Munich-born violinist Viviane Hagner made her debut at the age of 12. One year later she took part in the legendary "joint concert" of the Israel and Berlin Philharmonics in Tel Aviv (conducted by Zubin Mehta). Viviane Hagner performed with the greatest orchestras, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Staatskapelle Berlin, the Czech Philharmonic, the Bavarian State Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with conductors: Abbado, Ashkenazy, Barenboim and Eschenbach among others. Her recent concert highlights include performances of the Brahms Double Concerto with Yo-Yo Ma and Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with Pinchas Zukerman and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, as well as recitals in New York, Washington and Boston.
She gave the world premiere of Unsuk Chin's Violin Concerto with the Deutsche Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin and Kent Nagano (2002), later taking the work to the USA. After the premiere of Simon Holt's new Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jonathan Nott (2006), The Sunday Times critic wrote that she "caught the music's soul".
An ardent chamber musician, she has performed at renowned international festivals including Schleswig-Holstein, Salzburg Easter Festival, Marlboro and Ravinia. With her sister and congenial duo partner, pianist Nicole Hagner, she has recorded a debut album featuring works by Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and Schubert (EMI Classics).
She has been invited by the Konzerthaus Berlin to be their Artist in Residence in 2007/8. This season also sees her debut with the New York Philharmonics and Lorin Maazel.
Viviane Hagner plays the Sasserno Stradivarius (1717), generously loaned to her by the Nippon Music Foundation.