At the ripe age of 28, Hahn has been a world-class violinist for more than a decade. How much more potential she has is shown by this venturesome disc with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Swedish Radio Symphony. Pairing the spiky Schoenberg and the brooding, soulful Sibelius, Hahn brings off both with dazzling pyrotechnics and a fierce lyricism.
Grade: A-