The Hagen Quartet is one of the few ensembles that has reached the top of the international chamber music market. Founded in Salzburg in the 1970s, it is now one of the leading string quartets in the world. The group celebrated its first successes shortly after its founding by winning first prize at Jugend musiziert. A significant boost to the quartet's career came in 1981 when it was invited by Gidon Kremer to the first Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, which the members today indirectly refer to as the birth of the Hagen Quartet.
Since 1987, they have been performing in the same lineup, and their concert repertoire includes practically the entire string quartet literature. The ensemble received special attention for its complete recording of Mozart's quartet compositions. For its achievements, the quartet has been awarded multiple times, including the coveted ECHO Klassik. Additionally, the group has been an honorary member of the Wiener Konzerthaus since 2012. A special recognition was bestowed upon the Hagen Quartet in 2013 when, after the dissolution of the Tokyo String Quartet, they were provided with four Stradivari instruments named after the violinist Niccolò Paganini.
Program
Beethoven - String Quartet in F minor, op. 95
Webern - Quartet from 1905, Dark and Heavy
Schubert - String Quartet in A minor, D 804, op. 29 (Rosamunde)