VC WEB BLOG | Violinist Lara St. John – ‘7 Essential Considerations When Commissioning New Music’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 26, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Canadian violin virtuoso and new music advocate, Lara St. John. In a VC-exclusive blog, Lara...

VC WEB BLOGS

VC WEB BLOG | Cellist Steven Isserlis – ‘Why We Should Never Stop Questioning Music’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 26, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with acclaimed British cellist, Mr Steven Isserlis - as he was making final preparation for...

Canada’s Windsor Symphony Orchestra Announces New Assistant Conductor

April 26, 2018

Zarin Mehta Montreal International Music Competition Cover

Montreal International Music Competition Announces New Jury President

April 26, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Maxim Vengerov, Waxman ‘Carmen Fantasy’ [LEARN]

April 26, 2018

Conductor Gianandrea Noseda Has Resigned from Torino Opera House

April 26, 2018

Czech-Based Pavel Haas String Quartet Announces New Violist

April 26, 2018

THROWBACK THURSDAY | Diana Adamyan & Pinchas Zukerman – Bach Double Violin Concerto [2015]

April 26, 2018

Maurice Ravel’s ‘Tzigane’ Premiered On This Day in 1924 [ON-THIS-DAY]

April 26, 2018

Composer Jennifer Higdon Awarded $100,000 2018 Nemmers Composition Prize

April 25, 2018

London Symphony Orchestra Announces Appointment of Two New Violists

April 25, 2018

MEET THE PROS | Menuhin Competition Jury Members – ‘Best Advice for Competitors’ [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

UK’s Academy of Ancient Music Ensemble Announces Promotion of New Leader

April 25, 2018

WACKY WEDNESDAY | Meet Nuno Santos – World’s First Water-Skiing Violinist [WTF]

April 25, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Joji Hattori, Ravel’s ‘Tzigane’ [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Henning Kraggerud, Svendsen’s ‘Romance’ [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Pamela Frank, Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

VC Young Artist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Perform at Upcoming Royal Wedding

April 25, 2018

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces New 26-Year-Old Assistant Concertmaster

April 25, 2018

Today is Norwegian Cellist Truls Mørk’s 57th Birthday! [ON-THIS-DAY]

April 25, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Diana Adamyan – Menuhin Competition, Senior 1st Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Nathan Mierdl – Menuhin Competition, Senior 2nd Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | HyunJae Lim – Menuhin Competition, Senior 3rd Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Tianyou Ma – Menuhin Competition, Senior 4th Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 3 Steven Isserlis New York City VIP 92Y Ticket Packs [ENTER]

April 24, 2018

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | Composer Conrad Tao – ‘Threads of Contact’ for Violin & Piano [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Chloe Chua – Menuhin Competition, Junior Joint 1st Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Christian Li – Menuhin Competition, Junior Joint 1st Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Ruibing Liu – Menuhin Competition, Junior 3rd Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Clara Shen – Menuhin Competition, Junior 4th Prize [2018]

April 24, 2018

VC VOX POP

VC VOX POP | “Do You Have Perfect Pitch? Were You Born With It?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 2, 2018

“Do you have perfect pitch, and if so, were you born with it ... or did you develop it?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s...

VC VOX POP | “Do You Use Any Technology or Apps to Help You Practice?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 7, 2018

“Do you use any technology or apps to help you practice?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to find out … German-Japanese Concert...

VC VOX POP | “What Do You Do Every Day to Avoid Playing Injuries?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 6, 2018

“What do you do every day to avoid playing injuries?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to find out … Australian VC Artist...

VC WEB BLOGS

VC WEB BLOG | Violinist Lara St. John – ‘7 Essential Considerations When Commissioning New Music’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 26, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Canadian violin virtuoso and new music advocate, Lara St. John. In a VC-exclusive blog, Lara discusses her 7 essential considerations when commissioning a composer for...

VC WEB BLOG | Cellist Steven Isserlis – ‘Why We Should Never Stop Questioning Music’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 26, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with acclaimed British cellist, Mr Steven Isserlis - as he was making final preparation for his recital this Sunday, with harpsichordist Richard Egarr, at New York's...

VC WEB BLOG | Guarneri Quartet Violist Michael Tree – In Memoriam (1934-2018) [RIP]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 6, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Orion Quartet violist Steven Tenenbom, longtime student and friend of former Guarneri String Quartet member, Mr Michael Tree - who passed away earlier this week,...

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Experimental Violinist, Patricia Kopatchinskaja – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 6, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with boundary-pushing Moldovan-Austrian-Swiss violin virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja - for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat her down to pick her brain on which...

