Augustin Hadelich is recognised as one of the foremost violinists on the international stage. Renowned for his ravishing tone, dazzling technique and deeply compelling interpretations, he captivates audiences and critics alike. He tours extensively across the globe and is a frequent guest with major orchestras, prestigious concert series and international festivals.
In the 2025 festival summer, Hadelich will perform with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, among others. He will appear at the BBC Proms in London, the Lucerne Festival, the Enescu Festival in Bucharest, as well as in Aspen, Tanglewood, and at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago.
The 2025/26 season opens with concerts in Bern, Brussels and Manchester. A particular highlight is his residency with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, featuring multiple appearances as soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. In North America he also performs with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Houston Symphony, St Louis Symphony, San Diego Symphony, New World Symphony and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Further invitations bring him to Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Munich Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphony, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Vienna Symphony, Festival Strings Lucerne, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon, Barcelona Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony and São Paulo Symphony. In April 2026, following his residency at the Tongyeong International Music Festival in South Korea, he makes his debut with the NCPA Orchestra in Beijing. Recitals take him to New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Graz, Heidelberg, Cremona and Taipei.
Hadelich’s discography reflects his stylistic versatility and encompasses much of the violin literature. In 2016 he received a GRAMMY Award for his recording of Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto L’Arbre des songes. Since 2017 he has been an exclusive artist with Warner Classics, releasing Paganini’s 24 Caprices (2018), Brahms and Ligeti Violin Concertos (2019), and Bohemian Tales with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2020), which won an OPUS KLASSIK Award in 2021. His recording of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas (2021) was widely acclaimed and nominated for a GRAMMY. On Recuerdos (2022) he performs works by Britten, Prokofiev and Sarasate with the WDR Sinfonieorchester. His most recent release, American Roadtrip (2024), a musical journey through American culture with pianist Orion Weiss, was also awarded an OPUS KLASSIK in 2025.
Augustin Hadelich, now a dual US and German citizen, was born in Italy to German parents. He studied with Joel Smirnoff at the Juilliard School in New York. In 2006, he won the Indianapolis International Violin Competition; numerous other awards followed. In 2017, the University of Exeter (UK) awarded him an honorary doctorate, and in 2018, he was named "Instrumentalist of the Year" by “Musical America”. He has been a member of the faculty at the Yale School of Music since June 2021. Hadelich plays a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù from 1744, known as the "Leduc, ex Szeryng," on loan from the Tarisio Trust.
As of September 2025
