Violinist Hilary Hahn Wins 'Recording of the Year' Gramophone Award

October 5, 2024, 5:24 PM · On Wednesday violinist Hilary Hahn accepted both the "Recording of the Year" and "Instrumental" awards at the 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards in London. Both awards recognized her album of Ysaÿe’s solo violin sonatas, released in 2023 on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

Violinist Hilary Hahn accepts her 2024 Gramophone awards. Photo by Colin Miller, courtesy Deutsche Grammophon.

"I’ve had a summer of recovering from a nerve injury, and knowing that people can hear the music when you’re not on stage is so meaningful," Hilary said. "Recordings allow people to be heard as musicians, as composers, as performers even when we’re not in the same room. That connection with the audience becomes very personal as the people listening are choosing to listen and they’re inviting that music into their lives."

"Never before in the history of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards has a solo album with a melody instrument been recognized with the main prize," said Deutsche Grammophon President Clemens Trautmann. "And, even more gratifying, Eugène Ysaÿe was the teacher of Hilary’s teacher, so this award-winning album might be her most personal to date, telling a unique story of mentorship and musical identity. "

Hilary was not the only violinist who was honored; Isabelle Faust also received the "Concerto" award for her recording of Britten's Violin Concerto with Jakub Hruša and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the "Chamber" award alongside Anne Katherina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov for their recording of Schumann's Piano Quartet and Quintet.

Here are all the 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards:

Recording of the Year
Ysaÿe - Solo Violin Sonatas – Hilary Hahn (Deutsche Grammophon)

Concerto
Britten - Violin Concerto - Isabelle Faust, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jakub Hruša (Harmonia Mundi)

Instrumental
Ysaÿe - Solo Violin Sonatas – Hilary Hahn (Deutsche Grammophon)

Chamber
Schumann - Piano Quartet and Quintet - Isabelle Faust, Anne Katherina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov (Harmonia Mundi)

Orchestral
Vaughan Williams - Job: A Masque for Dancing, Old King Cole & The Running Set – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (Onyx)

Early music
Obrecht - Missa Maria zart – Cappella Pratensis, Stratton Bull (Challenge)

Concept album
Satie - "Letters to Eric Satie" - Bertrand Chamayou (Erato)

Choral
Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius -Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (Signum)

Contemporary
Saariaho - Maan Varjot, Chateau de l’ame, True Fire, Offrande –Olivier Latry, Orchestre Philharmonie de Radio France (Radio France)

Opera
Janácek - Káta Kabanová –Corinne Winters, Evelyn Herlitzius, David Butt Philip, Vienna Philharmonic, Jakub Hruša (Unitel; DVD)

Piano
Chopin - Études – Yunchan Lim (Decca)

Song
Schubert - Die schöne Müllerin – Konstantin Krimmel, Daniel Heide (Alpha)

Voice and ensemble
Puccini - "The Great Puccini" – Jonathan Tetelman, PKF Prague Philharmonia, Carlo Rizzi (Deutsche Grammophon)

Lifetime Achievement
Michael Tilson Thomas

Artist of the Year
Carolyn Sampson

Orchestra of the Year
Czech Philharmonic

Young Artist of the Year
Yunchan Lim

Label of the Year
Opera Rara

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