Volker Hagedorn
From 9 May to 23 May 2018

Born in 1961, Volker Hagedorn is an author, journalist and viola player based in Northern Germany. He studied viola in Hannover, then joined the staff of newspapers and became a freelance writer and musician in 1996. His writing has appeared mainly in Die Zeit. He has published several collections of his work as a columnist, and has contributed to many musical recordings. Author among others of Der Wolkenkoffer: Mysterien des Alltags (2008), Mann, Frau, Affe (2012), Bachs Welt (2016), he was awarded the Ben Witter Prize in 2015 and the Gleim-Literaturpreis in 2017.