News Release: Shreveport Symphony presents renowned violinist William Hagen on March 4

Contact:

Lois Robinson, Executive Director

(318) 222-7496

lrobinson@shreveportsymphony.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SHREVEPORT SYMPHONY PRESENTS RENOWNED VIOLINIST

WILLIAM HAGEN ON MARCH 4

Program features Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 and Bruch's Scottish Fantasy

FEBRUARY 21, 2023, SHREVEPORT, LA - On Saturday, March 4, the Shreveport Symphony (SSO) and violinist William Hagen perform Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy, followed by one of the most beloved symphonies in the repertoire―Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8.

Dvořák and Bruch

Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 PM

RiverView Theater

600 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Michael Butterman, conductor

William Hagen, violin

BUTTERWORTH The Banks of Green Willow

BRUCH Scottish Fantasy

DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

Tickets are available online at shreveportsymphony.com or by phone at 318-227-8863. Prices range from $20-$63. Tickets for children 12 and under are $10; student tickets are $15. The SSO's season sponsor is Willis-Knighton Health System. The concert sponsor is LOCALiQ, and the guest artist sponsor is the Nell Shehee Foundation.

On Sunday, March 5 at 3 PM, The Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music Series continues with violinist William Hagen and 2021 Wideman Silver Medalist, pianist Edward Leung, playing Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major. The program also includes Debussy’s String Quartet with Karim Ayala Pool, violin; Borys Smolaga, viola; and Jason Mooney, cello. The free concert will be held at Anderson Auditorium on the Centenary College campus.

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About William Hagen

The riveting 29-year-old American violinist William Hagen has appeared as a soloist with many of the world's great orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, San Francisco Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony and many more. He was the third prize winner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, one of the highest-ranking Americans ever in the prestigious competition. Hagen recently performed with the Sacramento and Savannah Philharmonics, the North Carolina and Omaha Symphonies, and Symphoria, with recitals for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and the Colburn School. He performs on the 1732 ‘Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan’ Stradivarius, on generous loan from the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation.

About the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Since its founding in 1948, the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has become Louisiana's oldest continually operating professional orchestra and one of the most respected regional orchestras in the United States. The SSO's mission is: To Embrace - to embrace the community we serve and to be embraced by the same community; to broaden the level of supporters and their involvement with the orchestra; to work across the region with various arts organizations through cooperation and partnerships. To Enlighten - to educate; to enlighten the senses beyond the norm. To Experience - to provide the unique aesthetic experiences of live orchestral music; to give depth and enriching life; to connect people through music; to foster cultural diversity. To Excel - to foster artistic, organizational, and financial excellence. shreveportsymphony.com