The Violin Channel recently caught up with American violinist, VC Artist Stefan Jackiw for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover – direct from The Crypt Sessions, in Harlem,...

VC INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Cellist Gautier Capuçon – Live from New York’s Lincoln Center [INSIDER]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 12, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with superstar French cellist Gautier Capuçon for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover – direct from Lincoln Center, in New York City. View...

VC INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Youth Music Culture Guangdong Festival Takeover [INSIDER]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 27, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the Youth Music Culture Guangdong Festival for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover – direct from Guangzhou, China. Takeover featuring violinist Johnny Gandelsman from...

VC INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Violinist Renaud Capuçon – Live from Paris’ Olympia Hall [INSIDER]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 30, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with violinist Renaud Capuçon for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover – direct from Paris’ Olympia Hall. View this post on Instagram RENAUD CAPUÇON...

VC ARTISTS

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 18, 2019

South Korean violin virtuoso Bomsori Kim has, in recent years, firmly established herself as one of the eminent young, rising stars of the international concert stage. An...

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Dmytro Udovychenko, 19 – Heifetz, Postacchini & Joachim Competition Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 11, 2019

19-year-old Ukrainian violinist Dmytro Udovychenko is firmly establishing himself as a rising young concert artist of outstanding potential. A student of Boris Garlitsky at the Folkwang University...

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Matthew Lipman, 27 – Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient

February 4, 2019

VC ARTIST | Jennifer Pike, 29 – Former British ‘BBC Musician of the Year’

January 28, 2019

VC ARTISTS | The Aizuri Quartet – “Imaginative … and Genuinely Exciting”

January 21, 2019

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Risa Hokamura, 17 – Indianapolis Comp & Young Concert Artists Major Prizes

January 14, 2019

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Nathan Meltzer, 18 – Windsor Festival International String Competition 1st Prize

January 7, 2019

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VC YOUNG ARTIST | Rennosuke Fukuda, 19 – Menuhin, Kloster Schöntal & Valsesia Musica Comp 1st Prizes

January 2, 2019

VC INSIDER

VC INSIDER | “When You Only Have a Short Amount of Rehearsal Time, What Are the Priorities?”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 14, 2019

VC INSIDER | “What Are the Common Mistakes You See On DVD Audition Applications?”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - October 19, 2018

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 6, 2018

VC INSIGHT

VC INSIGHT | VC Artist Stefan Jackiw – ‘Physically & Mentally Recovering from an Injury’ [ADVICE]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - August 3, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with American violin virtuoso, VC Artist Stefan Jackiw. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Stefan talks us through his personal experience physically and mentally recovering from a potentially...

VC INSIGHT | Violist Helen Callus – ‘Preparing for a Recording is Like Preparing For a Marathon’ [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 19, 2018

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Bienen School of Music Viola Professor, Helen Callus. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Helen talks us through the trials and tribulations of recording an album. "Preparing for...

VC WEB BLOGS

VC WEB BLOG | Violinist Todd Phillips – ‘The Upmost Importance of Musical Curiosity’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 7, 2019

In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Orion String Quartet violinist Todd Phillips shares his thoughts on the importance of musical curiosity - and the impact it has on ones personalized interpretation. "It...

VC WEB BLOG | Cellist Darrett Adkins – ‘Effectively Managing Your Practice Time’ [ADVICE]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 5, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with American cellist and pedagogue, Darrett Adkins - in New York City. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, the Juilliard School teaching faculty member shares his...

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS

VC DESERTED ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 22, 2019

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | VC Artist Noah Bendix-Balgley – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 26, 2018

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 19, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS

VC MASTERCLASS | Violinist Klaidi Sahatci – Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - December 16, 2018

Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich 1st Concertmaster Klaidi Sahatci works us through the 1st movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in...

VC MASTERCLASS | Violinist Vera Tsu – Mozart Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major [LEARN]

December 2, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Evangeline Benedetti – Paganini’s ‘Moses Variations’ [LEARN]

July 17, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Denis Zhdanov – Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Cello Sonata [LEARN]

June 22, 2018

VC MASTERCLASS | Violin Pedagogue Virginie Robilliard – Beethoven Violin Concerto, 1st Mvt [LEARN]

June 5, 2018

VC INTERVIEWS

MEET THE PROS | LGT Young Soloists Artistic Director, Violinist Alexander Gilman [INTERVIEW]

The Violin Channel - February 13, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with LGT Young Soloists Artistic Director, violinist Alexander Gilman. Founded by Alexander and pianist Marina Seltenreich in collaboration with the LGT Private Bank, in Switzerland, the European-based string ensemble comprises highly...

