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10 years ago, I first shared the stage with this young man.
Since then, He's been back twice... and he's never failed to astound me.

He's now so big, we can no longer afford to book him, unless some deep-pocketed benefactor decides to foot the bill. Thankfully, he's been a regular for us, because:
1. He loves that we were one of the first to give him his shot
2. We still have deep-pocketed benefactors who can still induce him to keep coming back.

Augie loves us.
And we love him.

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To coin a phrase by The Notorious B.I.G.: "I've been in this game for years..."
...and I've never seen someone with The Entire Package like this.

This kid plays the violin's High Art Repertoire like Simone Biles plays gymnastics at the Olympics.
He's on another level.

You can see him here, playing his own version of the 'Orange Blossom Special' as an encore, after torching down a solo performance with the New York Philharmonic.

I share with you, the talents of Agustin Hadelich






I'd have placed this vid in any number of other musicvid threads, but this just doesn't fit. He's just that special.

Lol. I'm sitting here, having just escaped the rabbit hole, searching for adjectives. That's about all I have as well. 🤣


Clem, your link above is dead. I'm guessing that may have been his wiki page, but I thought this article from 2011 was a good read. It gives a little depth to his challenges "after the fire" that nearly took his life at age 15...

A Young Violinist With Clout


What an amazing talent. From the same concert:

A very impressive young man!

Vassar Clements would be proud.

For those that don’t know that name he’s worth looking up. He’s a legend. The probable bluegrass GOAT. Certainly a bluegrass OG.

yup... it's the last half of Beethoven Violin Concerto, movement 3 (finale).


What you are hearing at the clip's beginning is what's called a cadenza. It's a section where a planned stop in the music takes place. The soloist then plays the next section unaccompanied, as the music showcases virtuosic technique and expressive depth. Easily the most demanding part of the entire composition, players slave away for months just to "learn the dance" (memorize/internalize the gestures required to navigate its basic requirements). Then, to have the mind sewn into the muscle memory enough to make the cadenza your own, well that's mastery on a world-class level.

Did you notice that there was no music stand in front of him? The Beethoven is about 50 minutes long. Dude played every note from memory.

Side note: everytime he plays that cadenza (or any cadenza from any of the other 30 concerti he has memorized)... it's always different from the times before. He's no wind-up, pre-programmed animatronic in a tux. It's just amazing. This is the level of musicianship that sets the standard for the next generation(s).

The article you embedded was from around the time we first heard him. First rehearsal, I looked at my stand partner in crime and said, "Damn."

Final thought (I can hear everyone's sigh of relief): The Olympics are ongoing. Imagine the pressure that comes with the reputation as "one of the world's best." Now, imagine (consistently) performing at that level 60-70 times times per year.

We share this world with amazing people.