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14 Year Old María Dueñas Fernández Awarded Intermediate 1st Prize at China’s Zhuhai Mozart Competition

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 21, 2017

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VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 10 Cremona Mondomusica Exhibition Double Passes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 21, 2017

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THROWBACK THURSDAY | Shihan Wang – 2016 Spohr Violin Competition 1st Prize [VIDEO]

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12 Year Old Shihan Wang Awarded 1st Prize at China’s Zhuhai Junior Mozart Competition

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VC WEB BLOG | VC Young Artist Ziyu He – “My 2015 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition Experience” [BLOG]

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CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

3 Senior Violin Finalists Announced at China’s Zhuhai International Mozart Competition

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OUT NOW | Violinist Samuel Nebyu’s ‘Music by Composers of African Descent’ [LISTEN]

CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

14 Year Old María Dueñas Fernández Awarded Intermediate 1st Prize at China’s Zhuhai Mozart Competition

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 21, 2017

14 year old María Dueñas Fernández, from Spain, has been awarded 1st prize in the Group B (13 to 16...

VC GIVEAWAYS

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 10 Cremona Mondomusica Exhibition Double Passes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 21, 2017

The Violin Channel, in conjunction with Cremona Fiere, is this week giving away 10 double passes to the 2017...

CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

Samuel Nebyu ‘Music by Composers of African Descent’ CD Winners Announced!

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 21, 2017

And the winners are in! The following 5 lucky VC members will each be receiving a fresh-off-the-press personally-autographed CD copy...

THROWBACK THURSDAY | Shihan Wang – 2016 Spohr Violin Competition 1st Prize [VIDEO]

September 21, 2017

Today is French-born American Violinist Arnaud Sussmann’s 33rd Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

September 21, 2017

German Violinist August Wilhelmj Born On This Day in 1845 [ON-THIS-DAY]

September 21, 2017

ASK THE PROS | Danielle Belen – ‘Differing Teaching Needs of Pre-College, College & Post-Grad Students’ [ADVICE]

September 20, 2017

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Announce Four New String Appointments

September 20, 2017

12 Year Old Shihan Wang Awarded 1st Prize at China’s Zhuhai Junior Mozart Competition

September 20, 2017

WACKY WEDNESDAY | Meet YuMi … The Collaborative Orchestral Conducting Robot [WOW]

September 20, 2017

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AUDITION | Royal Danish Orchestra, Denmark – ‘Assistant Principal 2nd Violin’ Position [APPLY]

September 20, 2017

Canadian Violin Virtuoso Kathleen Parlow Was Born On This Day in 1890 [ON-THIS-DAY]

September 20, 2017

Tchaikovsky’s ‘Valse-Scherzo’ Premiered On This Day in 1878 [ON THIS DAY]

September 20, 2017

Spanish Violinist And Composer Pablo de Sarasate Died On This Day in 1908 [ON-THIS-DAY]

September 20, 2017

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VC BLOG | Violinist Samuel Nebyu – “Debut Album: Music by Composers of African Descent” [BLOG]

September 19, 2017

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | Composer David Ludwig – ‘Pangaea’ for Piano and Strings, 2017 [NEW]

September 19, 2017

VC WEB BLOG | VC Young Artist Ziyu He – “My 2015 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition Experience” [BLOG]

September 19, 2017

VC WEB BLOGS

VC BLOG | Violinist Samuel Nebyu – “Debut Album: Music by Composers of African Descent” [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 19, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Ethiopian-Hungarian violinist Samuel Nebyu. In a VC-exclusive blog, the Temple University Boyer College of Music student talks us through the inspiration and...

VC WEB BLOG | VC Young Artist Ziyu He – “My 2015 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition Experience” [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 19, 2017

With the 2017 Zhuhai International Mozart Violin Competition underway this week in China, VC recently caught up with 2015 Intermediate 1st prize winner, Chinese VC Young Artist Ziyu He - to get...

VC WEB BLOG | Violinist Daniil Bulayev – “My 2015 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition Experience” [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 15, 2017

With the 2017 Zhuhai International Mozart Violin Competition underway this week in China, VC recently caught up with 2015 Junior 1st prize winner, Latvian violinist Daniil Bulayev - to get a better...

