Hilary Hahn completes the premiere of the Six Partitas by spanish composer Antón García Abril on October 28 of 2016 in Washington DC
The violinist Hilary Hahn premieres the last three partitas that were composed by Antón García Abril, as part of a commission by the Washington Performing Arts.
This concert, therefore closes, the world premiere of the six partitas, having been premiered previously the three first partitas by Hilary Hahn last month of April of 2016 at the same hall, the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC.
Antón García Abril and Hilary Hahn on their reunion in Washington, October of 2016.
Following we can watch an interview to Hilary Hahn, in which she speaks about the premiere, her friendship with the spanish composer Antón García Abril and how she managed to convince him to compose this work for violin:
