VC YOUNG ARTIST | William Hagen, 26 - Kreisler & Queen Elisabeth Comp Major Prizes

American violinist William Hagen is quickly building an international reputation as a captivating young concert artist of outstanding potential

26-year-old American violinist William Hagen is quickly building an international reputation as a captivating young concert artist of outstanding potential – praised for his commanding technique, conviction and innate musicality.

A graduate of The Juilliard School and The Colburn School, where he studied with Itzhak Perlman and Robert Lipsett, and current student of Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy, William is a former major prize winner at the Fritz Kreisler and Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competitions.

His recent performances include solo engagements with the San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony - and he will this season make his solo debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

William currently performs on a 1735 Sennhauser Guarneri del Gesù - on generous loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | PIAZZOLLA | ‘AUTUMN’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | AUTUMN | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | VIVALDI | ‘AUTUMN’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | AUTUMN | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | PIAZZOLLA | ‘SPRING’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | SPRING | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | VIVALDI | ‘SPRING’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | SPRING | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | PIAZZOLLA | ‘WINTER’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | WINTER | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | VIVALDI | ‘WINTER’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | WINTER | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | PIAZZOLLA | ‘SUMMER’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | SUMMER | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | VIVALDI | ‘SUMMER’ FROM THE FOUR SEASONS | SUMMER | YES YOUNG EUROPEAN STRING CAMERATA | 2017

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | KORNGOLD VIOLIN CONCERTO | CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH & FRANKFURT RADIO SYMPHONY | 2017 KRONBERG ACADEMY FESTIVAL

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | MARIN ALSOP | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | SAINT-SAENS | INTRODUCTION ET RONDO CAPRICCIOSO | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbz5A1MLtGM&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO IN G MAJOR | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN & LIEBRECHT VANBECKEVOORT | DEBUSSY VIOLIN SONATA | 1ST MVT | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN & LIEBRECHT VANBECKEVOORT | DEBUSSY VIOLIN SONATA | 2ND MVT | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN & LIEBRECHT VANBECKEVOORT | DEBUSSY VIOLIN SONATA | 3RD MVT | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz4SL23dj7U&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | WIENIAWSKI | POLONAISE IN D MAJOR | 2014 MENUHIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHLG9fhHTn0&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | PAGANINI | SOLO CAPRICE NO. 24 | 2014 MENUHIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qXB4DyeNUw&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | BACH | SOLO SONATA IN C MAJOR | 2014 MENUHIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JniK7s8TyNk&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | KREISLER | PRAELUDIUM & ALLEGRO | 2014 MENUHIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | 3RD & 4TH MVTS | 2013 SENDAI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTO IN B FLAT MAJOR | 3RD MVT | 2013 SENDAI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

Name: William Hagen

Instrument: 1735 “Sennhauser” Guarneri del Gesù - on generous loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago 

Bow: Émile Ouchard

Strings: Thomastik Rondos | Larsen Il Cannone

Accessories: Viva La Musica Augustin | Gustave Bernardel Rosin

Teachers: Robert Lipsett | Itzhak Perlman | Christian Tetzlaff

Schools: Colburn Conservatory of Music | The Juilliard School | Kronberg Academy

Website: williamhagen.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/williamhagenviolin/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/william.hagen