VC INTERVIEW | Composer Peng-Peng Gong – ‘Peking Fantasy’ World Premiere

The Violin Channel - January 30, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with 26-year-old Chinese-born composer Peng-Peng Gong, in Philadelphia - on the eve of the world premiere performance of his new 10th Symphony 'Peking...

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Violinist Alexander Kerr – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | VC Young Artist Zlatomir Fung – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Conductor Louis Langrée – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | VC Artist Bomsori Kim & Rafał Blechacz – Live From Hong Kong Yellow Lounge [2019]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Kyung-Wha Chung – Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major [1997]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Todd Phillips & Rachel Yunkyung Choo – Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 [2018]

ASK THE PROS

ASK THE PROS | Violinist James Ehnes – ‘Practicing Without Annoying Your Neighbours’ [ADVICE]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 18, 2019

The Violin Channel member Benjamin Chung, from the United States was keen to know: 'What are some essential tips...

ASK THE PROS | Attacca Quartet’s Andrew Yee – ‘How Does the Rehearsal Process Change with Different Styles of Music?’ [ADVICE]

July 21, 2018

VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 18, 2019

VC ARTISTS

South Korean violin virtuoso Bomsori Kim has, in recent years, firmly established herself as one of the eminent young, rising stars of the international concert stage. An...

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 5 Signed Newly-Released VC Young Artist Matthew Lipman ‘Ascent’ CDs [ENTER]

