Brahms: Violinkonzert ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Hilary Hahn ∙ Paavo Järvi 

That fourth finger vibrato has more power than all of my muscles combined

3:16 the part you may be looking for

I‘m so proud of Hilary :) She mastered my concerto 10/10

I was a rock guitarist. At 6 in the morning after a party my friend said "Just listen to this." I said, "Not more classical." He said, "No, just imagine you're playing this on the guitar." I just sat there with my mouth open. I've never been the same since. Thank you, Brahms, for opening the door.

That pinky vibrato... Well you know, it's practical!

I thought this was going to help me with my writing, but I ended up just watching the performance.

Important parts in the Brahms Violin Concerto I. Allegro non troppo 0:40 - the opening 2:55 - build up for solo start 3:16 - epic entrance 6:01 - powerful part 7:13 - lovely part 8:58 - most epic part 9:25 - epic octaves 10:35 - mysterious part 11:51 - explosive part 12:22 - panicky part 13:58 - similar melody to 6:01 15:14 - similar melody to 7:13 16:59 - similar melody to 8:58 18:06 - cadenza 22:56 - ending phrase II. Adagio 24:10 - the beginning 24:17 - oboe solo 26:04 - violin solo start 26:45 - beautiful ending of phrase 27:07 - happier part 27:23 - interesting part 27:33 - build up for something crazy! 27:41 - sad & tragic part 28:19 - sentimental & adventures part 29:22 - solo between oboe & violin 30:11 - hopeful part 31:08 - ending phrase III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 32:15 - purely happy beginning 33:00 - jumpy part 33:26 - focused octaves 33:48 - screaming part 34:12 - main theme return 34:31 - calming part 34:48 - calm & wavy part 35:21 - powerful ending of phrase 35:46 - similar to 33:26 but different notes 36:08 - same melody as 33:48 but different notes 36:58 - intense part 37:17 - soft & hopeful part 38:35 - bouncy part 39:15 - triumphant part 39:48 - elegant & powerful ending 39:56 - applause Put in the comments what video I should do this on next!

Hilary Hahn is so good that she even lines up her bow hair removal with the orchestra : ) 9:54

I use the same bath towel, with different results.

Great performance by Hahn and great conducting by Putin. edit: In all seriousness though, I think that Hilary Hahn interprets Brahms the best. Beyond her phenomenal technical skill to master this tough concerto, she plays with a natural "heaviness" in her bow and vibrato that perfectly suits the richness of Brahms.

Her intonation is perfect. As is her tone. Beautiful playing

I like how Hilary Hahn enjoys the rest of the orchestra. I think you don't see it very often.

She's always in complete control. What a superb musician.

Listen to the articulation, particularly in the last movement. You can hear EVERY note of those fast, cross string, passages that 99% of other even great players gloss over or "smudge". Not so with Hilary Hahn. Every single note in every phrase is crisp and audible, in perfect rhythm.

Thank you twoset for introducing me to this incredible woman!

My dad introduced me to Brahm´s music when i was about 7 years old: many years have passed and he is not with me anymore. Listening to Brahm is like having a bit of my dad again.

Listening to the 1st movement with occasional thunder from a storm on the horizon, I think it gives it the right feel

Hilary-senpai.

Sheesh, that first movement. Hilary and Mr Brahms had me in literal tears.

My baby wouldn’t stop crying for like hours straight and I put this on and she immediately stopped crying and went to sleep ❤️

I don't know how... But her playing just speaks to my soul

00:38 I. Allegro non troppo 24:06 II. Adagio 32:14 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 39:56 Applause

Is this what falling in love feels like? Such a beautiful performance

Без всякого дурацкого наносного пафоса, как частенько случается с молодыми галчатами, Хилари на скрипке с музыкой кудесника Брамса творит просто чудеса !!! Браво !!!

She is the only violinist that doens't make any facial expressions at all, she just express everything in the music!

