In celebration of Arnold Schoenberg’s birthday on Saturday, September 13th, and with the help of the estimable HappyCorp, we’re launching a custom-designed YouTube channel for Hilary that will include new video content she will create in response to fan questions about her most recent album – the violin concertos of Schoenberg and Sibelius – as well as a collection of past performance and related videos.
We’re not entirely sure how this is going to work out, but she’s ready to film answers to your questions, so send them our way! I even set up an exciting new e mail account for the occasion: questions@firstchairpromo.com. Happy Birthday from us to you, Arnie.
Twenty fan questions will be selected and posted here at 12:01 am and throughout the day on September 13th. So don’t expect any blog posts on the 13th, team.
Please note, this may be the dorkiest pursuit I have ever been involved with (other than, you know, becoming a classical music publicist…and Photoshoping a hat on Arnold Schoenberg), but as Hilary once assured me, “Music dorks rule!”
In honour of Schoenberg’s birthday, will she play Happy Birthday to you, as arranged by Stravinsky? That would be Kool…and cruel.