VC recently caught up with superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover — direct from the University of Michigan's University Musical Society. View this...

VC INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Dali String Quartet – Live from Oregon & Washington State Tour [INSIDER]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 1, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the Philadelphia-based Dali Quartet for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover - direct from their Oregon and Washington State...

VC INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Violinist VC Artist Stefan Jackiw – Live from NYC’s Crypt Sessions

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 17, 2019

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 ARTISTS

VC ARTIST | Angelo Xiang Yu – Avery Fisher Career Grant and Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Prize

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 18, 2019

Chinese violin virtuoso Angelo Xiang Yu is quickly building an international reputation as one of today's most exciting and gifted young concert artists –...

VC ARTISTS

VC ARTIST | Dami Kim – Hannover & Paganini International Competition Top Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 11, 2019

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

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VC YOUNG ARTIST | Diyang Mei, 24 – ARD International Viola Competition 1st Prize Winner

March 5, 2019

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

February 25, 2019

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

February 18, 2019

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

February 11, 2019

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 INSIDER

VC INSIDER | ‘What Must a Successful Orchestral Candidate Do To Ensure They Ace Their Probation Period?’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 1, 2019

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 INSIGHT

VC BACKSTAGE | Up Close & Personal With The Solera Quartet [INSIGHT]

The Violin Channel - March 6, 2019

The Violin recently caught up with the New York-based Solera Quartet - following their debut recital at Carnegie Hall. We sat the four down to get a better understanding of...

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 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 DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Violinist Augustin Dumay – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 25, 2019

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 MASTERCLASS

VC MASTERCLASS | Violinist Miriam Fried – Bach Solo Partita No.1 in B Minor [LEARN]

The Violin Channel - February 23, 2019

Respected violinist and pedagogue Miriam Fried works us through the Allemande from Bach’s Solo Violin Partita No. 1 in B...

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

December 16, 2018

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 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 | Violin Pedagogue Mimi Zweig – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

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]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Joseph Swensen – Beethoven Violin Concerto [1987 ARCHIVES]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | VC Young Artist Timothy Ridout & Frank Dupree – Bowen Viola Sonata No. 1 [2019]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Igor Oistrakh – Brahms Violin Concerto [1981 ARCHIVES]

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ASK THE PROS

ASK THE PROS | Violinist Catherine Cho – ‘Finding the Right Music Teacher’ [ADVICE]

The Violin Channel - February 26, 2019

The Violin Channel member Camille Downey, from San Diego was keen to know: "What is the best process students...

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

February 18, 2019

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

July 21, 2018

ASK THE PROS | Pedagogue Dr Robin Wilson – ‘Ideal Age to Begin Learning Violin’ [ADVICE]

April 24, 2018

ASK THE PROS | Violinist & Pedagogue Stephanie Chase – ‘Capturing Authenticity in a Period Performance’ [ADVICE]

February 5, 2018

VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

VC ARTIST | Angelo Xiang Yu – Avery Fisher Career Grant and Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Prize

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 18, 2019

VC ARTISTS

Chinese violin virtuoso Angelo Xiang Yu is quickly building an international reputation as one of today's most exciting and gifted young concert artists –...

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VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 5 Signed Violinist Tasmin Little ‘Schumann, Smyth, Beach’ CDs [ENTER]

March 12, 2019

APPLICATION DEADLINES

il Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy

2019-04-15 23:59:59

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Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Sion, Switzerland

2019-04-15 23:59:59

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Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, New York

2019-04-14 23:59:59

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Nippon Music Foundation Instrument Loan Project, Tokyo

2019-03-31 23:59:59

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Astral Artists National Auditions, Philadelphia

2019-03-20 23:59:59

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Banff International String Quartet Competition, Banff, Canada