VC WEB BLOG | Composer Avner Dorman – “My Newly-Premiered Work: For Solo Violin” [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 12, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the acclaimed Israeli-born composer, Avner Dorman. In a VC-exclusive blog, Avner talks us through his inspiration and process behind his newly-premiered unaccompanied 12 minute...

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VC RISING STARS

VC RISING STAR | Yesong Sophie Lee, 13 – 2016 Junior Menuhin Competition 1st Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 18, 2017

13 year old violinist, Yesong Sophie Lee from the United States is quickly building an international following as an emerging young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student...

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Timothy Chooi, 23 – Menuhin & Michael Hill Competition Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 11, 2017

23 year old Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi is firmly establishing a reputation as an emerging young virtuoso of exceptional promise – praised for his maturity,...

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Moné Hattori, 17 – Novosibirsk & Boris Goldstein International Competition 1st Prizes

September 1, 2017

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Lara Boschkor, 17 – Tonali, Szeryng & Flesch Competition 1st Prizes

August 21, 2017

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Richard Lin, 26 – Major Prizes Hannover, Singapore, Sendai and Michael Hill Comps

August 10, 2017

VC ARTIST | Bomsori Kim – Wieniawski, Hannover & Tchaikovsky Competition Major Prizes

July 28, 2017

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Luke Hsu, 26 – Isangyun, Michael Hill, Nielsen & Wieniawski Comp Major Prizes

July 20, 2017

VC RISING STAR | Na Kyung Kang, 13 – Menuhin, Kloster Schöntal & Tchaikovsky Young Musicians Major Prizes

July 13, 2017

VC INTERVIEWS

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | VC Artist Augustin Hadelich – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 10, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Italian-German VC Artist Augustin Hadelich - for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat the Grammy-winning violinist down to pick his...

VC VOX POP | “Do You Ever Miss Something About How You Used To Play?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 8, 2017

“Do you ever miss something about how you used to play?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to find out … German Violin Virtuoso,...

VC VOX POP | “What’s Your Favourite Gift Ever Received From a Fan?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - August 31, 2017

“What's your favourite gift from a fan?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to find out … German Violin Virtuoso, Julia Fischer: "ALL the gifts...

ASK THE PROS

ASK THE PROS | Violin Pedagogue Grigory Kalinovsky – “How to Achieve a Great Left Hand” [ADVICE]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 7, 2017

VC member Josephine Harley from the United States was keen to know the properties of a great left hand for...

ASK THE PROS | Patinka Kopec – ‘Telling a Student a Career in Performance May Not Be for Them’ [ADVICE]

July 17, 2017

ASK THE PROS | Cellist Natasha Brofsky – ‘Developing a Great Performance Presence’ [ADVICE]

July 10, 2017

ASK THE PROS | Violist Karen Dreyfus – ‘Improving Your Sight-Reading Skills’ [ADVICE]

July 3, 2017

ASK THE PROS | Violin Pedagogue Donald Weilerstein – ‘Improving Your Intonation’ [ADVICE]

May 12, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS

VC MASTERCLASS | Nicola Benedetti – Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 5 Masterclass [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 12, 2017

Scottish violin soloist Nicola Benedetti works us through a student violin masterclass on Ysaÿe's Solo Sonata No. 5. Recorded live on...

VC MASTERCLASS | Conductor Benjamin Zander – Tchaikovsky ‘Rococo Variations’ Masterclass [LEARN]

August 22, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS | Violin Pedagogue Joseph Silverstein – Violin Vibrato Masterclass [LEARN]

August 16, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS | VC Artist Ray Chen – Violin Harmonics Masterclass [LEARN]

August 7, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS | Conductor Benjamin Zander – Elgar Cello Concerto Masterclass [LEARN]

August 7, 2017

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | New York Virtuosi Quartet – Philip Glass’s ‘Mishima’ [MUSIC VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | Thomas Zehetmair – Mozart Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, 1988 [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | Philippe Quint – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, March 2017 [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Vladimir Spivakov & Pianist Boris Bekhterev – 1980 Recital [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | Rudolf Koelman – Sibelius Violin Concerto, 1980, 20 Years Old [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | Kristine Balanas – 2017 ARD Violin Competition 3rd Prize [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | Andrea Obiso – 2017 ARD Violin Competition Joint-Top Prize [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | VC Young Artist Sarah Christian – 2017 ARD Violin Comp Joint-Top Prize [VIDEO]

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NEW TO YOUTUBE | 2017 ARD International Violin Competition Semi-Final Round [VIDEO]

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VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

VC RISING STAR | Yesong Sophie Lee, 13 – 2016 Junior Menuhin Competition 1st Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 18, 2017

VC RISING STARS

13 year old violinist, Yesong Sophie Lee from the United States is quickly building an international following as an emerging young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student...

