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¡°KLAUS BIESENBACH¡¯S FREAKY-CHIC MAN ON STRINGS¡±
Text Jonathan Shia
¡°Classical music is dying,¡± Hahn-Bin says flatly. The Korea-born, New York–based, Juilliard-trained violinist would know. At his first U.S. concert, which he performed at age 10, one audience member literally dropped dead. But that inglorious welcome hasn¡¯t marred Hahn-Bin¡¯s meteoric rise from child prodigy to one of classical music¡¯s hottest tickets, at just 22. Since being handed a violin by his parents when he was 5 (ostensibly to help improve his math skills), the protégé of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman has built his reputation as a skilled musician on a mix of passionate playing and engaging showmanship. ¡°Music is really my native language,¡± he says. ¡°Probably a year after I moved to the United States, I realized that I had forgotten how to speak Korean. But I still didn¡¯t really know English, so the only way I could communicate was with my music, on the stage through the violin.¡±
Hahn-Bin is equally famous for his eye-catching style as he is for his musical virtuosity. With his swept-up mohawk, his eyes framed in dark makeup, a fingerless glove glittering with golden charms on one hand, he explains that he considers his appearance an integral part of his musical performance. ¡°When I graduated from Juilliard, I began to think of what my audience wants and what I want to portray on the stage,¡± he says. ¡°And I think that when people buy tickets to come see me, they should see me.¡± Not that style comes at the expense of substance. Hahn-Bin¡¯s dedication is obvious when he discusses his forthcoming debut album, and his Carnegie Hall premiere in March. ¡°As an artist, you have to be vulnerable and give yourself entirely to what you do,¡± he says. And he has done precisely that.