I love her "I'm the boss!" expression at 36:53 of the 3rd movement, hehe... Spectacular performance! Hilary as always offers a flawless execution and this beautiful violin concerto was not the exception! She's amazing!

Brilliant. I love how she is so gracious and acknowledges the orchestra.

Brahms + Paavo Jarvi+ Hilary Hahn = gorgeous !

She makes me cry. Mr. Bell and others don't. When she plays one doesn't think about how well she can play, but rather how beautiful Brahms' Concerto is. And not even THAT, just wallowing in the glorious sound of the music! It's as she's not even there, she the music!

Hahn is such a goddess. I could watch/listen to her for hours. So mesmerizing!

We have all known people who say that they are not interested in music; it does nothing for them. That is like admitting that a piece of your soul is missing. Great art, whether it be music, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture......adds so much to life that to live without it or not to appreciate it would be no life worth living. Listening to this is an audio feast.

Помню март 2015-го...мы с женой тогда привезли в Руссу скульп.портрет поэта Курдакова...нынче ужинали под Брамса в исполнении этой обворожительной женщины Хилари - радость была несусветной, она прямо Орлеанская дева для меня - такого мощного эмоционального заряда давно не переживал, как от этой трактовки !!! Какая она красивая - эта женщина ! - и музыка через говорящий инструмент прямо будто разговаривает с нами - вот он, шедевр Брамса !!! - это пробирает до самого сердца !!! - спасибо Вам, Хилари !!!

The perfection of the double stops is almost unthinkable. Such control over all of the technical stuff along with extremely well-planned articulation of the more expressive passages. Beautiful.

This conductor and the Frankurt Radio Orchestra are really impressive. Very, very tightly organized when they play......reminds me of the old Toscanini recordings. This seems to be the perfect collaboration with Ms. Hahn.

7:13 is the one of the most beautiful melodies i've ever heard.

Sie spielen wunderschön Hillary Hahn bravo !! Ich könnte Ihnen Tag und Nacht zuhören ohne zu ermüden!! ..ein Genuss!! Vielen vielen Dank!!!

Stunning playing of my favourite violin concerto by the best violinist in the world. Hilary is my kind of woman. Impeccable manners, the epitome of class. I could watch and listen to her for hours. Sometimes I do! We are so privileged to have RU-vid, to be able to witness incredible performances like this from an undisputed genius.

Seems like, underneath Hilary's videos, the comments aren't all just arguments about who is better than her. It's a great thing to see that all of you are just enjoying the wonderful music. I've seen too many comments underneath many other videos of violinists, where people become so critical and end up wasting their time in comment fights.

The oboe solo that opens the second movement is perfection.

I’m not a classical music expert but I do recognize that this is amazing talent on display.

Fuck, I can listen to this and watch this all day... Hilary is the prophet that will bring transparency and change to the world of music. She let's her playing do the talking and it is beating the shit out of every and any other violinist... Except maybe MAYBE Janine -- maybe... Exceptional, exceptional mechanics and technique.

Majestic. Hilary so cool and calm always smiling. Truly a great violinist. After 3 years I must add that she plays a magnificent Adagio. It seems like I am hearing it for the first time when actually the first time was about 50 years ago. How is it even humanly possible to produce such exquisite music?

Such a lovely performance. Hilary Hahn is a super star and I do appreciate the fantastic violin music she creates in this performance. Brahms is smiling down from heaven at Hilary who truly mastered the piece and interpreted it with the fidelity that Brahms would admire. I love the composition and to have such an artist perform it is rather pleasing. Thank you Hilary and also Paavo Järvi an extraordinary conductor and the wonderful orchestra. Thank you all very much.

Dear Ms. Hahn, I think you are an inspiration to young musicians, everywhere, and for all time. Thank you for your dedication to our dear Brahms. You, and he, have made everyone very happy with this offering -- and your lovely orchestra and Conductor!

The first movement cadenza gave me goosebumps. Interpretation and phrasing is superb.