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 10 Cremona Mondomusica Exhibition Double Passes

September 21, 2017

OUT NOW

SALZBURG – AUGUST 27 | We're in Salzburg, Austria this evening for the prize-giving ceremony celebration of the 2017 Salzburg Festival Summer Academy of the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg | Tonight’s gala performance features a selected group of this year’s outstanding masterclass participants - including 2016 Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition 1st prize winner Elly Suh - and 10 year old British Violinist Leia Zhu
NEW YORK - AUGUST 18 | We’ve coming to you live from the Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival, in New York City this weekend | Backstage with the incredible Gil Shaham - following this evening's stupendous performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with conductor Louis Langrée and the Festival Orchestra
VAIL – JULY 14 | We’re live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | A breathtaking performance of Mozart’s 3rd Violin Concerto this evening at the Gerald Ford Ampitheater by soloist Gil Shaham, conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra
VAIL – JULY 14 | We’re live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | A breathtaking performance of Mozart’s 3rd Violin Concerto this evening at the Gerald Ford Ampitheater by soloist Gil Shaham, conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra
VAIL – 9 JULY | We’re live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | A breathtaking performance of Rachmaninoff’s rarely-programmed 4th Piano Concerto this evening at the Gerald Ford Ampitheater by soloist Haochen Zhang and The Philadelphia Orchestra | Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
VAIL – 7 JULY | We’re coming to you live and exclusively from the beautiful Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | James Ehnes, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Zorá String Quartet … Interviews, VC Livestreams, concerts, backstage access and more … You won't miss a beat!

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NEW YORK - AUGUST 18 | We’ve coming to you live from the Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival, in New York City this weekend | Tonight’s program, with conductor Louis Langrée and the Festival Orchestra, features Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 - and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the evergreen Gil Shaham
NEW YORK - AUGUST 18 | We’ve coming to you live from the Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival, in New York City this weekend | Tonight’s program, with conductor Louis Langrée and the Festival Orchestra, features Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 - and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the evergreen Gil Shaham
TANGLEWOOD – AUGUST 13 | We're coming to you live and direct from the picturesque Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts this weekend | Today’s programme features superstar violinist Joshua Bell, with conductor Lahav Shani and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto - with Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’ Overture and Schubert’s ‘Great’ Symphony
TANGLEWOOD – AUGUST 13 | We're coming to you live and direct from the picturesque Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts this weekend | Today’s programme features superstar violinist Joshua Bell, with conductor Lahav Shani and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto - with Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’ Overture and Schubert’s ‘Great’ Symphony
TANGLEWOOD – AUGUST 12 | We're coming to you live and direct from the picturesque Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts this weekend | Superstar violinist Joshua Bell hard at work in rehearsal today for tomorrow afternoon's matinee performance of the Mendelssohn Concerto with conductor Lahav Shani and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
TANGLEWOOD – 12 AUGUST | We're coming to you live and direct from the picturesque Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts this weekend - the glorious summer home of the Boston Symphony
TANGLEWOOD – 12 AUGUST | We're coming to you live and direct from the picturesque Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts this weekend - the glorious summer home of the Boston Symphony
NEW YORK – JULY 18 | We're enjoying a perfect New York City early evening at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell with the evergreen Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Tonight's program, under the setting sun, features Bach's Brandenburg Concerto's No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 and Christopher Theofanidis' 'Muse'
NEW YORK – JULY 18 | We're enjoying a perfect New York City early evening at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell with the evergreen Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Tonight's program, under the setting sun, features Bach's Brandenburg Concerto's No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 and Christopher Theofanidis' 'Muse'
VAIL – JULY 14 | We’re live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | A breathtaking performance of Mozart’s 3rd Violin Concerto this evening at the Gerald Ford Ampitheater by soloist Gil Shaham, conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra