William Hagen, Violin and Albert Cano Smit, Piano

William Hagen, Violin and Albert Cano Smit, Piano

December 8, 2024
3:00 PM

Sunday

Tickets available soon!

December 8 | 3:00 PM | $55/Individual concert (starting September 2) | $250/All 6 Polinger Artists of Excellence concerts (by September 1)

William Hagen

William Hagen has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Highlights of the 2023/24 season include a return to the Detroit Symphony and a tour of the Netherlands with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

As soloist, William has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Detroit Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony (HR Sinfonieorchester), San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Utah Symphony, and many others around the globe.

As recitalist and chamber musician, William has performed at venues such as Wigmore Hall and the Louvre, and collaborated with artists such as Steven Isserlis, Gidon Kremer, Edgar Meyer, and Tabea Zimmerman, among others. He maintains an active schedule on both sides of the Atlantic, making frequent trips to Europe and cities around the US to play a wide range of repertoire.

“Even in an age when brilliant young violinists seem to grow on trees, Hagen…is a standout. He tossed off the most virtuosic passages of the Saint-Saëns with amazing precision, but he also made music…he always knew where the music was going and why.”
-Dallas Morning News

Albert Cano Smit

Praised as “a moving young poet” and “a great romantic” (by Christophe Huss – Le Devoir), Spanish/Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit enjoys a growing international career on the orchestral, recital, and chamber music stages.

Noted for his captivating performances, storytelling quality and nuanced musicality, the First Prize winner of the 2019 Young Concert Artists International Auditions has appeared as a soloist with the San Diego, Seattle, Montreal, Colorado Music Festival, Las Vegas, Manchester, and Barcelona symphony orchestras, amongst others.

“He established himself as an artist to watch.”
-Montreal Gazette

Questions? Please contact Marcie Blackman at mblackman@benderjccgw.org or 301.348.3808.

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