Hilary Hahn & Xian Zhang Unite! at Count Basie Center for the Arts

Xian Zhang conductor
Hilary Hahn violin
New Jersey Symphony

Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn accentuates all the brilliant colors and shades of melancholy in Sibelius' only violin concerto. An early work for orchestra by Coleridge-Taylor, a great, yet historically overlooked composer, showcases aching melodies and rhythmic drive. We close with Prokofiev's lively and powerful Fifth Symphony, largely influenced by his admiration of the human spirit.

Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in A Minor
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5