR this year. Second place went to Nepomuk and the White Viola.

Clare will address and dismay the local chapter of the Nat'l Assoc of Fired Public Radio Employees on March 10, 1007 in Hannover. His topic will be music, and he will incorporate his violin into the presentation.

In real news, Wichitans can hear some great chamber music at the Artichoke (I used to get great food there and play South Park Pinball!) when the Chiara String Quartet plays next Friday, the 16th of March. See & hear more here.