Cette musique est d'une beauté renversante et quelle maîtrise des interprètes, c'est presque irréelle. Merci pour ce plaisir qui vous nous offrez.

those little jumps after she finishes some passages. that sparks in her eyes everytime she sees the conductor. she enjoyed this greatly.

Dynamik,Esprit, Liebe, Seelenleben, jede Note ist authentisch, wirkt bis ins Innerste. Bravo Hilary Hahn und allen Musikern, auch Dirgenten.

I. Allegro non troppo: 0:39 II. Adagio: 24:09 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace: 32:14

When I was a kid and a teen I used to listen to the Brahms often while reading The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. After the Peer Gynt Suite, and perhaps Grieg's piano concerto, the Brahms always seemed the most fitting music somehow.

Beautiful! Thanks from Korea

What can you say? She is the best violinist in the world today! Just her ability to play every note with such clarity is amazing.

I'm sure that if Brahms could hear Hilary Hahn playing his glorious music he would surely smile because she draws out all the power and haunting magic of this emblematic work

3:15 For The Brett and Eddy Part

The fact that she did not get an immediate standing ovation for this performance blows my mind. This is beyond any performance of this piece I've ever seen.

This woman is one of the few violinists i can really listen to. Her phrasing, INTONATION, and effortless playing are devine.

Real violin genius ----- Hilary Hahn. Love you

What she does not express with her face she does with her dancing. Lovely, magnificent musician.

C'est totalement sublime! Vous rejoignez le divin, très chère Hillary! Je ne vois pas de plus grande et sensible expression de l'âme humaine! Vous êtes à jamais bouleversante tellement vous êtes présente dans chaque note, dans chacune de leur intervalle... Dans chacune de leur émotion...Votre sublime nous submerge! Puisse t il éveiller chacun de nous... Cher, non très chère Hillary Hahn! Je vous rends grâce

A master of her discipline. Look at the blood supply in that left hand! Anyone who dislikes this surely does not play the violin.

The most extraordinary violinist I've ever heard. Clearly the world's best in our time and maybe of all time.

What more could one ask for? A fantastic, confident and excellent German orchestra, plus this heavenly violinist. This performance was made in heaven, in both the playing of the Orchestra and this wonderful lady. At last something RU-vid has loaded which makes the world a better place to be. So many thanks.

She is the prettiest , nicest, most gorgeous, talentet and most intelligent musician of our time-

I love how twoset doesn't even have to actively increase its community, all the comment sections do the work for it. And finally, Ling Ling...... For some likes

Her luscious full violin tone is pleasant to hear.

She and Brahms make me proud to be a human - even if a lowly one.

These days i click when Hahn is in my feed.

The fact that Brahms initially planned four movements for the Concerto reveals that he had in mind a kind of Symphony with solo Violin. Only gradually matured his decision to replace the two middle movements with an Adagio. The premiere occurred on January 1°, 1879, at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, with violinist Joseph Joachim as soloist and Brahms at the pulpit. (WDR 2022)

Hahn Järvi « nec plus ultra » sans omettre de saluer l’orchestre .Madame Hahn inspirée et toujours aussi gracieuse. Encore un merveilleux moment .MERCI à tous .

Brahms had such a way with melodies! Also, it's so great to see Hahn playing something that shows off her emotional range!

Hilary Hahn has been one of the world's greatest violinists for several decades....

Браво Хилари Хан скрипка концерт композитор Брамс!Браво оркестр и дирижор Пааво Ярви! Браво! Спасибо!

Anyone else have this one saved and listened to it over and over again over the past 4 years or so?

First movement: *ends* The audience: *tuberculosis sound intensifies*

This is really where Hahn's unique bow playing makes a massive difference with every violin player in the world and probably the history. You can hear this at every single note.

I swear, it's not just that they dress up for performances, musical artists are so physically beautiful.

