The Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) has welcomed VC Artist Augustin Hadelich as its new Artistic Partner, which will see him involved in various individual projects as well as a multi-year collaboration starting in 2027.

Augustin’s new appointment comes after his first performance with the MCO in 2025 at the Easter Festival in Salzburg. 

He also joins other partners in the MCO, including Conductor Laureate Daniel Harding, pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Yuja Wang, and Artistic Partner for Immersive Experiences, Henrik Oppermann. 

Since its founding in 1997, the MCO has performed in over 40 countries across five continents. This January, the orchestra opened the World Economic Forum in Davos, accompanied Mercedes-Benz at the World Premiere of the new S-Class in Stuttgart, and toured Spain with Yuja Wang. Additionally, the orchestra’s educational program MCO Academy, recently gave concerts in Essen, Dortmund, and Cologne, conducted by Riccardo Minasi.

“Augustin Hadelich is a profound artist and wonderfully compelling musician with whom the orchestra felt an immediate rapport. We are thrilled to be welcoming Augustin as an Artistic Partner and look forward with great excitement to our future collaborations,” said MCO concertmaster and board member Matthew Truscott. 

“I am very excited to join the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as an Artistic Partner!” Augustin added. “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 Mahler Chamber Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2027 and we cannot wait to start the celebratory year with Augustin as our Artistic Partner,” expressed MCO’s CEO Liisa Ketomäki. “I’m proud that we can finally share this wonderful news, and look forward to the upcoming seasons with him as part of the MCO family.”