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Pinchas Zukerman – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 29, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with violin and viola virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman - for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat him down to pick his brain on...

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Conductor Osmo Vänskä – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 22, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with esteemed Finnish conductor and clarinetist, Minnesota Orchestra Music Director, Maestro Osmo Vänskä - for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat him...

VC MASTERCLASS

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Maxim Vengerov, Waxman ‘Carmen Fantasy’ [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 26, 2018

Recorded live at the 2018 Menuhin Competition, in Geneva, violin virtuoso and jury member Maxim Vengerov works us through...

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Joji Hattori, Ravel’s ‘Tzigane’ [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Henning Kraggerud, Svendsen’s ‘Romance’ [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | 2018 Menuhin Competition – Pamela Frank, Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 [LEARN]

April 25, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | VC Young Artist Marc Bouchkov – ‘To Shoulder Rest or Not to Shoulder Rest?’ [LEARN]

April 9, 2018

VC ARTISTS

VC ARTIST | Cellist Benedict Kloeckner – “Really Remarkable, Perfect Playing”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 4, 2018

German cello virtuoso Benedict Kloeckner has firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's most gifted young string virtuosi - praised by Maestro...

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Nancy Zhou, 25 – 2018 Harbin International Violin Competition 1st Prize

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 24, 2018

25 year old American violinist Nancy Zhou is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young soloist of outstanding potential. A graduate of Harvard...

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Brannon Cho, 23 – Queen Elisabeth, Naumburg and Cassadó International Cello Comp Prizes

March 16, 2018

VC ARTISTS | Verona Quartet – Top Prizes at Wigmore Hall, Osaka, Melbourne, Fischoff & M-Prize Comps

March 8, 2018

VC ARTIST | Pablo Ferrández – Tchaikovsky & Paulo International Cello Comp Major Prizes

February 21, 2018

VC ARTISTS | Attacca Quartet – ‘Vivacious … exuberant, funky, and … exactingly nuanced’

January 31, 2018

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Minami Yoshida, 19 – Montreal & Sibelius Competition Major Prizes

January 22, 2018

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Sergei Dogadin – Shanghai, Hannover & Tchaikovsky Comp Major Prizes

January 12, 2018

VC INTERVIEWS

MEET THE PROS | Menuhin Competition Jury Members – ‘Best Advice for Competitors’ [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 25, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with 2018 Menuhin Competition jury members Pamela Frank, Joji Hattori, Itamar Golan, Ilya Gringolts, Henning Kraggerud, Lu Siqing, Josef Špaček and Soyoung Yoon. We...

VC INTERVIEW | Anne-Sophie Mutter – March 4th’s World Premiere of Sir André Previn’s ‘The Fifth Season’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 27, 2018

The Violin Channel recently sat down with German violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter as she was in final preparations for her upcoming US tour - including the world premiere performance...

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Violinist Lara St. John – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Violinist Lisa Batiashvili – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Violinist & Pedagogue Charles Castleman – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Violinist Stephanie Chase – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | VC Young Artist Blake Pouliot – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Violinist Gilles Apap – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Chloe Chua – Menuhin Competition, Junior Joint 1st Prize [2018]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Christian Li – Menuhin Competition, Junior Joint 1st Prize [2018]

ASK THE PROS

ASK THE PROS

ASK THE PROS | Violinist Lucie Robert – “What Qualities Should Every Young Aspiring Professional String Player Possess?” [ADVICE]

January 16, 2018

ASK THE PROS | Violinist Axel Strauss – “Does Competition Success Propel a Soloist into a Career?” [ADVICE]

January 3, 2018

VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

VC ARTIST | Cellist Benedict Kloeckner – “Really Remarkable, Perfect Playing”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 4, 2018

VC ARTISTS

German cello virtuoso Benedict Kloeckner has firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's most gifted young string virtuosi - praised by Maestro...

