One of the most popular Twitter accounts in classical music is that ostensibly run by Hilary Hahn's violin case. After Hahn's recital last Wednesday at the Ordway, WQXR noticed, her instrument insulation shared some candid comments about what seems to have been an unusual amount of hacking from the crowd.
There was some pretty graphic coughing during the concert -- in the performing arts, cold season is year-round for some unfortunate souls.— HilaryHahnViolinCase (@violincase) April 16, 2015
A trick for silently accessing cough drops: unwrap a few before the concert and keep them in a small plastic flip-top pillbox till needed.
— HilaryHahnViolinCase (@violincase) April 16, 2015
Despite largely supportive responses, the case then clarified that "Hilary didn't mind the coughing" and issued a self-deprecating response to a fan who asked why.
@Glouryian Yes, but people make noises by existing, and it is human to not be perfect. Violin cases, on the other hand, are infallible.
— HilaryHahnViolinCase (@violincase) April 16, 2015
In the end, all feathers were smoothed, and the case—so to speak—was closed.
Enough about the coughing. Hilary wants me to thank the people who came to the concert and stood up and cheered at the end. Supportive.
— HilaryHahnViolinCase (@violincase) April 16, 2015
Hilary Hahn will co-host Performance Today on May 7, sharing some of her favorite recordings.
Publicity photo by Michael Patrick O'Leary
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