Already a seasoned international performer, violinist William Hagen has been hailed as a “brilliant virtuoso…a standout” (The Dallas Morning News) whose playing is “… captivating, floating delicately above the orchestra” (Chicago Classical Review). He was the third-prize winner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, one of the highest-ranking Americans ever in the prestigious competition. He is joined by one of the most sought-after soloists and chamber music collaborators of his generation, pianist Orion Weiss, who is widely regarded as a “brilliant pianist” (The New York Times) with “powerful technique and exceptional insight” (The Washington Post). The duo makes their Newport debut, in a program featuring Clara Schumann’s final compositions, Dvorak’s miniature Four Romantic Pieces, the second installment to Beethoven’s Opus 30, and closing with Brahms’s final violin sonata from his Opus 108.
William Hagen, violin
Orion Weiss, piano
PROGRAM
DVOŘÁK Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
–Intermission–
CLARA SCHUMANN 3 Romances, Op. 22
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
*Program subject to change
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