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THROWBACK THURSDAY | VC Young Artist In Mo Yang – 2012, 16 Years Old [WOW]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 27, 2017

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CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

London’s St Martin in the Fields Extends Music Director Joshua Bell’s Contract

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 27, 2017

CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

Woman Arrested in Japan Over Allegedly Destroying $1 Million Violin Collection [VIDEO]

CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

Qantas Airways Refuse 1766 Guadagnini Violin in Cabin [PLEASE SHARE]

VC GIVEAWAYS

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 25 Newly-Released D’Addario Ascenté Violin String Sets [ENTER]

VC INTERVIEWS

VC VOX POP | “If You Could Only Play 3 Pieces for the Rest of Your Life, What Would They Be?” [Q&A]

CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

VC Rising Star Johan Dalene Awarded 1st Prize at America’s Cooper International Violin Comp

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | CNN’s New Micro-Documentary – “Cremona: The City of Violins” [VIDEO]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 27, 2017

CNN's 'Great Big Story' micro documentary series this week explores Cremona, Italy - The City of Violins ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ilO5Kvens&showinfo=0&autohide=1 WELCOME TO...

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CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

Sydney Symphony Extends Chief Conductor David Robertson Until 2019

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 27, 2017

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has today announced the contract extension of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director David Robertson -...

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CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

SAD NEWS | Austrian Violist, Conductor and Composer Paul Angerer Has Died

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 27, 2017

Austrian violist, conductor and composer Paul Angerer has passed away - age 90. He served as a section violist with...

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Minnesota Orchestra Promotes New Principal Violist from Within

July 27, 2017

THROWBACK THURSDAY | VC Young Artist In Mo Yang – 2012, 16 Years Old [WOW]

July 27, 2017

London’s St Martin in the Fields Extends Music Director Joshua Bell’s Contract

July 27, 2017

American Cellist Leonard Rose Born On This Day in 1918 [ON-THIS-DAY]

July 27, 2017

Today is Violinist & Violist Mikhail Bezverkhny’s 70th Birthday! [ON-THIS-DAY]

July 27, 2017

Today is Korean VC Young Artist In Mo Yang’s 22nd Birthday! [ON-THIS-DAY]

July 26, 2017

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London’s Hattori Foundation 2017 Career-Support Bursary Winners Announced

July 26, 2017

Woman Arrested in Japan Over Allegedly Destroying $1 Million Violin Collection [VIDEO]

July 26, 2017

WACKY WEDNESDAY | The Melodica Men … Bernstein’s ‘Candide Overture’ [HUH]

July 26, 2017

Conductor & Composer Serge Koussevitzky Born On This Day in 1874 [ON-THIS-DAY]

July 26, 2017

Violin Virtuoso Gioconda de Vito Born On This Day in 1907 [ON-THIS-DAY]

July 26, 2017

Violin Virtuoso Vasa Prihoda Died On This Day in 1960 [ON-THIS-DAY]

July 26, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS | Conductor Benjamin Zander – Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Masterclass [LEARN]

July 25, 2017

Former Camerata Bern Concertmaster Thomas Furi Has Died – Aged 70

July 25, 2017

VC WEB BLOGS

VC WEB BLOG | Pirastro’s Ed Mingo – “Picking Your Perfect Violin E String” [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 5, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Pirastro USA's Marketing Manager, Mr Ed Mingo. In a VC-exclusive blog, Ed talks us through the considerations for choosing your violin's perfect E-string. "Many professional violinists believe that...

VC WEB BLOG | Ariel Horowitz & Sebastian Zinca – ‘Seed for Peace: Bringing Music to Auschwitz’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - June 28, 2017

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Jewish-American violinist Ariel Horowitz and double bassist Sebastian Zinca to discuss their emotional upcoming performance project: 'Seed for Peace: Bringing Music to Auschwitz'. In...

VC ARTISTS

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 20, 2017

26 year old Chinese-American violinist Luke Hsu is building an international reputation as a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A graduate of the Shepherd...

VC RISING STARS

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 13, 2017

13 year old South Korean violinist Na Kyung Kang is quickly building an international reputation as a young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student of NamYun Kim at the Korean...

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Ioana Cristina Goicea, 24 – 2017 Michael Hill Competition 1st Prize Winner

July 3, 2017

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VC YOUNG ARTIST | Rennosuke Fukuda, 17 – Valsesia Musica, Kloster Schöntal & Menuhin Comp 1st Prizes

June 22, 2017

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Kevin Zhu, 16 – Youngest Menuhin Competition Prize Winner

May 24, 2017

VC ARTIST | Nikki Chooi – Michael Hill International Violin Competition 1st Prize Winner

May 5, 2017

VC INTERVIEWS

VC VOX POP | “If You Could Only Play 3 Pieces for the Rest of Your Life, What Would They Be?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 22, 2017

“If you could only play 3 pieces for the rest of your life, what would they be?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players...

VC VOX POP | “Who is the Most Underrated Classical Musician of All Time?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 10, 2017

“Who is the most underrated classical musician of all time?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 20+ of the world’s top string players to find out … British Cello Soloist...

