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VC recently caught up with violinist Lara St John for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover — direct from her Coronavirus quarantine in New York City. View...

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VC INSTA TAKEOVER | VC Artist Calidore Quartet – Live from Spain [INSIDER]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 13, 2020

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the VC Artist Calidore String Quartet for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover – direct from Barcelona's L’Auditori and...

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VC YOUNG ARTIST | LGT Young Soloists – “Highly Gifted Young International String Soloists”

The Violin Channel - September 14, 2020

Comprising highly gifted young international string soloists, aged 14 to 25, the 28 young members individually hold over 80 national and international competition prizes...

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VC ARTIST | Violist Matthew Lipman – “Splendid Technique and Musical Sensitivity”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 7, 2020

A graduate of The Juilliard School and the Kronberg Academy, where he studied with Heidi Castleman and Tabea Zimmermann, Matthew Lipman is a former prize winner at the Lionel Tertis...

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Moné Hattori, 20 – “Dazzling Young Virtuoso of Outstanding Potential”

August 31, 2020

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VC ARTIST | Violist Diyang Mei – ARD Viola Competition 1st Prize Winner

August 23, 2020

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Merz Trio – Fischoff, Chesapeake & Concert Artists Guild Comp Top Prizes

August 17, 2020

VC ARTIST | Ray Chen – ‘One of The New Generation’s Most Prodigiously Talented & Captivating Artists’

August 10, 2020

VC ARTIST | Verona Quartet – Wigmore Hall, Osaka, Melbourne & Concert Artists Guild Comp Top Prizes

August 3, 2020

VC ARTIST | Ioana Cristina Goicea, 27 – Indianapolis, Queen Elisabeth & Michael Hill Comp Major Prizes

July 28, 2020

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VC VOX POP | “What Was Your Most Memorable Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Rehearsal?”

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VC VOX POP | “What’s the Strangest Question You’ve Been Asked by a Fan?” [Q&A]

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VC VOX POP | “What Are the Unexpected Benefits of Participating in a Virtual Summer Program?”

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VC VOX POP | “What’s the Funniest Thing That Ever Happened To You on an Orpheus Tour?’’ [Q&A]

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VC VOX POP | “What Piece of Repertoire Do You Still Want to Learn?” [Q&A]

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VC VOX POP | “Are You Ok Being Filmed on a Cell Phone During a Performance?” [Q&A]

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VC INSIDER | “As a Teacher, How do you Best Overcome Overbearing Parents?” [ADVICE]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - August 18, 2020

VC INSIDER | “Should A Student Take a Lesson With a Prospective Teacher Before a Conservatory Audition?”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 9, 2020

VC INSIDER | ‘Fundamental Elements of a Truly Outstanding Concertmaster’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 6, 2019

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VC INSIGHT | Violinist Charles Castleman – ‘What Are the Hardest Things to Teach?’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 4, 2019

In a VC-exclusive guest blog, respected American violinist and pedagogue, Mr Charles Castleman shares his thoughts on what he feels are the hardest things to teach a violin student. ''There...

VC WEB BLOG | Violinist Svetlin Roussev – ‘Tips & Advice for Rock Solid Memorization’ [INSIGHT]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 25, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Bulgarian violinist Svetlin Roussev. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, the former major prize winner at the Indianapolis and Long-Thibaud International Violin Competitions talks...

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VC LIVE | 2020 Avery Fisher Prize Announcement & Ceremony

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VC LIVE | Young Concert Artists 60th Anniversary Virtual Celebration

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VC LIVE | “Salon de Virtuosi” Presents: Cellists Amit Peled & Ismael Guerrero

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VC LIVE | Lincoln Center & Buglisi Dance Theatre’s “Table of Silence Project 9/11”

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VC LIVE | Wigmore Hall Presents: Cellist Alban Gerhardt

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VC LIVE | Taiwan Philharmonic Presents: Masterclass With VC Artist Ray Chen

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VC BLOG | Ani Kavafian – “No Substitute for Learning From Musicians From Different Generations”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 9, 2020

This week, The Violin Channel caught up with violinist and long time Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center musician, Ani Kavafian. ''Chamber Music ... My first love .... When I was a...

VC INSIGHT | Cellist Alban Gerhardt – “Building Your Own Interpretation of a Standard Work”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - August 24, 2020

In a VC-exclusive guest piece, Alban shares his personal thoughts on how to build your own unique interpretation of a popular work. “Whenever I have or had to learn a...

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VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s Todd Phillips – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 25, 2020

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Violinist Shlomo Mintz – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - December 8, 2019

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Cellist Steven Isserlis – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 23, 2019

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VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Amit Peled – Dvorak Cello Concerto [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 2, 2020

Israeli-American cellist and pedagogue Amit Peled works us through the 1st movement of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor. Recorded in...

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Amit Peled – Saint-Saëns ‘The Swan’ [LEARN]

January 3, 2020

VC MASTERCLASS | Violinist Janna Gandelman – Saint Saens ‘Rondo Capriccioso'[LEARN]

October 11, 2019

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Amit Peled – Elgar Cello Concerto 2nd Mvt [LEARN]

August 16, 2019

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Zvi Plesser – Bach Solo Cello Suite No. 2 [LEARN]

July 29, 2019

VC INTERVIEWS

VC INTERVIEW | Vadim Gluzman – Artistic Director of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 9, 2020

The Violin Channel recently sat down with Vadim Gluzman, Artistic of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival. Tell us about the North Shore Chamber Music Festival. When was it founded...