February 19, 2019

VC CONCERTHALL

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 17 | We’re coming to you from the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia, this afternoon for a masterclass with Orion String Quartet cellist Timothy Eddy | Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Timothy today working through the details of Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Curtis Institute student, Oliver Herbert - Cellist
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re coming to you from the Manhattan School of Music, in New York City this afternoon for a masterclass with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Concertmaster, Vesko Eschkenazy | Working through the details today of the 1st movement of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major - with Manhattan School student, violinist Ahra Cho
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re coming to you from the Manhattan School of Music, in New York City this afternoon for a masterclass with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Concertmaster, Vesko Eschkenazy | Working through the details today of the 1st movement of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major - with Manhattan School student, violinist Ahra Cho
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re coming to you from the Colburn School in Los Angeles this afternoon for a special performance and student Q&A session with the VC Artist Dover Quartet
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re coming to you from the Colburn School in Los Angeles this afternoon for a special performance and student Q&A session with the VC Artist Dover Quartet
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re at Wigmore Hall in London this evening for a very special Razumovsky Academy Young Artists Recital | Founded by cellist Oleg Kogan, the Razumovsky Academy provides an environment in which gifted young musicians are given the opportunity to collaborate closely with some of the world’s finest artists and teachers | Tonight’s program featuring student violinists SongHa Choi, Coco Tomita and Claire Wells - with acclaimed Russian pianist Olga Sitkovetsky
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re at Wigmore Hall in London this evening for a very special Razumovsky Academy Young Artists Recital | Founded by cellist Oleg Kogan, the Razumovsky Academy provides an environment in which gifted young musicians are given the opportunity to collaborate closely with some of the world’s finest artists and teachers | Tonight’s program featuring student violinists SongHa Choi, Coco Tomita and Claire Wells - with acclaimed Russian pianist Olga Sitkovetsky
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12 | We’re at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in New York City this evening for a very special celebration of ‘Prevailing Winds’ | Tonight’s performance, presented by the Concert Artists Guild, featuring Imani Winds, bassoonist Peter Kolkay, pianist Tanya Bannister, Pianist, oboist Tom Gallant and the PUBLIQuartet performing works by Russell Platt, Poulenc, Martinů, Jeff Scott, Lalo Schifrin and Valerie Coleman
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12 | We’re at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in New York City this evening for a very special celebration of ‘Prevailing Winds’ | Tonight’s performance, presented by the Concert Artists Guild, featuring Imani Winds, bassoonist Peter Kolkay, pianist Tanya Bannister, Pianist, oboist Tom Gallant and the PUBLIQuartet performing works by Russell Platt, Poulenc, Martinů, Jeff Scott, Lalo Schifrin and Valerie Coleman
HELSINK, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 13 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a masterclass with Stockholm University School of Music Professor, Ola Karlsson on the great orchestral cello solos
HELSINK, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 13 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a masterclass with Stockholm University School of Music Professor, Ola Karlsson on the great orchestral cello solos
BLONAY, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 13 | We’re coming from the ‘Triple Viola Masterclasses’ at the Hindemith-Institut in Blonay, Switzerland this week | High in the Swiss alps and overlooking lake Geneva, this week’s intensive solo viola repertoire sessions led by viola Professors Nobuko Imai, Peijun Xu and Veit Benedikt Hertenstein
BLONAY, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 13 | We’re coming from the ‘Triple Viola Masterclasses’ at the Hindemith-Institut in Blonay, Switzerland this week | High in the Swiss alps and overlooking lake Geneva, this week’s intensive solo viola repertoire sessions led by viola Professors Nobuko Imai, Peijun Xu and Veit Benedikt Hertenstein
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a student masterclass with acclaimed French cello baroque specialist Bruno Cocset
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Cellists Jian Wang, VC Young Artist Jonathan Roozeman - Cellist and Alexander Warenberg and pianist Mikael Kemppainen hard at work on the details of David Popper’s ‘Requiem’ for 3 Cellos and Piano
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring 17-year-old American cellist Sujari Britt performing Bach’s 1st Solo Cello Suite
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a matinée performance of Bach’s 3rd Cello Suite by VC Young Artist Aurélien Pascal
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a student masterclass with acclaimed French cello baroque specialist Bruno Cocset
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a matinée performance of Bach’s 4th Cello Suite by 18-year-old Italian cellist Luca Giovannini
