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Augustin Hadelich Named Artistic Partner of Mahler Chamber Orchestra
On Thursday the Mahler Chamber Orchestra announced the appointment of violinist Augustin Hadelich as its new Artistic Partner.
Violinist Augustin Hadelich. Photo by Suxiao Yang.
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is a European-based professional touring chamber orchestra founded in 1997 by Claudio Abbado and former members of the Vienna-based Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. The orchestra is governed by its musicians in collaboration with its managing office, and it has performed in more than 40 countries across five continents.
Hadelich first collaborated with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in 2025, at the Easter Festival in Salzburg.
"I am very excited to join the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as an Artistic Partner!" Hadelich said in a statement. "Working with the MCO has been immensely rewarding. From our first notes together last year in Salzburg, I was impressed and inspired by their sound and musicianship. Our artistic partnership will start with a cycle of Mozart’s violin concertos, and continue with several tours. It will be an inspiring collaboration!"
The partnership will include a multi-year project starting in 2027 that will be made public later this spring, as well as other individual artistic projects co-created by Augustin Hadelich and the MCO.
The current conductor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra is Daniel Harding, and other current Artistic Partners include pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Yuja Wang, and Artistic Partner for Immersive Experiences Henrik Oppermann.
"Augustin Hadelich is a profound artist and wonderfully compelling musician with whom the orchestra felt an immediate rapport," said MCO concertmaster and board member Matthew Truscott. "We are thrilled to be welcoming Augustin as an Artistic Partner and look forward with great excitement to our future collaborations."
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February 16, 2026 at 02:13 PM · Monday AM ~ Elisabeth Matesky here, "Apostle" of Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein ~ {#1} Re Augustin Hadelich Rare 'Artistic Partner' with Mahler Chamber Orchestra Founded by Prime late Italian Conductor, Claudio Abbado {whom btw, almost became our New Chicago Symphony Orchestra MD following late CSO MD/Conductor, Sir Georg Solti's Passing} ~
Reading of this unique Relationship of superb Violinist, Augustin Hadelich with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra thrills me due to the kindness my pupil's have shared with me about the Grandeur and fine character of Augustin Hadelich! I am told his character enters all of Augustin's musical interpretations of Fabled Violin Concerti Masterworks and that "he has endured many ongoing operations for skin grafts yet ever positive and carrying on remarkably." Quote of one of my longtime terrifically gifted violin pupil's - now a sought after MD Anesthesiologist throughout very major Hospitals in America and formerly Head of a Major Hospital in Alaska ...
The Honour accorded to Augustin Hadelich bodes well for future US with European Musical Ensembles of Great Consequence! It also IMO will build new & ongoing "Harmony" Relationships between America and also Europe known for its Continental Culture which is greatly admired and cherished here in the United States amongst musicians and Music Lovers!!
I wish to Congratulate both Mr. Hadelich and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for this lovely and a First Collaboration with one of our most prized Concert Artists in Violin performing magnificently on the Stages of American revered Venue's for some time by now!! Perhaps there is a way to "arrange" the gorgeous "Adagietto" of Mahler's Fabled Fifth Symphony for Concert Violin with MCO collaborative 'accompaniment'?!
It would also be a musical Treat if the MCO w/Hadelich Toured the US and honoured all Music Loving Audiences here in Chicago's Symphony Center, formerly Orchestra Hall performing The World Premiere yours truly has just suggested Above!?
~ ~ ~ Sending Mr. Hadelich Warm Congratulations ~ ~ ~
............ Original Heifetz Pupil, Elisabeth Matesky ............
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