Hilary Hahn and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen electrify SHMF with Bruch, Sadikova, and Schumann

Violinist Hilary Hahn gave a revelatory performance of Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival on July 24, 2026, in Rendsburg's Christkirche. Conductor Omer Meir Wellber led Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in a program that opened with Mozart's Don Giovanni overture, played with four distinct sforzato colors. Hahn's playing was noted for its dramatic narrative arc, confident technique, and beautiful tone across all registers. After intermission, the world premiere of Aziza Sadikova's double concerto "Labyrinthe du temps" for violin and accordion (with Geir Draugsvoll) offered a surprisingly accessible contemporary work, weaving quotations from Couperin and Bach into new soundscapes. The concert closed with Schumann's Symphony No. 4, where Wellber balanced the composer's Eusebius and Florestan characters. An encore of the slow movement from Mozart's Symphony No. 1 (written at age eight) provided a reflective coda. The audience of over a thousand maintained absolute silence throughout the performance.