Hila Plitmann
Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees with high honors from the Juilliard School and has been awarded the Sony ES Prize for her outstanding contribution to vocal arts.
She has worked with many leading conductors, including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Leonard Slatkin, George Benjamin and Kurt Masur, appearing with the likes of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta.
Her recordings include Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winner John Corigliano's song-cycle Mr. Tambourine Man, (for which she won a Grammy) and Hans Zimmer's soundtrack to “The Da Vinci Code,” which received a Grammy nomination. She recently released a new recording of Yiddish songs, “The Ancient Question,” to critical acclaim.
In demand as a singer of new and contemporary music, Plitmann has appeared as a soloist in several world premieres, including Pulitzer Prize-winner David Del Tredici’s Paul Revere’s Ride with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Wing on Wing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by the composer, Corigliano’s Mr Tambourine Man with the Minnesota Orchestra and Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby, a song-cycle written for her by Pulitzer Prize-winner Aaron Jay Kernis.
She has worked with many leading conductors, including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Leonard Slatkin, George Benjamin and Kurt Masur, appearing with the likes of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta.
Her recordings include Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winner John Corigliano's song-cycle Mr. Tambourine Man, (for which she won a Grammy) and Hans Zimmer's soundtrack to “The Da Vinci Code,” which received a Grammy nomination. She recently released a new recording of Yiddish songs, “The Ancient Question,” to critical acclaim.
In demand as a singer of new and contemporary music, Plitmann has appeared as a soloist in several world premieres, including Pulitzer Prize-winner David Del Tredici’s Paul Revere’s Ride with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Wing on Wing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by the composer, Corigliano’s Mr Tambourine Man with the Minnesota Orchestra and Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby, a song-cycle written for her by Pulitzer Prize-winner Aaron Jay Kernis.