For many years now, Salzburg’s Hagen Quartet has established itself as one of the all time great quartets of our time.
Many years ago this amazing group gave a memorable concert in Carmel, California. I contacted the beforehand and I was able to meet the players who were kind and generous with their time. In particular, violist Veronika Hagen allowed me to hold her Stradivari viola, and to speak with her about other interesting topics.
An all Mozart concert followed, which was just amazing!
Here is the Hagen Quartet in Mozart’s Quartet number 19:
