I looked at a number of classical instrument artist’s websites. Hilary Hahn is a favorite player of mine, and I came to very much like her web page.

Stature: Hilary Hahn is a young very famous violinist. Her website exceeds what I expect from a typical musical superstar’s website. The information she has there is constantly updated. It is useful and entertaining, plus it is easy to navigate and find interesting information.

Interest: Hillary Hahn is an internationally acclaimed violinist. She generates interest from all over the world. As a classical musician myself, I found myself being very interested when I stumbled upon her page. Not only does she make her calendar events, tour schedules, past albums, and biography available for anyone to visit, she also has an online journal that she updates regularly. In her journal she describes her day to day events and activities. This is fascinating for me because I can see that Grammy winning violin superstars are real people who do the same things I do. It also gives the reader a chance to see what the life of a concert violinist is like.

Longevity: I see this website having the longevity directly related to how long Hillary Hahn decides to be a concert violinist.

Utility: The functions of this website are very easy to use and it is formatted correctly. Unlike some other Artist WebPages, I found that Hillary's is very straightforward. Unlike other websites that tend to put too much flash technology into their WebPages or you have to sit there and wait for the Web site to load and then see a meaningless clip before you get to the information you're looking for.

Hillary's site is divided up into two sections, one section is dedicated to her schedules and biography and a list of her past albums. The second part of her website seems to be dedicated more about her as a person. This includes her journal, a fan Art section, and her opinion section. Her opinion section particularly interests me-- she interviews other artists about their opinions.

In my opinion Hillary Hahn is one my favorite artists, because of her cleanliness in her playing and her clear tone. This blog assignment pushed me to really explore her website, and I got a lot out of it for future reference and for inspiration.