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 3 Steven Isserlis New York City VIP 92Y Ticket Packs [ENTER]

April 24, 2018

VC BACKSTAGE

GENEVA - APRIL 20 | 10 year old Christian Li from Australia and 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore have been awarded joint 1st prize in the Junior Division of the 2018 Menuhin Competition - with proud teachers, Yin Ke and Dr Robin Wilson
GENEVA - APRIL 20 | 10 year old Christian Li from Australia and 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore have been awarded joint 1st prize in the Junior Division of the 2018 Menuhin Competition – in Geneva, Switzerland
GENEVA - APRIL 18 | The 4 candidates progressing through to the Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division, in Geneva, Switzerland, have been announced
GENEVA - APRIL 18 | Three cheers for the hardest working man in all of Geneva - the Menuhin Competition’s official piano page-turner extraordinaire, Mr Andre Tribuzy. We’ve calculated Andre has thumbed approximately 200 scores on stage this week - and flipped more than 2000 pages!
GENEVA - APRIL 17 | The 6 candidates progressing through to the Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Junior Division, in Geneva, Switzerland, have just minutes ago been announced - including 10 year old Christian Li from Australia, 12 year old Guido Sant'Anna from Brazil and 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore
GENEVA - APRIL 17 | The 6 candidates progressing through to the Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Junior Division, in Geneva, Switzerland, have been announced
GENEVA - APRIL 16 | The 9 candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division have been announced - including 18 year old Nikola Pajanovic from Slovenia
GENEVA - APRIL 16 | The 9 candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division have been announced - including 17 year old Tianyou Ma from China, 21 year old Eric Tsai from the United States, 20 year old Hyunjae Lim from South Korea and 18 year old Diana Adamyan from Armenia
GENEVA - APRIL 16 | The 9 candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division have been announced - including Curtis Institute of Music students, 20 year old Hyunjae Lim and 21 year old Eric Tsai
GENEVA - APRIL 16 | The 9 candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division have been announced - including 21 year old Sumina Studer from Switzerland and 16 year old Elli Choi from the United States
GENEVA - APRIL 16 | The 9 candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division, in Geneva, Switzerland, have been announced
GENEVA - APRIL 14 | The 10 junior candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition, in Geneva, Switzerland, have just minutes ago been announced - including 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore, 14 year old Anatol Janos Toth from Switzerland/Germany and 10 year old Christian Li from Australia
GENEVA - APRIL 14 | The 10 junior candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition, in Geneva, Switzerland, have just minutes ago been announced - including 12 year old Guido Sant'Anna from Brazil
GENEVA - APRIL 14 | The 10 junior candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition, in Geneva, Switzerland, have just minutes ago been announced - including 12 year old Clara Shen from Germany and 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore
GENEVA - APRIL 14 | The 10 junior candidates progressing through to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Menuhin Competition, in Geneva, Switzerland, have just minutes ago been announced - including 10 year old Christian Li from Australia, 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore and 12 year old Clara Shen from Germany
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Impressive performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by The Juilliard School Pre-College student, 13-year-old Hina Khuoung-Huu - with pianist Nicola Eimer | Next up, our final competitor for day 1, 13 year old Jacques Forestier from Canada | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Impressive performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by The Juilliard School Pre-College student, 13-year-old Hina Khuoung-Huu - with pianist Nicola Eimer | Next up, our final competitor for day 1, 13 year old Jacques Forestier from Canada | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIl 13 | Powerful performance this afternoon in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by 15 year old Serin Park from the United States - with pianist Rusudan Alavidze | Next up, 13 year old The Juilliard School Pre-College student Hina Khuoung-Huu | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Impressive performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians prize winner, 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore - and pianist Saya Hashino | Next up, 14 year old Serin Park from the United States | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Powerhouse performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by 14 year old Curtis Institute of Music student, Yeyeong Jin from South Korea - and pianist Nicola Eimer | Next up, Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians prize winner, 11 year old Chloe Chua from Singapore | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Back again from London 2016, 14 year old Marley Erickson from the United States, with proud teacher Simon James, following this morning’s Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | Next up, also returning from London, 14 year old Yeyeong Jin from South Korea | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Impressively refined performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by 12 year old Clara Shen from Germany - with pianist Saya Hashino | Next up, 14 year old Marley Erickson from the United - back again from the 2016 competition in London | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Powerhouse performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by 15 year old Christina Jihee Nam from the United States - and pianist Nicola Eimer | Next up, Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition and Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians major prize winner, 12 year old Clara Shen from Germany | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Impressive performance this morning in