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a matinée performance of Bach’s 3rd Cello Suite by VC Young Artist Aurélien Pascal
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a matinée performance of Bach’s 4th Cello Suite by 18-year-old Italian cellist Luca Giovannini
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the Almaty Music Violin Masterclasses in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week | Sherniyaz Mussakhan working on the details of Kreisler’s ‘Tambourin Chinois’ with violinist Nurkanifa Kadirjanova from Kazakhstan
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the Almaty Music Violin Masterclasses in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week | Sherniyaz Mussakhan working on the details of Bach’s 3rd Solo Violin Sonata with violinist Marie-Sophie Baumgartner
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - FEBRUARY 11 | We’re coming to you from the Almaty Music Violin Masterclasses in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week | Jana Ozolina working on the details of Mozart’s G Major Violin Concerto with violinist Alumine Temis Barrutia from Argentina
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | The 2019 Grammy for the ‘Best Orchestral Performance’ awarded to conductor Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Orchestra for their recording of ‘Shostakovich Symphonies No 4 & 11’ on the Deutsche Grammophon label
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | The team behind contemporary opera 'The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs' awarded the 2019 Grammy for ‘Best Opera Recording’ - including composer Mason Bates, conductor Michael Christie and cast members Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson and Wei Wu
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | Composer Aaron Jay Kernis, violinist James Ehnes, conductor Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony awarded the 2019 Grammy Award for the ‘Best Contemporary Classical Composition’ for the Aaron Jay Kernis Violin Concerto -recorded on the Onyx Classics Label
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | Today’s nominees include violinists James Ehnes, Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman and Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet, Danish String Quartet - and the VC Artist Aizuri Quartet! Good luck everyone!
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 8 | We’re coming to you from the Melbourne Recital Centre in Melbourne, Australia this evening for the performing arts centre’s 10th Birthday Gala Concert celebration | Tonight’s programme featuring special guest, 11-year-old Junior Menuhin Competition 1st prize winner VC Rising Star Christian Li - with pianist Laurence Matheson
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 8 | We’re coming to you from the Melbourne Recital Centre in Melbourne, Australia this evening for the performing arts centre’s 10th Birthday Gala Concert celebration | Tonight’s programme featuring special guest, 11-year-old Junior Menuhin Competition 1st prize winner VC Rising Star Christian Li - with pianist Laurence Matheson
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 8 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a matinée performance of Bach’s 1st Cello Suite by VC Young Artist Jonathan Roozeman
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 8 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, the all-cello festival features a versatile program of cello events - including matinée performances, masterclasses, lectures and concerts
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 8 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, today’s programme featuring a student masterclass with French cello baroque specialist Bruno Cocset
HELSINKI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 8 | We’re coming to you from the 1st International CelloFest in Helsinki, Finland this week | Founded by cellists Martti Rousi and Laura Martin in collaboration with The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, the all-cello festival features a versatile program of cello events - including matinée performances, masterclasses, lectures and concerts
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - FEBRUARY 7 | We’re coming to you from the ‘Camerata Tempo’ International Violin and Orchestra Masterclasses in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week | Ukrainian violinist Aleksandra Khmara hard at work with Professor Pavel Vernikov on her Wieniawski ‘Faust Fantasy’
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - FEBRUARY 7 | We’re coming to you from the ‘Camerata Tempo’ International Violin and Orchestra Masterclasses in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week | Ukrainian violinist Aleksandra Khmara hard at work with Professor Pavel Vernikov on her Wieniawski ‘Faust Fantasy’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 7 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening with superstar violin and piano duo Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang | Tonight’s program featuring Brahms’ 2nd Violin Sonata, Prokofiev’s 1st Violin Sonata, Bartok’s ‘Rhapsody No. 1’ - and Strauss’ Violin Sonata
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 6 | We’re at David Geffen Hall in New York City this evening for violinist VC Artist Bomsori Kim 김봄소리’s debut solo performance with the New York Philharmonic | Tonight’s ‘Lunar New Year’ celebration, led by conductor Kahchun Wong, featuring Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival Overture, the US Premiere of acclaimed Chinese composer Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto ‘Fire Ritual’ - and Stravinsky’s ‘Fire Bird Suite’

