The Violin Channel - World's Leading Classical Music News Source

A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and the University of Oxford, Jennifer is a former prize winner at the Menuhin Competition. In 2002, she was awarded...

VC MASTERCLASS

PAGANINI POV | Violinist Sean Lee — Paganini Solo Caprice No. 4

PAGANINI POV March 9, 2021

ART OF ETUDE | VC Young Artist Kerson Leong — Rode Violin Caprice No. 24

ART OF ETUDE January 5, 2021

ART OF ETUDE | VC Young Artist Kerson Leong — Rode Violin Caprice No. 22

ART OF ETUDE December 22, 2020

VC VOX POP

VC VOX POP | "What Piece of Music do you Consider the Most Romantic and Why?"

VC BLOG

VC WEB BLOGS

VC BLOG | Cellist Seth Parker Woods - ''What are the Key Considerations When Working with Living Composers?''

OUT NOW

Out Now

OUT NOW | Gil Shaham and The Knights' New CD: "Beethoven & Brahms Violin Concertos"

AUDITIONS

DOUBLE BASS AUDITIONS

AUDITION | Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France — Co-Principal Double Bass Position

STOLEN ALERTS

STOLEN VIOLIN ALERT | 1710 Girolamo Amati Violin — Los Angeles [PLEASE SHARE]

ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, VC Artist Zlatomir Fung!

VC 20 QUESTIONS

MEET THE PROS | Conductor Kent Nagano – VC 20 Questions [INTERVIEW]

VC ASK ME ANYTHING

VC AMA | "Ask Me Anything" - With Violinist Jennifer Koh

INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Violinist Lara St John – Live From Quarantine in New York City [INSIDER]

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS

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

VC HEROES

VC HEROES | Meet VC Artist Timothy Chooi's Hero: Pinchas Zukerman

VC INTERVIEWS

VC INTERVIEW | Dr Sharon Azrieli on the Azrieli Music Prizes Competition

VC Giveaway

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 5 Newly-Released Larsen Aurora Cello String Sets

VC GIVEAWAY April 7, 2021

VC BACKSTAGE

LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY — WITH SOPHIA BACELAR AND NOREEN POLERA

MARCH 18, 2021 | Merkin Hall hosts The Violin Channel’s Vanguard Concert Series where cellist Sophia Bacelar and pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera rehearse before their recording session | You can view the episode, which features a varied program and includes dancer Jamaii Melvin, beginning on March 18, via: theviolinchannel.com

LIVE FROM HELSINKI — WITH THE HELSINKI CELLOFEST

MARCH 3, 2021 | Cellists Sirja Nironen and Senja Rummukainen along with pianist Valeria Resjan perform Gian Carlo Menotti’s Suite for Two Cellos and Piano | This year, the majority of events were livestreamed due to the ongoing pandemic

LIVE FROM MANCHESTER — WITH VC ARTIST JENNIFER PIKE

MARCH 9, 2021 | Violinist Jennifer Pike is all smiles backstage after her livestream recital performance | View the concert through April 29, via: polyphonic.club/jenniferpike

LIVE FROM INDIANAPOLIS — WITH VC ARTIST TESSA LARK AND PIANIST AMY YANG

MARCH 1, 2021 | Violinist Tessa Lark signs the wall in the green room after her recital with Amy Yang | Hosted by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, the concert can be streamed on the Competition’s website until March 5

LIVE FROM WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON — WITH BAND STUDENTS FROM WENATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 | Sousaphone student Juan Cruz squeezes inside his pod during band rehearsal at Wenatchee High School in Washington State | Photo courtesy of World photo/Don Seabrook

LIVE FROM CHICAGO — WITH THE NORTH SHORE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

February 20, 2021 | Executive Director Angela Yoffe and Artistic Director Vadim Gluzman with 2021 Arkady Fomin Scholarship winners, violinist Julian Rhee, pianist Janice Carissa, and cellist Katherine Audas | Stream available on theviolinchannel.com

VC CONCERTHALL

LIVE FROM DALLAS — WITH VIOLINIST JAMES EHNES & THE DALLAS SYMPHONY

MARCH 25, 2021 | James Ehnes performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in Meyerson Symphony Hall with masked musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

LIVE FROM WASHINGTON D.C. — WITH THE SPHINX VIRTUOSI

MARCH 19, 2021 | Violinists Rubén Rengel and Jannina Norpoth, violist Dana Kelley, Thomas Mesa, Cellist, and double bassist Christopher Johnson, perform in a recorded broadcast for Washington Performing Arts | For more information on this event, which will run from April 2 - April 8, visit: washingtonperformingarts.org

LIVE FROM SEATTLE — WITH VC ARTIST ZLATOMIR FUNG & THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

MARCH 20, 2021 | Cellist Zlatomir Fung performs with conductor Keitaro Herado and the Seattle Symphony in this special performance entitled "Celebrate Asia" | To view the livestreamed performance, which will be available until March 25, visit: seattlesymphony.org | 📸 James Holt

LIVE FROM MELBOURNE — WITH VC RISING STAR CHRISTIAN LI

MARCH 17, 2021 | 13-year-old violinist Christian Li is the soloist and leader for a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | The concert took place at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl

LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY — WITH THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET

MARCH 11, 2021 | Dancers from the New York City Ballet rehearse before a recorded performance of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with choreography by George Balanchine | You can view the performance until March 18, via: nycballet.com

LIVE FROM PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — WITH PHILIPPE QUINT & BILL MURRAY

MARCH 8, 2021 | Actor Bill Murray narrates for this unique performance featuring violinist Philippe Quint at the The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida