“He’s only 27, but conducts with the instinctive confidence and zeal of a seasoned maestro.”

“Hahn was able to rely on the excellent musicians of the Camerata Salzburg. Everything worked successfully, from the soloistic to the ensemble performance. Smallest gestures were enough — ensemble and conductor understood each other perfectly. Together they intensified the music, dancing, stirring and rebelliousness — an enthralling interpretation that made Bartók’s Divertimento the central work of the evening.”

“The most surprising debut, however, was that of the very young conductor Patrick Hahn (born 1995), who, with the orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele, performed a thrilling Rossini packed with glittering ensembles and soulful melodies: Hahn’s naturalness, paired with artistic solemnity, elevated the simple farce ​“L’occasione fa il ladro” (Opportunity Makes the Thief) almost right next to Rossini’s main works.”

“To observe Patrick Hahn’s conducting is a pleasure as he shows passion and euphoria and a precision that suited the works grandeur. In the first three movements Hahn is able to carve out a mixture of ceremonial song of praise and sensitive melancholy through his sensitive conducting. The meaning of the Lobgesang was wonderfully developed from the orchestra and the Chorakademie der Tiroler Festspiele up to the fulminant final chorus.”