Augustin Hadelich
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| Background information | |
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April 4, 1984 Cecina, Italy |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Instruments | Ex-Kiesewetter 1723 Stradivarius violin |
| Labels | AVIE, Naxos |
| Website | augustin-hadelich.com |
Augustin Hadelich (born April 4, 1984 in Italy) is a Grammy-winning classical violinist.
Augustin Hadelich was born in Cecina, Italy, to German parents. His two older brothers were already playing cello and piano when Augustin (age 5) began his studies on the violin with his father, an agriculturalist and amateur cellist. In his early musical development, Hadelich progressed in his studies through irregular lessons and masterclasses from violinists traveling near the Hadelich farm in rural Tuscany, including Uto Ughi, Christoph Poppen, Igor Ozim, and Norbert Brainin. Hadelich enjoyed a blossoming career as a wunderkind violinist, pianist, and composer in Germany as a contemporary of violinist Julia Fischer.
In 1999, Augustin Hadelich suffered severe burns at a fire on his family's farm in Italy and he was airlifted to be treated in Germany. The accident left Hadelich unable to play for over a year. "It is perhaps because of this experience — because I had this moment where I wasn’t sure if I would ever play the violin again — that I appreciate what is happening in my life more. I really try to enjoy every moment. It made me realize how important music was to me," Hadelich has commented. After his recovery, Hadelich graduated summa cum laude from the Instituto Mascagni in Livorno, Italy, and successfully auditioned for admission to The Juilliard School. From 2004-2007, Hadelich studied at Juilliard with Joel Smirnoff, graduating with a Graduate Diploma (2005) and an Artist Diploma (2007).
Shortly after winning first prize at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 2006, Augustin Hadelich proved himself ready for the world stage through several short-notice substitutions with major orchestras. In 2008 he filled in for Julian Rachlin at the Hollywood Bowl, performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2010, Hadelich made his New York Philharmonic debut at the Bravo! Vail Festival substituting for violinist Nikolaj Znaider. He has since appeared as a soloist with every major orchestra in North America, many of them multiple times, including Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony. Among his recent and upcoming worldwide appearances are the BBC Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony, Finnish Radio Orchestra, Hamburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Munich Philharmonic, Netherlands Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, NHK Symphony Tokyo, as well as the radio orchestras of Cologne, Frankfurt, and Stuttgart.
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