VC BACKSTAGE

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 16 | We’re coming to you from the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention, in San Antonio, this week | The Bam Cases team on-hand this week to assist with all instrument case enquiries
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 16 | We’re coming to you from the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention, in San Antonio, this week | Over 29,000 music teachers from all around the world in attendence this week - for best professional development workshops and exhibits of the latest music education products and services
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 16 | We’re coming to you from the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention, in San Antonio, this week | Over 29,000 music teachers from all around the world in attendence this week - for best professional development workshops and exhibits of the latest music education products and services
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 16 | We’re coming to you from the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention, in San Antonio, this week | Over 29,000 music teachers from all around the world in attendence this week - for best professional development workshops and exhibits of the latest music education products and services
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 16 | We’re coming to you from the Texas Music Educators Association(TMEA) Convention, in San Antonio, this week | The Thomastik-Infeld team on-hand this week to assist with all string enquiries
LONDON, U.K. - FEBRUARY 15 | We’re at Wigmore Hall in London this evening for a very special Razumovsky Academy Young Artists Recital | Founded by cellist Oleg Kogan, the Razumovsky Academy provides an environment in which gifted young musicians are given the opportunity to collaborate closely with some of the world’s finest artists and teachers | Tonight’s program featuring student violinists SongHa Choi, Coco Tomita and Claire Wells - with acclaimed Russian pianist Olga Sitkovetsky
WASHINGTON D.C., VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 13 | We’re coming to you from the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. this evening - with conductor Daniel Harding, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Tonight’s program, presented by Washington Performing Arts, featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, Strauss’ ‘Ein Heldenleben’ - and the US East Coast Premiere of Guillaume Connesson’s ‘Eiréné: Poème Nocturne pour Orchestre’
BLONAY, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 13 | We’re coming from the ‘Triple Viola Masterclasses’ at the Hindemith-Institut in Blonay, Switzerland this week | High in the Swiss alps and overlooking lake Geneva, this week’s intensive solo viola repertoire sessions led by viola Professors Nobuko Imai, Peijun Xu and Veit Benedikt Hertenstein
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | VC Artists Miho and Ayane from the Aizuri Quartet nervously awaiting the ceremony to commence | The VC Artist Aizuri Quartet are today nominated for the ‘Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance’ Grammy for their newly-released album ‘Blueprinting’ | Good luck girls!!
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | Superstar violinist Joshua Bell preparing himself for this afternoon's ceremony | His ‘Bruch Scottish Fantasy & Violin Concerto No. 1’ album, recorded with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on the Sony Classical label, is today nominated for the 'Best Classical Instrumental Solo' Grammy | Good luck, Joshua!!
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | Today’s nominees include violinists James Ehnes, Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman and Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet, Danish String Quartet - and the VC Artist Aizuri Quartet! Good luck everyone!
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | The Danish String Quartet walking the red carpet before this afternoon’s ceremony | Their ‘Prism 1 Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach’ album, recorded on the ECM Records label, today nominated for the 'Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance' Grammy | Good luck, Danes!!
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10 | We’re coming to you from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles today for the 2019 61st Annual Classical Music Grammy Awards Ceremony | VC Artists Ariana and Ayane from the Aizuri Quartet nervously awaiting the announcements | The VC Artist Aizuri Quartet are today nominated for the ‘Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance’ Grammy for their newly-released album ‘Blueprinting’ | Good luck girls!!
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 7 | Backstage at David Geffen Hall in New York City with VC Artist Bomsori Kim 김봄소리 and her entire #TeamBomsori management team from Liu Kotow International Management & Promotion and Kirshbaum Associates - following her successful debut performance with the New York Philharmonic this evening | Tonight’s ‘Lunar New Year’ celebration, led by conductor Kahchun Wong, featuring Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival Overture’, the US Premiere of acclaimed Chinese composer Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto ‘Fire Ritual’ - and Stravinsky’s ‘Fire Bird Suite
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 7 | Backstage at David Geffen Hall in New York City with VC Artist Bomsori Kim 김봄소리 and her entire #TeamBomsori management team from Liu Kotow International Management & Promotion and Kirshbaum Associates - following her successful debut performance with the New York Philharmonic this evening | Tonight’s ‘Lunar New Year’ celebration, led by conductor Kahchun Wong, featuring Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival Overture’, the US Premiere of acclaimed Chinese composer Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto ‘Fire Ritual’ - and Stravinsky’s ‘Fire Bird Suite
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 3 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this afternoon with superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman, Maestro Yoel Levi and the Israel Philharmonic - התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית | Presented by the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, today’s program featuring Pártos’ ‘Concertino for Strings’, Beethoven’s G Major and F Major ‘Romances’, Kreisler’s ‘Liebesleid’ and John Williams’ ‘Theme from Schindler’s List - plus Tchaikovsky’s majestic 6th Symphony
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 30 | Prodigious performance today at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City by 18-year-old South Korean VC Young Artist Violinist SooBeen Lee with pianist Dina Vainshtein | Presented by the Young Concert Artists, today’s program featuring Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Bartok’s ‘Rhapsody’ No. 1 and Saint-Saens Violin Sonata in D Minor (Pictured with Young Concert Artists Founder, Susan Wadsworth)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 28 | We’re coming to you from Philadelphia’s The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts today for the final dress rehearsal with conductors Zhang Liang and Kensho Watanabe - with combined members of both The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic | This evening the two conductors will perform side-by-side in a special ‘Chinese New Year’ performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and China
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 28 | We’re coming to you from Philadelphia’s The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts today for the final dress rehearsal with conductors Zhang Liang and Kensho Watanabe - with combined members of both The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic | This evening the two conductors will perform side-by-side in a special ‘Chinese New Year’ performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and China
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 28 | We’re coming to you from Philadelphia’s The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts today for the final dress rehearsal with conductors Zhang Liang and Kensho Watanabe - with combined members of both The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic | This evening the two conductors will perform side-by-side in a special ‘Chinese New Year’ performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and China
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 28 | We’re coming to you from Philadelphia’s The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts today for the final dress rehearsal with conductors Zhang Liang and Kensho Watanabe - with combined members of both The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic | This evening the two conductors will perform side-by-side in a special ‘Chinese New Year’ performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and China
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 28 | We’re coming to you from Philadelphia’s The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts today for the final dress rehearsal with conductors Zhang Liang and Kensho Watanabe - with combined members of both The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic | This evening the two conductors will perform side-by-side in a special ‘Chinese New Year’ performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and China