Maurice Hasson 1934 – 2026

Biography

Maurice Hasson was a French-Venezuelan violinist renowned for a warm tone and a career that spanned the great concert halls of Europe and America. Born in Paris on July 6, 1934, he won first prize for violin at the Paris Conservatoire and was a laureate of the 1953 Thibaud Competition, later studying for many years with Henryk Szeryng. He lived in Venezuela from 1960 to 1973, then settled in London, debuting at the Proms and with the Cleveland Orchestra under Lorin Maazel in 1978. He recorded Bach’s Double Concerto with Szeryng in 1976 and taught violin at the Royal Academy of Music. He died on November 9, 2026, aged 92.