Hagen quartet biography of williams

          An international soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, VC Artist William Hagen made his debut last season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra..

          William Hagen has quickly built a reputation as one of the most captivating violinist of this century.

        1. American top violinist @ will be the soloist in the piece The American Four Seasons during our next program Philip Glass in India.
        2. An international soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, VC Artist William Hagen made his debut last season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
        3. From William's bio: “William Hagen has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin.
        4. Hagen coach each young artist quartet and trio as well as perform himself along with pianist, Dr. Tomasz Robak.

          5. Lukas Hagen - violin
          Rainer Schmidt - violin
          Veronika Hagen - viola
          Clemens Hagen - violoncello

          Regarded internationally as one of the foremost string quartets of the day, the Hagen Quartet consists of the two brothers Lukas and Clemens and their sister Veronika Hagen and, since autumn 1987, Rainer Schmidt.

          The Quartet studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum (where they have themselves taught since 1988) and in Basel, Hannover and Cincinnati, where they were taught by such distinguished musicians as Hatto Beyerle, Heinrich Schiff, Walter Levin and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

          They won the Audience Prize and the Jury Prize at the Lockenhaus Festival in 1981, where they have since returned regularly, and went on to win first prize at the Evian Competition in 1983 and the Portsmouth Competition in 1982, which led to their Wigmore Hall debut.

          Since then they have become frequent guests of major concert promoters across the globe, touring extens