Violinist

Beethoven revolutionized the orchestral world with big, bold, and ambitious works. The drama that erupts from the opening overture gives way to some of the most delightful music imaginable. Violinist William Hagan returns for Beethoven’s iconic concerto while the Seventh Symphony, full of dances, leads us irresistibly to joy.

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Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony

Detroit Country Day School

Farmington Hills Community Center

Monroe County Community College

The dramatic dynamism of the duo form is spotlighted in the first half of this program, which features two vastly different works: Mozart’s perfectly crafted Duo in G Major, performed by violinist William Hagen and violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, and Kodály’s thrilling and demanding Duo for Violin and Cello, played by Leila Josefowicz and Paul Watkins. Mozart is featured again in the second half, as his exquisite Clarinet Quintet showcases the soaring artistry of clarinetist David Shifrin and the Escher String Quartet. 

Mozart Clarinet Quintet

New Mexico Museum of Art

Pianist Julius Drake joins horn player Nathaniel Silberschlag and violinist William Hagen in treasured works by Schumann and Beethoven, which provide a lyrical and emotive frame for Schoenberg’s fiendishly difficult String Trio, performed here by violinist Leila Josefowicz, violist Milena-Pajaro-van de Stadt, and cellist Paul Watkins. 

Schumann & Beethoven

Telemann’s lyrical expressiveness, Zelenka’s harmonic inventiveness, and Vivaldi’s pyrotechnics are all on display in this program of Baroque riches, which culminates with Bach’s immortal Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. The evening’s celebrated soloists include violinist William Hagen, violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, National Symphony Orchestra Principal Bassoon Sue Heineman, and Nashville Symphony Principal Trumpet William Leathers. 

Bach, Telemann & Zelenka

On this powerful program, eight acclaimed wind players—including Minnesota Orchestra Principal Oboe Nathan Hughes and Cleveland Orchestra Principal Horn Nathaniel Silberschlag—come together to play Mozart’s earliest masterpiece for wind ensemble, the Serenade, K.375, and violinist William Hagen leads an all-star ensemble in Brahms’s Piano Quintet, which one of the composer’s contemporaries, conductor Hermann Levi, described as “beautiful beyond words.”

William Hagen

Violinist

Events

13 - 16 Jun, 2024

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony · Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Aug 7, 2024

Mozart Clarinet Quintet · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Aug 8, 2024

Schumann & Beethoven · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Aug 10, 2024

Bach, Telemann & Zelenka · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Aug 12, 2024

Mozart & Brahms Masterworks · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Violin Concerto by Sibelius

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Violin in Violin Sonata in A major by Franck

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Violin in 6 Sonatas by Dismas

Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

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