Violinist

“One of the finest quartets of our time, the Hagen [Quartet] … comes too rarely to our shores,” proclaims the Washington Post. Having recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, the most senior and venerated of the European quartets finally returns to PUC with a program most fitting for the occasion. The infrequency of their American tours makes each visit all the more special – an attribute reflected in the rare beauty of a Haydn string quartet in a minor key and in the startling beauty of Debussy’s only string quartet, which they will perform. The ensemble will leave us with one of Beethoven’s final works – a masterpiece that set the future of music on a new axis, leaving behind everything that came before. Hearing it performed by the Hagen Quartet, a group that has consistently set a new standard throughout its storied career, similarly promises to be a defining moment in our history. 

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Hagen String Quartet

Alexander Hall

A New York concert by the Hagen Quartet—hailed as “the ideal string quartet” by the Los Angeles Times—is not to be missed. As The Washington Post notes, “one of the finest quartets of our time, the Hagen [Quartet] … comes too rarely to our shores.” With string quartet masterworks by Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartók, this anticipated program comprises music from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries from three of the genre’s all-time greatest composers.

Rainer Schmidt

Violinist

Events

Mar 7, 2024

Hagen String Quartet · Princeton University Concerts

Mar 6, 2024

Hagen Quartet · Carnegie Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in String Quartet by Debussy

Princeton University Concerts

Violin in String Quartet No. 61 (Quinten) by Haydn

Princeton University Concerts

Violin in String Quartet No. 14 by Beethoven

Princeton University Concerts

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