The meaning of life... is found in this performance of the Brahm's Concerto by Hilary Hahn. Powerful, yet nuanced and witty, and also highly straight-forward. Just be happy that you are alive to witness such an amazing testament to the power of the human mind. I feel so blessed...

Her playing absolutely compliments Brahms's music. Brahms is simple in a way that makes it extremely complex and deep and very hard to capture successfully. Hilary Hahn's technically flawless playing and very deep interpretation takes it to whole new level.

What an accomplished violinist she is! So many hours of hard work behind all this! Thank you so much!

She really said: child prodigy, nah, adult prodigy 😎

This isn't the type of music I listen to, normally, but I can't stop listening to Hilary Hahn! Just beautiful!!

After many years of being a musician, I have learned something important. Feeling, etc. is bullshit if you don't have a perfect set of ears. Hilary has that. She also knows how the music is constructed. This is HER performance. Everyone else is along for the ride (of their lives) and they love playing with her, and she loves them. This is just another great perfect moment in Creation. Those of us with opinions should have HER set of ears..........

Oh, God yes! I'd forgotten how much I loved Brahms! Thank you, Hilary. Thank you all.

WoW, she is is so certain. So on key and in touch with the orchestra. Her attitude and behaviour is of a kind I maybe have never seen before. What a woman.

Anyone here after twoset's 10 pieces to not miss out on?

This is a performance of the highest order. A work of utter beauty. This performance is up there with those of Heifetz, Kogan and Oistrakh. I hope to hear her live one time. The tone of her violin is utterly pure. Listen to the cadenza for example. The sheer beauty of it brings tears to my eyes... The orchestra and conductor are also doing a splendid job. I could go on and on about this performance, but hey: just listen...

This is the best Brahms concerto video I've seen on RU-vid. It is as expected, Hilary Hahn!

Hilary Hahn , violin Konzert Brahms Absolutely brilliant ❤

What a LIng Ling! even tho she said she wasn't the Ling Ling...:-( BTW how many of u are from TwoSet?

Hiliarys' power and control particularly in the higher register is fantastic. Combined with Jarvi and the FRS the result is wonderful music making. It is also a pleasure not to be distracted by the contribution of the couturier.

Hahn is the greatest living violinist.

I did not intend to watch the whole video but couldn’t stop

This violin concerto written by Brahms is for me one of this composer’s main masterpieces. The interpretation required of the violinist is amazing. Hilary Hahn plays her touchingly in sensitivity and beauty. The orchestra and its direction are remarkable. Bravissimo for this magnificent interpretation and recording that gives us moments of unforgettable pleasure.

The oboe solo that opens the adagio slays me every time.

The orchestra works very hard to earn the right to perform soloists of Hilary's caliber. My dad plays in this orchestra and his girlfriend is playing violin in this performance and they practice to perfection and the orchestra expects each member to maintain an incredibly high standard. That is how such an incredible performance such as this one comes about and the work that goes into it should not be taken for granted. I was lucky enough to see Hilary perform with them many many years ago and it's impossible to describe the force of her performance. She demands your attention. She's also a wonderful person and someone I looked up to as a violin player in my youth and this hasn't changed since.

Hilary's playing is truly unique. Never a wasted note, never a single shred of the music that gets passed over or left behind. Every little detail is crystal clear

Hilary Hahn performing in HD! A great violin goddess with a great conductor performing one of the divinely great works of music of Western Civilization. What a treat! Thanks.

Hilary Hahn is fantastic. This is my favourite rendition of my favourite piece of music. The tempo, vibrato, everything is just perfect for me. I've listened to so many superb violinists play this piece who just seem to try too hard to make it their own and end up making it sound quirky, slightly bizarre and with a strange flow to it. Maybe it's just me?!

I'm a simple man... I see Hillary in a video and I watch it

I wish I understood the intricacies of the violin and why I prefer certain performances over others, but really all I know is that Hilary Hahn's Brahms concerto is far and away my favorite -- this one with Jarvi and her recording with Marriner. Technically and musically, it's flawless to my ears.