On Wednesday evening, during a particularly poignant passage of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, blood began pouring out of the mouth of the young violinist Hahn-Bin ... — The New York Times, May 10, 2012

... It was an unlikely occasion for one of Hahn-Bin’s dazzling, genuinely provocative takes on classical music as performance art ...

Photo: Richard Termine/NYT

Tchaikovsky wears his heart on his sleeve. Hahn-Bin, it seemed to me, was making that literal, touchingly suggest[ing] a connection between Tchaikovsky’s aching emotionalism and his agonizing battle with his homosexuality.

Hahn-Bin performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Hahn-Bin takes a bow
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center

Photo: Derek Blasberg

Hahn-Bin backstage post-performance

Pieces of Hahn-Bin’s performance wardrobe

Hahn-Bin backstage post-performance
with Lou Reed and Itzhak Perlman

Hahn-Bin backstage at "Till Dawn Sunday"
Joe's Pub, New York

Hahn-Bin performing Ligeti's "Musica ricercata"
Meltdown Festival in London

Hahn-Bin performing Olivier Messiaen's
"Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus"

Hahn-Bin performing Paganini's "Caprice No. 24"
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

Photo: Kevin Reeves

Hahn-Bin pictured during rehearsals for Meltdown

Directed by Christian Weber

Hahn-Bin premiering "Still Life" by Christopher Cerrone
Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall

Hahn-Bin during his Today Show interview with Jenna Bush Hager

Footage of Hahn-Bin performing the Transylvanian Lullaby
Captured during his "Till Dawn Sunday" show at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia, WA

Hahn-Bin performing "The Five Poisons" at the Rubin Museum

Hahn-Bin performing Lutosławski's "Subito"

"The Five Poisons" Promotional Artwork

Hahn-Bin performing Chopin's "Nocturne in C# minor"

Hahn-Bin mid-performance at the Rubin Museum

Hahn-Bin performing Dvořák's "Songs My Mother Taught Me"

Hahn-Bin in conversation post-performance

Hahn-Bin performing Debussy's "La Plus Que Lente"

Hahn-Bin post-performance With Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson

Hahn-Bin pictured during his rehearsals for Rubin

From "HAZE" Album Photoshoot
Brooklyn, New York

Hahn-Bin performing Janáček's Violin Sonata from "HAZE" on KBS's Classic Odyssey

From "HAZE" promotional photoshoot
Seoul, Korea

Hahn-Bin performing Prokofiev's "Montagues and Capulets" from "HAZE" on KBS's Classic Odyssey

From "HAZE" promotional photoshoot

Hahn-Bin for YTN during "HAZE" recording sessions
Seoul, Korea

Hahn-Bin for V Magazine
“New Mozart” — Nominated by Klaus Biesenbach

Hahn-Bin by Paul Maffi for V Magazine

Hahn-Bin performing for V Magazine

Hahn-Bin post-performance with Stephen Gan,
Cecilia Dean and James Kaliardos

Hahn-Bin post-performance with Michael Stipe

Hahn-Bin performing Ravel's Tzigane
The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Hahn-Bin post-performance with Lou Reed

Photo: Robert Caplin

Hahn-Bin for The New York Times

Hahn-Bin at The New York Times photoshoot
Gladstone Gallery, New York

Hahn-Bin performing Z-Weisen
Directed by Paul Maffi for V Magazine

Hahn-Bin performing Lalo’s "Symphonie Espagnole"
months after his arrival at LAX

i-D Magazine - "The Royalty Issue"
By Daniele + Iango

Hahn-Bin with Carolyn Murphy for i-D

Hahn-Bin behind the scenes at the i-D photoshoot

Hahn-Bin backstage at the Louvre

Hahn-Bin backstage at Auditorium du Louvre
with Ivry Gitlis post-performance

Hahn-Bin at Konzerthaus Berlin for Estée Lauder

Hahn-Bin performing on stage at Konzerthaus

Hahn-Bin in a self-portrait at Hotel de Rome

Hahn-Bin at Konzerthaus Berlin for "The Five Poisons"

Hahn-Bin in London performing "Till Dawn Sunday"
The Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall

Hahn-Bin in London

Hahn-Bin performing at Latitude Festival in Suffolk
Presented by the Royal Albert Hall

Hahn-Bin post-performance at Greyfriars, Dunwich

Hahn-Bin performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto

Hahn-Bin on tour, ages 14–15,
with the Landesjugendorchester Rheinland-Pfalz

Hahn-Bin's New York debut at Carnegie's Zankel Hall
following his Juilliard graduation and win at the YCA International Auditions

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Program featuring works by John Cage, Witold Lutosławski,
Alfred Schnittke, Krzysztof Penderecki and more

Hahn-Bin at the First Prize Winner's Photoshoot
YCA International Auditions in New York

Hahn-Bin on CBS's "The Early Show" ahead of NY Debut

Hahn-Bin in Prada for Miu Miu Musings

Hahn-Bin post-performance with André Leon Talley

Hahn-Bin performing in Seoul for Samsung

Hahn-Bin's self portraits at The Plaza Seoul

Hahn-Bin performs Sarasate's Introduction et Tarantelle

Hahn-Bin performs Sondheim's "Not While I'm Around"

Hahn-Bin's playlist for SHOWStudio featuring tracks by Meredith Monk, Suicide, Pauline Oliveros, Jeff Buckley, Maria Callas, Fred Avril and Metallic Falcons

Hahn-Bin performs for "Production" by Ryan McNamara

Hahn-Bin post-performance at Louis Vuitton

Hahn-Bin with Ryan McNamara post-performance

Hahn-Bin in Kenzo

Hahn-Bin with Peter Marino

Hahn-Bin at Kenzo Paris

Hahn-Bin performs on the NYFW Runway

Hahn-Bin backstage post-performance with Klaus Biesenbach, Terence Koh and Diana Picasso

Hahn-Bin during his U.S. debut concert season

Hahn-Bin performing Carmen Fantasy at age 12 with San Diego Symphony and Murry Sidlin

Hahn-Bin in publicity stills at age 12

Hahn-Bin performing at The Wallis in Beverly Hills, CA

Hahn-Bin by Bruce Weber for Vogue Spain

Hahn-Bin with Bruce Weber, Nan Bush and John Blacklow
Miami, Florida

Hahn-Bin in his practice room at Juilliard

Hahn-Bin by Isabel Asha Penzlien

Hahn-Bin following his Juilliard graduation recital with his teachers Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho

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Hahn-Bin performing at "Art for Freedom" by Madonna
Gagosian Gallery, New York

Hahn-Bin with Madonna post-performance

Hahn-Bin performing the final "Till Dawn Sunday" show
Royce Hall, UCLA

Hahn-Bin backstage at The Stone

Hahn-Bin post-performance with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed

Hahn-Bin performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony

Hahn-Bin takes a bow at Benaroya Hall

Hahn-Bin backstage post-performance

Photo: Maciek Kobielski

Hahn-Bin for Modern Weekly China

Photo: Gavin Bond

Hahn-Bin for Out100

Hahn-Bin performing the Conus Violin Concerto
Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio

Hahn-Bin with his teacher Robert Lipsett

Hahn-Bin performing at "Salute to Classical Music"
honoring Isaac Stern

The Biltmore, Los Angeles