the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by 14 year old Anatol Janos Toth from Switzerland/Germany - and pianist Rusudan Alavidze | Next up, 15 year old Christina Jihee Nam from the United States | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 13 | Beautifully poised performance this morning to open the Junior 1st round of the 2018 Menuhin Competition by 14 year old Haewon Lim from South Korea | Next up, 14 year old Anatol Janos Toth from Switzerland/Germany | Full live streaming of this year’s Menuhin Competition available live on The Violin Channel at: https://bit.ly/2IRK8KC | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re coming to you from Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland this evening for the 2018 Menuhin Competition opening concert celebration - featuring 14 year old VC Rising Star Yesong Sophie Lee, violin soloist and jury member Henning Kraggerud, conductor Marin Alsop and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | Tonight’s program featuring Saint-Saen’s ‘Havanaise’, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor - and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re coming to you from Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland this evening for a pre-concert open forum conversation with American conductor Marin Alsop and Menuhin Competition Artistic Director, Gordon Back | Tonight’s Menuhin Competition opening concert ticket holders invited to stop by for a chat with the world renowned Maestra
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re coming to you from Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland this evening for a pre-concert open forum conversation with American conductor Marin Alsop and Menuhin Competition Artistic Director, Gordon Back | Tonight’s Menuhin Competition opening concert ticket holders invited to stop by for a chat with the world renowned Maestra
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | 15 year old Hanchi Shi and 18 year old Qing Yu Chen nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | 21 year old Sumina Studer, 14 year old Antol Janos Toth, 20 year old Elena Kawazu and 17 year old Tianyou Ma nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | This year's youngest candidate, 10 year old Christian Li from Australia, with juror members Henning Kraggerud (Official) and VC Artist Josef Špaček, nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | 16 year old Takumi Taguchi and 21 year old Sumina Studer nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | 18 year old Zachary Brandon, 16 year old Takumi Taguchi and 16 year old Elli Choi nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | The 22 Senior and 22 Junior candidates are nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling-coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon for the competitors’ welcoming ceremony of the 2018 Menuhin Competition | The 22 Senior and 22 Junior candidates are nervously awaiting tomorrow’s commencement of the 2018 competition | As the competition’s official media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling-coverage – live from all venues | Opening round schedule available now at: https://bit.ly/2HbrkZZ | You won’t miss a beat!
NEW YORK - MARCH 30 | We’re at Joe's Pub at The Public in downtown Manhattan this afternoon for a happy hour drink and early set with the one and only Time for Three
NEW YORK - MARCH 21 | We’re at Rare Violins of New York in New York City this afternoon with the one and only ... Lisa Batiashvili. Guess who’s next up in the VC 20 Questions hot-seat?
NEW YORK - MARCH 19 | Were here at 37 West 57th Street (btw 5th and 6th Ave) in New York City today - the beautiful new offices of Rare Violins of New York | We’re checking out the incredible selection of stringed instruments today, at all price-points, with co-founders Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi - and the internationally acclaimed workshop head Tatsuo Imaishi
NEW YORK - MARCH 19 | Were here at 37 West 57th Street (btw 5th and 6th Ave) in New York City today - the beautiful new offices of Rare Violins of New York | We’re checking out the incredible selection of stringed instruments today, at all price-points, with co-founders Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi - and the internationally acclaimed workshop head Tatsuo Imaishi
NEW YORK - MARCH 19 | Were here at 37 West 57th Street (btw 5th and 6th Ave) in New York City today - the beautiful new offices of Rare Violins of New York | We’re checking out the incredible selection of stringed instruments today, at all price-points, with co-founders Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi - and the internationally acclaimed workshop head Tatsuo Imaishi
NEW YORK - MARCH 18 | We’re here in Scarsdale, New York this afternoon for a very special celebration for Maestro Aaron Rosand’s 91st birthday
NEW YORK - MARCH 18 | We’re here in Scarsdale, New York this afternoon for a very special celebration for Maestro Aaron Rosand’s 91st birthday. Mr Rosand, with his assistant Christina Khimm - and current Curtis Institute of Music students Andrea Obiso from Italy and Kyung Ji Min from South Korea
NEW YORK - MARCH 18 | We’re here in Scarsdale, New York this afternoon for a special celebration for Maestro Aaron Rosand’s 91st birthday. Kyung Ji Min performing Paganini’s 24th Caprice
NEW YORK - MARCH 18 | We’re here in Scarsdale, New York this afternoon for a very special celebration for Maestro Aaron Rosand’s 91st birthday. 2017 ARD International Violin Competition top prize winner, and current Mr Rosand student at the Curtis Institute of Music, Andrea Obiso from Italy performing Kreisler’s ‘Liebeslied’
NEW YORK - MARCH 4 | Spectacular world premiere performance of Andre Previn’s new ‘The Fifth Season’ for Violin and Piano this afternoon at New York’s Carnegie Hall - by superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis. A valuable new addition to the violin repertoire! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! #VCBackStage
WINNIPEG - FEBRUARY 1 | We’re here at the Winnipeg New Music Festival in Manitoba, Canada with the New York-based JACK Quartet for the world premiere performance of Philip Glass’ String Quartet No. 8 | Co-commissioned by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Hall, tonight’s program will also feature contemporary quartet works by Sabrina Schroeder, Brian Ferneyhough and Georg Friedrich Haas #WNMF2018

