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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

November 8 and 9, 2025
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Orchestra Iowa and Damon Gupton
Beethoven Violin Concerto
DETAILS AND TICKETS

November 21-23, 2025
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra and Michael Butterman
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
DETAILS AND TICKETS

December 7, 2025
Rockville, Maryland
Bender JCC
Recital with Albert Cano Smit

January 10 and 11, 2026
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and Stuart Malina
Barber Violin Concerto
DETAILS AND TICKETS

January 15, 2026
Logan, Utah
Recital with Cahill Smith, piano

January 19, 2026
New York City, New York
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players

February 2, 2026
New York City, New York
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players

February 28, 2026
Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Crafton Beck
Beethoven Violin Concerto
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March 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 2026
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

April 10, 2026
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdam Philharmonic
Max Richter Recomposed: Vivaldi-The Four Seasons
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 2025/26 season, William returns as soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, makes his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, performs as soloist with orchestras across the United States, and performs recitals and chamber music in both the United States 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.

Will is from a baseball-loving family and played quite a lot of competitive baseball growing up. He hit 24 career home runs—this info was omitted from previous bios, which greatly saddened Will’s father.

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