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Danse Russe AVAILABLE ON ALL PLATFORMS

CONCERTS

"Even in an age when brilliant young violinists seem to grow on trees, Hagen...is a standout. He tossed off the most virtuosic passages of the Saint-Saëns with amazing precision, but he also made music...he always knew where the music was going and why."

Dallas Morning News

CONCERTS

"Even in an age when brilliant young violinists seem to grow on trees, Hagen...is a standout. He tossed off the most virtuosic passages of the Saint-Saëns with amazing precision, but he also made music...he always knew where the music was going and why."

Dallas Morning News

CONCERTS

June 18, 2025
Jacksonville, Oregon
Britt Festival
Korngold Violin Concerto with Britt Festival Orchestra and Chia-Hsuan Lin
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June 26 and 28, 2025
Twisp, Washington
Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival
Mozart Viola Quintet K. 593, Salina Fisher Mata-Au, Caroline Shaw Blueprint, Brahms Horn Trio
DETAILS AND TICKETS

July 11-17, 2025
Logan, Utah
Fry Street Chamber Music Festival
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August 10, 11, 17, 18, 2025
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
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August 22, 2025
Medford, Oregon
Rogue Valley Symphony
Haydn Concerto for Violin and Piano with Joyce Yang
DETAILS AND TICKETS

Past Performances

BIOGRAPHY

William Hagen has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In the 2024/25 season, William performs concertos by Barber, Brahms, Bruch, Korngold, Lalo, and Prokofiev with orchestras across the United States, and performs chamber music and recitals around the USA and Europe.

As soloist, William has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Detroit Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony (HR Sinfonieorchester), San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Utah Symphony, and many others around the globe.

As recitalist and chamber musician, William has performed at venues such as Wigmore Hall and the Louvre, and collaborated with artists such as Steven Isserlis, Gidon Kremer, Edgar Meyer, and Tabea Zimmerman, among others. He maintains an active schedule on both sides of the Atlantic, making frequent trips to Europe and cities around the US to play a wide range of repertoire.

In 2020, William released his debut album, “Danse Russe,” with his good friend and frequent collaborator, pianist Albert Cano Smit. The album is available on all streaming platforms.

A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, William began playing the violin at the age of 4, studying the Suzuki method with Natalie Reed and then Deborah Moench. He studied with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at the Juilliard School, Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy, and was a longtime student of Robert Lipsett, studying with Mr. Lipsett for 11 years both at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts and at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. In 2015, William won 3rd prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.

William performs on the 1732 “Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan” Antonio Stradivari, and on a violin bow by Francois Xavier Tourte, both on generous loan from the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation.

TEACHING

Please reach out to me at williamhagenviolin@gmail.com to set up a lesson or masterclass! I love teaching and am happy to do either in-person or online.

MEDIA

"Impeccable timing, an intellectual command of line and score and just the right amount of power to push his cadenzas to the fore brought the audience to its feet: Hagen wore his heart on his sleeve and took many of us along to rejoice with him."

Violinist.com

MEDIA

"Impeccable timing, an intellectual command of line and score and just the right amount of power to push his cadenzas to the fore brought the audience to its feet: Hagen wore his heart on his sleeve and took many of us along to rejoice with him."

Violinist.com