VC CONCERTHALL

GENEVA - APRIL 20 | It’s masterclass day here at the 2018 Menuhin Competition, in Geneva, Switzerland | 19 year old Zachary Brandon from the United States working on his Waxman ‘Carmen Fantasie’ - with jury member, violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov
GENEVA - APRIL 12 | We’re coming to you from Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland this evening for the 2018 Menuhin Competition opening concert celebration - featuring 14 year old VC Rising Star Yesong Sophie Lee, violin soloist and jury member Henning Kraggerud, conductor Marin Alsop and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | Tonight’s program featuring Saint-Saen’s ‘Havanaise’, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor - and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
NEW YORK - APRIL 10 | We’re at Zankel Hall at New York’s Carnegie Hall this evening with the acclaimed Berlin-based Artemis Quartett | Featuring violinists Vineta Sareika and Anthea Kreston, violist Gregor Sigl and cellist Eckart Runge, tonight’s program comprising Beethoven’s Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Bartok’s Quartet No. 2 - and Schumann’s Quartet No. 1 in A Minor
NEW YORK - APRIL 10 | We’re at Zankel Hall at New York’s Carnegie Hall this evening with the acclaimed Berlin-based Artemis Quartett | Featuring violinists Vineta Sareika and Anthea Kreston, violist Gregor Sigl and cellist Eckart Runge, tonight’s program comprising Beethoven’s Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Bartok’s Quartet No. 2 - and Schumann’s Quartet No. 1 in A Minor
NEW YORK - MARCH 27 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with violinist VC Artist Sarah Christian, pianist Fabian Muller, conductor Marie Jacquot and the Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra. Tonight’s program, presented by Siemens and bringing together two top-prize winners from the 2017 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Competition, featuring Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto
NEW YORK - MARCH 27 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with violinist VC Artist Sarah Christian, pianist Fabian Muller, conductor Marie Jacquot and the Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra. Tonight’s program, presented by Siemens and bringing together two top-prize winners from the 2017 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Competition, featuring Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto
NEW YORK - MARCH 27 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with violinist VC Artist Sarah Christian, pianist Fabian Muller, conductor Marie Jacquot and the Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra. Tonight’s program, presented by Siemens and bringing together two top-prize winners from the 2017 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Competition, featuring Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto
NEW YORK - MARCH 24 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with violin virtuoso Lisa Batiashvili and the amazing Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | An un-conducted program tonight featuring Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ and Symphony No. 8 - and Prokofiev’s ‘Schubert Waltzes’ and Violin Concerto No. 2
NEW YORK - MARCH 24 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with violin virtuoso Lisa Batiashvili and the amazing Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | An un-conducted program tonight featuring Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ and Symphony No. 8 - and Prokofiev’s ‘Schubert Waltzes’ and Violin Concerto No. 2
NEW YORK - MARCH 24 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with violin virtuoso Lisa Batiashvili and the amazing Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | An un-conducted program tonight featuring Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ and Symphony No. 8 - and Prokofiev’s ‘Schubert Waltzes’ and Violin Concerto No. 2
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with legendary violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman - with pianist Rohan De Silva | A scintillating program of duo works tonight by Bach, Mozart, Wieniawski, Bartók and Moszkowski
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with legendary violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman - with pianist Rohan De Silva | A scintillating program of duo works tonight by Bach, Mozart, Wieniawski, Bartók and Moszkowski
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with legendary violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman - with pianist Rohan De Silva | A scintillating program of duo works tonight by Bach, Mozart, Wieniawski, Bartók and Moszkowski
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR this evening for the prize giving ceremony of the 2018 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2018 career development grant recipients VC Artists Francisco Fullana and the Calidore String Quartet, double bassist Xavier Foley and pianist Drew Petersen
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR this evening for the prize giving ceremony of the 2018 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2018 career development grant recipients VC Artists Francisco Fullana and the Calidore String Quartet, double bassist Xavier Foley and pianist Drew Petersen