VC INTERVIEW | David Finckel & Wu Han – Co-Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 9, 2020

The Violin Channel recently chatted with David Finckel & Wu Han, Co-Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The virtual event will take over The Violin Channel’s...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the BBC Proms, in London, for a performance with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, pianist Mitsuko Uchida, and the London Symphony Orchestra | Program includes Giovanni Gabrieli’s “Sacrae Symphoniae”, Elgar’s “Introduction and Allegro”, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata, Op. 27 No.2 in C Sharp minor, Gyorgy Kurtag’s “…quasi una fantasia…”, Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5 in D major, and the world premiere of Thomas Ades’ “Dawn”
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the BBC Proms, in London, for a performance with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, pianist Mitsuko Uchida, and the London Symphony Orchestra | Program includes Giovanni Gabrieli’s “Sacrae Symphoniae”, Elgar’s “Introduction and Allegro”, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata, Op. 27 No.2 in C Sharp minor, Gyorgy Kurtag’s “…quasi una fantasia…”, Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5 in D major, and the world premiere of Thomas Ades’ “Dawn”
This week, we’re coming to you from the La Jolla Music Society SUMMERFEST, in San Diego with pianist and Music Director Inon Barnatan | Inon working on his virtual program notes for Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 3 and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1
This week, we’re coming to you from the La Jolla Music Society SUMMERFEST, in San Diego with violinist, VC Artist Tessa Lark, cellist Clive Greensmith and pianist Inon Barnatan | The all-transcription program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major (Arr. Piano Trio) and Rachmaninoff’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ (Arr. Solo Piano)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego this week - for a special ‘drive-in’ live performance with violinists VC Artist Simone Porter and Zachary DePue, violist Brett Bayless, cellist Austin Huntington, double bassist Nathan Farrington, keyboardist Alison Leudeke and trumpeter Conrad Jones | The all-Vivaldi program including: the Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, Concerto for Oboe in D Major, ‘Summer’ from the ‘Four Seasons’ - and the Concerto for Two Trumpets
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Colburn School, in Los Angeles – with the VC Young Artist Viano String Quartet | The awesome foursome returning to school this week to begin rehearsals for their upcoming performance at the virtual Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity International String Quartet Festival
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Colburn School, in Los Angeles – with the VC Young Artist Viano String Quartet | The awesome foursome returning to school this week to begin rehearsals for their upcoming performance at the virtual Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity International String Quartet Festival
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Colburn School, in Los Angeles – with the VC Young Artist Viano String Quartet | The awesome foursome returning to school this week to begin rehearsals for their upcoming performance at the virtual Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity International String Quartet Festival
BOULDER, COLORADO - AUGUST 13, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Boulder, Colorado this week – for the Virtual Boulder Cello Festival | Cellists David Requiro, Meta Weiss, Matthew Zalkind and Alice Yoo performing a selection of arrangements and transcriptions for cello quartet
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’

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This week, we’re coming to you from Dallas, with conductor Fabio Luisi, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra — one of the first, large American arts organizations to return to the live concert stage during the COVID-19 pandemic | The program, in front of a socially-distanced audience of 75 people, includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major and his Symphony No. 8 in F major
LIVE FROM SYDNEY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Sydney, with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, for their first live performance since March, with a seating capacity of 400 audience members | Program includes Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in D major, Op. 44 No. 1 (arr. for string orchestra), and Schoenberg’s “Verklarte Nacht”
MUNICH - SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 | We’re coming to from Munich for the Bavarian State Opera’s production, “7 Deaths of Maria Callas” | A project created by performance artist Marina Abramovic, the opera includes music by Marko Nikodijevic, and selections from works by Bellini, Bizet, Donizetti, Puccini, and Verdi | To comply with Bavaria’s COVID-19 regulations, a maximum of 500 audience members are allowed in the hall
HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Hamburg for a concert with violinist Lisa Batiashvili, conductor Alan Gilbert, and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester | Program including Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D Major | 📸 Pater Hundert
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - AUGUST 27, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Romania, for a series of concerts with conductor Cristian Macelaru and the Romanian Chamber Orchestra | The program includes Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’, Dvorak’s ‘Serenade for Strings’ and Alin Constantin Chelarescu’s ‘IOC (first audition)’
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 27, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Amsterdam with the EUYO - The European Union Youth Orchestra and with a special guest appearance by Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | The program includes Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, Debussy's ‘Syrinx’ for Solo Flute, Richard Strauss’ ‘Metamorphosen’, Brahms’ ‘Hungarian Dance’ No. 1 in G Minor and Andy Akiho’s ‘Pillar IV’ for Percussion Quartet
LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 24, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from the La Jolla Music Society SUMMERFEST, in San Diego with violinists James Ehnes and VC Artist Tessa Lark, violist Yura Lee and cellists Alisa Weilerstein and Clive Greensmith | The program includes Charles Ives’ ‘The Unanswered Question’ and Schubert’s Cello Quintet
GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 19, 2020 |We’re coming to you from Gstaad, Switzerland this week for the 2020 Gstaad Menuhin Festival with tenor Daniel Behle and pianist Jan Schultsz | Program including a selection of Beethoven’s lieder
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 16, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Seattle Chamber Music Society Virtual Summer Festival this week - with violinists James Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Richard O’Neill and cellist Edward Arron | Program including: Beethoven’s String Quartets No. 7 and No. 13 - and a transcription of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 14 for String Quartet