2019-03-01 23:59:59

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VC CONCERTHALL

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20 | We’re here at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, in Melbourne, Australia this evening - with conductor Benjamin Northey, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - and soloists … 11-year-old VC Rising Star, 2018 Junior Menuhin Competition 1st prize winner, Christian Li and 2016 Wieniawski International Violin Competition 1st prize winner, VC Young Artist Veriko Tchumburidze | Tonight’s outdoor program, to an audience of over 12,000, featuring Saint-Saens’ ‘Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso’ and Bruch’s ‘Scottish Fantasy’
WASHINGTON D.C. - FEBRUARY 21 | We’re here at The Mansion at Strathmore in Washington D.C. this evening with the VC Artist Verona Quartet | Tonight’s program featuring Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ F Major Quartet, the Washington D.C. Premiere of Michael Gilbertson’s Quartet - and Leoš Janáček’s Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’
WASHINGTON D.C. - FEBRUARY 21 | We’re here at The Mansion at Strathmore in Washington D.C. this evening with the VC Artist Verona Quartet | Tonight’s program featuring Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ F Major Quartet, the Washington D.C. Premiere of Michael Gilbertson’s Quartet - and Leoš Janáček’s Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall in New York City this evening with conductor Matthias Pintscher and the New York Philharmonic - and tonight’s soloist … French superstar violinist Renaud Capuçon | Tonight’s program featuring Ravel’s ‘Alborada del gracioso’, the New York premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s ‘mar’eh’ for Violin and Orchestra - and Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall in New York City this evening with conductor Matthias Pintscher and the New York Philharmonic - and tonight’s soloist … French superstar violinist Renaud Capuçon | Tonight’s program featuring Ravel’s ‘Alborada del gracioso’, the New York premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s ‘mar’eh’ for Violin and Orchestra - and Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 19 | An excited VC Young Artist, cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianist Tengku Irfan backstage this evening at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program, Zlatomir’s New York recital debut, featuring Dall’Abaco’s ‘Three Caprices’ for Solo Cello, Bloch’s ‘Baal Shem’, Berio’s ‘Sequenza’, Katherine Balch’s ‘Premiere’ - plus Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 19 | An excited VC Young Artist, cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianist Tengku Irfan backstage this evening at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program, Zlatomir’s New York recital debut, featuring Dall’Abaco’s ‘Three Caprices’ for Solo Cello, Bloch’s ‘Baal Shem’, Berio’s ‘Sequenza’, Katherine Balch’s ‘Premiere’ - plus Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 19 | An excited VC Young Artist, cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianist Tengku Irfan backstage this evening at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program, Zlatomir’s New York recital debut, featuring Dall’Abaco’s ‘Three Caprices’ for Solo Cello, Bloch’s ‘Baal Shem’, Berio’s ‘Sequenza’, Katherine Balch’s ‘Premiere’ - plus Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 19 | An excited VC Young Artist, cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianist Tengku Irfan backstage this evening at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program, Zlatomir’s New York recital debut, featuring Dall’Abaco’s ‘Three Caprices’ for Solo Cello, Bloch’s ‘Baal Shem’, Berio’s ‘Sequenza’, Katherine Balch’s ‘Premiere’ - plus Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re here this evening at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City for a live taping of actor Alec Baldwin’s celebrated ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast - with superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman | Presented by WNYC and WQXR, tonight’s program includes an intimate conversation between the famed actor and violin virtuoso - plus a special performance by students from The Perlman Music Program
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re here this evening at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City for a live taping of actor Alec Baldwin’s celebrated ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast - with superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman | Presented by WNYC and WQXR, tonight’s program includes an intimate conversation between the famed actor and violin virtuoso - plus a special performance by students from The Perlman Music Program
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re here this evening at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City for a live taping of actor Alec Baldwin’s celebrated ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast - with superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman | Presented by WNYC and WQXR, tonight’s program includes an intimate conversation between the famed actor and violin virtuoso - plus a special performance by students from The Perlman Music Program
HONG KONG - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re coming to you from the newly-opened Deutsche Grammophon Yellow Lounge in Hong Kong this evening - with VC Artist Bomsori Kim and acclaimed Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz | Tonight’s program, hosted in the Ping Pong nightclub, featuring Faure’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major and Szymnowski’s Violin Sonata in D Minor
HONG KONG - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re coming to you from the newly-opened Deutsche Grammophon Yellow Lounge in Hong Kong this evening - with VC Artist Bomsori Kim and acclaimed Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz | Tonight’s program, hosted in the Ping Pong nightclub, featuring Faure’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major and Szymnowski’s Violin Sonata in D Minor
HONG KONG - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re coming to you from the newly-opened Deutsche Grammophon Yellow Lounge in Hong Kong this evening - with VC Artist Bomsori Kim and acclaimed Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz | Tonight’s program, hosted in the Ping Pong nightclub, featuring Faure’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major and Szymnowski’s Violin Sonata in D Minor
HONG KONG - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re coming to you from the newly-opened Deutsche Grammophon Yellow Lounge in Hong Kong this evening - with VC Artist Bomsori Kim and acclaimed Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz | Tonight’s program, hosted in the Ping Pong nightclub, featuring Faure’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major and Szymnowski’s Violin Sonata in D Minor
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
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
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!

VC BACKSTAGE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14 | 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 2019 Avery Fisher career grants | Tonight’s celebration featuring 2019 career development grant recipients violinist VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu, pianist Henry Kramer, piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton - and the JACK Quartet
WASHINGTON D.C. - FEBRUARY 21 | We’re here at The Mansion at Strathmore in Washington D.C. this evening with the VC Artist Verona Quartet | Tonight’s program featuring Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ F Major Quartet, the Washington D.C. Premiere of Michael Gilbertson’s Quartet - and Leoš Janáček’s Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall in New York City this evening with conductor Matthias Pintscher and the New York Philharmonic - and tonight’s soloist … French superstar violinist Renaud Capuçon | Tonight’s program featuring Ravel’s ‘Alborada del gracioso’, the New York premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s ‘mar’eh’ for Violin and Orchestra - and Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20 | We’re here at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, in Melbourne, Australia this evening - with conductor Benjamin Northey, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - and soloists … 11-year-old VC Rising Star, 2018 Junior Menuhin Competition 1st prize winner, Christian Li and 2016 Wieniawski International Violin Competition 1st prize winner, VC Young Artist Veriko Tchumburidze | Tonight’s outdoor program, to an audience of over 12,000, featuring Saint-Saens’ ‘Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso’ and Bruch’s ‘Scottish Fantasy’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re here this evening at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City for a live taping of actor Alec Baldwin’s celebrated ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast - with superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman | Presented by WNYC and WQXR, tonight’s program includes an intimate conversation between the famed actor and violin virtuoso - plus a special performance by students from The Perlman Music Program
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18 | We’re here this evening at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City for a live taping of actor Alec Baldwin’s celebrated ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast - with superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman | Presented by WNYC and WQXR, tonight’s program includes an intimate conversation between the famed actor and violin virtuoso - plus a special performance by students from The Perlman Music Program
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 19 | An excited VC Young Artist, cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianist Tengku Irfan backstage this evening at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City | Presented by Young Concert Artists, tonight’s program, Zlatomir’s New York recital debut, featuring Dall’Abaco’s ‘Three Caprices’ for Solo Cello, Bloch’s ‘Baal Shem’, Berio’s ‘Sequenza’, Katherine Balch’s ‘Premiere’ - plus Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor
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