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR this evening for the prize giving ceremony of the 2018 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2018 career development grant recipients VC Artists Francisco Fullana and the Calidore String Quartet, double bassist Xavier Foley and pianist Drew Petersen
NEW YORK - MARCH 22 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR this evening for the prize giving ceremony of the 2018 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2018 career development grant recipients VC Artists Francisco Fullana and the Calidore String Quartet, double bassist Xavier Foley and pianist Drew Petersen
NEW YORK - MARCH 17 | We’re here at Lincoln Center’s Rose Studio, in New York City this evening for the CD launch of VC Artist Francisco Fullana’s new album ‘Through the Lens of Time’ on the Orchid Classics label. Tonight program featuring Max Richter’s ‘The Four Seasons Recomposed’ with the Metropolis Ensemble - and Isang Yun’s ‘Konigliches Thema’ for Solo Violin
NEW YORK - MARCH 17 | We’re here at Lincoln Center’s Rose Studio, in New York City this evening for the CD launch of VC Artist Francisco Fullana’s new album ‘Through the Lens of Time’ on the Orchid Classics label. Tonight program featuring Max Richter’s ‘The Four Seasons Recomposed’ with the Metropolis Ensemble - and Isang Yun’s ‘Konigliches Thema’ for Solo Violin
NEW YORK - MARCH 17 | We’re here at Lincoln Center’s Rose Studio, in New York City this evening for the CD launch of VC Artist Francisco Fullana’s new album ‘Through the Lens of Time’ on the Orchid Classics label. Tonight program featuring Max Richter’s ‘The Four Seasons Recomposed’ with the Metropolis Ensemble - and Isang Yun’s ‘Konigliches Thema’ for Solo Violin
NEW YORK - MARCH 15 | We’re here at The Crypt Sessions in Harlem, New York City this evening with violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz. Tonight’s programme, from the ‘Shiksa’ album, featuring newly-commissioned violin and piano works by Milica Paranosic, John Kameel Farah, Matt Herskowitz, Serouj Kradjian, Gene Pritsker and Martin Kennedy
NEW YORK - MARCH 15 | We’re here at The Crypt Sessions in Harlem, New York City this evening with violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz. Tonight’s programme, from the ‘Shiksa’ album, featuring newly-commissioned violin and piano works by Milica Paranosic, John Kameel Farah, Matt Herskowitz, Serouj Kradjian, Gene Pritsker and Martin Kennedy
NEW YORK - MARCH 15 | We’re here at The Crypt Sessions in Harlem, New York City this evening with violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz. Tonight’s programme, from the ‘Shiksa’ album, featuring newly-commissioned violin and piano works by Milica Paranosic, John Kameel Farah, Matt Herskowitz, Serouj Kradjian, Gene Pritsker and Martin Kennedy
NEW YORK - MARCH 7 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR this afternoon for a VC Facebook Livestream with South Korean VC Artist Bomsori Kim and pianist ChangYong Shin | Today’s program includes Hindemith's Sonata No.1, selections from Sibelius' ‘6 Pieces’, Ravel's Sonata No. 2 and Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe’s ‘Caprice d'apres l'etude en forme de Valse’. Toi! Toi! Toi!
NEW YORK - MARCH 7 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR this afternoon for a VC Facebook Livestream with South Korean VC Artist Bomsori Kim and pianist ChangYong Shin | Today’s program includes Hindemith's Sonata No.1, selections from Sibelius' ‘6 Pieces’, Ravel's Sonata No. 2 and Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe’s ‘Caprice d'apres l'etude en forme de Valse’. Toi! Toi! Toi!
NEW YORK - MARCH 4 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this afternoon with superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis for the much-anticipated world premiere performance of Andre Previn’s new ‘The Fifth Season’ for Violin and Piano. Toi! Toi! Toi!
NEW YORK - MARCH 4 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this afternoon with superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis for the much-anticipated world premiere performance of Andre Previn’s new ‘The Fifth Season’ for Violin and Piano. Toi! Toi! Toi!
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28 | We’re coming to you live from Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the New York recital debut of 23 year old double bass virtuoso Xavier Foley | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program with pianist Kelly Yu-Chieh Lin features Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Johannes Matthias Sperger’s Sonata in B Minor, Franck’s Sonata in A Major - and two original works by the soloist: ’Irish Fantasy’ and ‘The Falling Seagull’
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28 | We’re coming to you live from Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the New York recital debut of 23 year old double bass virtuoso Xavier Foley | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program with pianist Kelly Yu-Chieh Lin features Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Johannes Matthias Sperger’s Sonata in B Minor, Franck’s Sonata in A Major - and two original works by the soloist: ’Irish Fantasy’ and ‘The Falling Seagull’