VC VOX POP | “What Piece of Music Would you Like to Walk Down the Aisle To?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - June 26, 2017

“What piece of music did you ... or would you like to walk down the aisle to at your wedding?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s...

VC VOX POP | “If You Could Commission a Concerto from a Dead Composer, Who Would it Be?” [Q&A]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - June 20, 2017

“If you could commission a concerto from a dead composer, who would it be?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to find out...

ASK THE PROS

ASK THE PROS

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 17, 2017

VC member Nicole Wang from the United States was keen to know if and how music teachers should advise students that music...

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

ASK THE PROS | Violinist Cho-Liang Lin – ‘Best Tips For Impressing a School Audition Panel’ [ADVICE]

April 20, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS

VC MASTERCLASS | Conductor Benjamin Zander – Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Masterclass [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 25, 2017

English conductor Benjamin Zander works us through a violin masterclass on the 1st and 2nd movements of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto...

VC MASTERCLASS | Conductor Benjamin Zander – Saint-Saens’ Violin Concerto No. 3 Masterclass [LEARN]

July 17, 2017

Nicola Benedetti Tchaikovsky Masterclass

VC MASTERCLASS | Nicola Benedetti – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Masterclass [LEARN]

July 10, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS | Tamas Varga – Brahms’ 2nd Symphony Cello Audition [LEARN]

June 29, 2017

VC MASTERCLASS | Máté Szűcs – Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Viola Audition [LEARN]

April 10, 2017

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | CNN’s New Micro-Documentary – “Cremona: The City of Violins” [VIDEO]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Frank Huang – Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, 2017 Bravo! Vail Festival [VIDEO]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Uto Ughi & Pianist Tullio Macoggi – 1968 Recital [VIDEO]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Zora String Quartet – Mendelssohn Quartet No.2, 2017 Bravo! Vail Festival [VIDEO]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | The Great Violinists of NBC TV’s “Bell Telephone Hour”, 1959-1964 [LEGENDS]

NEW TO YOUTUBE

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Gil Shaham – Mozart G Major Concerto, 2017 Bravo! Vail Festival [VIDEO]

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VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

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

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 20, 2017

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

26 year old Chinese-American violinist Luke Hsu is building an international reputation as a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A graduate of the Shepherd...

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 25 Newly-Released D’Addario Ascenté Violin String Sets [ENTER]

July 24, 2017

VC BACKSTAGE

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 live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | A breathtaking performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto this evening at the Gerald Ford Ampitheater by soloist James Ehnes, conductor Stéphane Denève and The Philadelphia Orchestra | Appreciation acknowledged with a 2 minute standing ovation by the grateful audience …. after both the 1st and 3rd movements
VAIL – 6 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!
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!
VAIL – 7 JULY | We’re coming to you live from the beautiful Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA all this week | The Philadelphia Orchestra hard in rehearsal this morning with conductor Stéphane Denève and soloist James Ehnes before tonight’s performance | This evening's programme includes Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and ‘Andante Cantabile’ - and Sibelius’ 2nd Symphony | Bravo James, bravo!
VAIL – 11 JULY | We're live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Vail, Colorado, USA today with the fabulous Zorá String Quartet | Today's afternoon recital features Mozart's 'Haydn' Quartet and Mozart's Quintet in C Major - with guest violist, Choong-Jin Chang
VAIL – 11 JULY | Live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Vail, Colorado, USA this evening with the formidable Emerson String Quartet | Stupendous performance tonight, at the Donovan Pavilion, of Purcell’s ‘Chacony’ and ‘Two Fantasias’, Shostakovich’s 8th Quartet and Beethoven’s 14th | Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

VC CONCERTHALL

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
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 live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA | A breathtaking performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto this evening at the Gerald Ford Ampitheater by soloist James Ehnes, conductor Stéphane Denève and The Philadelphia Orchestra | Appreciation acknowledged with a 2 minute standing ovation by the grateful audience …. after both the 1st and 3rd movements
VAIL – 7 JULY | We’re live at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater at the Bravo Vail Festival, in Colorado, USA this evening with soloist James Ehnes, conductor Stéphane Denève and the evergreen ... The Philadelphia Orchestra | Tonight’s outdoor programme includes Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and 'Andante Cantabile' and Sibelius’ 2nd Symphony
VAIL – 9 JULY | We’re here at the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado, USA this evening for an exciting world premiere! | Tonight’s programme, with conductor Stéphane Denève, piano soloist Haochen Zhang and The Philadelphia Orchestral, features the world premiere performance of contemporary French composer Guillaume Connesson’s ‘Le Tombeau des Regrets’, Rachmaninoff’s 4th Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s 7th Symphony
VAIL – 11 JULY | We're live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Vail, Colorado, USA today with the fabulous Zorá String Quartet. Today's afternoon recital features Mozart's 'Haydn' Quartet and Mozart's Quintet in C Major - with guest violist, Choong-Jin Chang
VAIL – 11 JULY | Live from the Bravo Vail Festival in Vail, Colorado, USA this evening with the formidable Emerson String Quartet | Tonight’s programme, hosted at the Donovan Pavilion, includes Purcell’s ‘Chacony’ and ‘Two Fantasias’, Shostakovich’s 8th Quartet and Beethoven’s 14th