Augustin Hadelich

Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. Known for his phenomenal technique, insightful and persuasive interpretations, and ravishing tone, he appears extensively on the world’s foremost concert stages. Hadelich has performed with all the major American orchestras as well as the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic and many other eminent ensembles. 

Highlights of the 24/25 season include returns to the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Los Angeles Philharmonic. As artist-in-residence, he performs with the Dresden Philharmonic throughout the season. In the summer of 2025, he will perform extensively in Asia, including engagements with the Seoul Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.

Hadelich received a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo in 2016 for his recording of Dutilleux’s Concerto L’Arbre des songes with Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot. A Warner Classics Artist, his most recent album American Road Trip, a journey through the landscape of American music with pianist Orion Weiss, was released in August 2024; other albums include the Grammy-nominated Bohemian Tales and the Grammy-nominated recording of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas. 

Augustin Hadelich rose to fame when he won the Gold Medal at the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. In 2018, he was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” by Musical America. Hadelich holds an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School with Joel Smirnoff, and in 2021, was appointed to the violin faculty at Yale School of Music. He plays a 1744 violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, known as “Leduc, ex Szeryng”, on loan from the Tarisio Trust.