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Exclusive VC Live webcast of the 2018 Primrose International Viola Competition -  Live from Los Angeles, United States   2018 Primrose International Viola Competition | FINAL...

With the 2018 Primrose International Viola Competition currently underway at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, VC recently caught up with Eastman School of...

With the 2018 Primrose International Viola Competition currently underway in Los Angeles, VC recently caught up with a number of former prize winners, to get a better...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the newly-appointed Rockport Chamber Music Festival Artistic Director, former long time St. Lawrence String Quartet violinist, Mr Barry Shiffman.  The Rockport...

21-year-old Canadian violinist Kerson Leong is building an international reputation as a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential - praised for his commanding stage presence,...

German conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg has passed away following a brief illness – aged 71. He served as Principal Conductor of the Munich KlangVerwaltung ensemble -...

Linn Records has announced the release of violinist Christina Day Martinson and the Boston Baroque ensemble's new album: Biber: The Mystery Sonatas.  Recorded with music director Martin Pearlman, the disc features the...

An international stolen instrument alert has been issued for a 1979 Franz Kinberg violin – stolen in Zürich, Switzerland on the 18th of April, 2018. The instrument...

Naxos Records has today announced the release of British violinist and violist Peter Sheppard Skaerved‘s new album: Henze: Violin & Viola Works. Recorded with pianist Roderick Chadwick, the disc...

Oehms Classics has today announced the re-release of Austrian-born violinist Benjamin Schmid’s 2004 album: Korngold: Violin Concerto Op. 35. Recorded with conductor Seiji Ozawa and Vienna Philharmonic live from...

2011 archival footage of the then 14-year-old Danish cellist, Jonathan Swensen performing Lalo’s Cello Concerto in D minor – with conductor Henrik Vagn Christensen and...

To help celebrate the international release of VC Artist Kian Soltani's new debut album HOME, The Violin Channel in conjunction with Deutsche Grammophon is this week giving...

And the winners are in! The following 5 lucky VC members will each be receiving a fresh-off-the-press personally-autographed copy of German violinist Friedemann Eichhorn’s new album:...

Today is German violin virtuoso Julia Fischer's 35th birthday! A former 1st prize winner at the Menuhin Competition, Julia is widely regarded as one of today’s...

The 3 finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 2018 15th Primrose International Viola Competition – at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. The...

21-year-old Jonathan Swensen from Denmark has been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 14th Khachaturian International Cello Competition – in Yerevan, Armenia. A student of Professor...

Hänssler Classics has this month announced the release of the Austrian-based Minetti Quartett‘s new album: Mendelssohn and Schubert: String Quartets. The disc features Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 6...

Applications are now open for the 2019 7th Sendai International Violin Competition – to be held in Sendai, Japan from the 15th to the 30th of June,...

Taiwanese-American VC Artist Paul Huang and Italian pianist Alessio Bax performing Respighi's Violin Sonata in B Minor. Recorded live with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center –...

Legendary German conductor Rudolf Kempe was born on this day in 1910 – 108 years ago. Dying in 1976, Maestro Kempe served principal conducting positions...

Today is German-Canadian cello virtuoso Johannes Moser’s 39th birthday! A student of respected cello pedagogue David Geringas, Johannes is a former 1st prize winner at the...

Incredible 1997 archival footage of the then 18 year old David Garrett performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor – with conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the NDR...

The 8 candidates progressing to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 15th Primrose International Viola Competition have just minutes ago been announced – at...

The Boston Lyric Opera has today announced the appointment of violinist Annie Rabbat as their new Concertmaster. A graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School...

Paladino Music has this month announced the release of Austrian-born cellist Martin Rummel's new album: Merk: 20 Etudes For Solo Cello, Op. 11. The disc features...

New York-based violinist and conductor David Bousso has passed away – aged just 34. A graduate of the Mannes School of Music, David was the founder and...

The 28 Semi-Finalists have today been announced for the 2018 Washington International String Competition – to be held in Washington D.C., United States from the...

Applications are now open for the inaugural 2018 Viktor Treyakov International Violin Competition - to be held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from the 23rd of September to...

American cellist Warren Oja performing Bach's 1st Cello Suite ... with the help of his new stand partner ... "This is what she gets for...

German violinist David Garrett has this week released a video to his fans, announcing he's on track to make a return to the concert stage...

It has been announced this week that multi-genre septet, Philharmonix, will join the roster of classical music management agency Opus 3 Artists Berlin -...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with … wait, was recently taken over by … VC Artist Tessa Lark for a Facebook Livestream with their...

Never-before-uploaded 1972 audio recording of Russian violinist Victor Pikayzen performing Kabalevsky Violin Concerto in C Major – with conductor Fuat Mansurov and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXneqaUKJfc VICTOR PIKAYZEN | KABALEVSKY...

Today is Japanese virtuoso Mayuko Kamio’s 32nd birthday! A student of Dorothy DeLay and Zakhar Bron, Mayuko is a former 1st prize winner at the Tchaikovsky...

Romanian-born Austrian contemporary composer Gyorgy Ligeti died on this day in 2006 – aged 83. A composer who refused to play by the rules, his major...

22-year-old Stephen Kim‘s 3rd prize-winning performances – in the Final round of the 2018 Paganini International Violin Competition, in Genoa, Italy. Recorded live on the 13th and...

25-year-old VC Young Artist Fedor Rudin‘s 2nd prize-winning performances – in the Final round of the 2018 Paganini International Violin Competition, in Genoa, Italy. Recorded live on the...

Astral Artists has today announced the four winners of its 2018 National Auditions - in Philadelphia, United States. This 2018 winners are: 26-year-old American violinist Hannah Tarley ...

German composer Richard Strauss was born on this day in 1864 - 154 years ago. Dying in 1949, his signature works include operas Der Rosenkavalier and Salome and orchestral masterworks...

The opening-round violin, cello and chamber music candidates have been announced for the 2018 Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition – to be held in...

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has today announced the contract extension of Chinese-American Music Director Xian Zhang – until the conclusion of the 2023-2024 season. A graduate of...

The 24 opening live-round candidates have been announced for the 15th Primrose International Viola Competition – to be held at the Colburn School in...

YouTube sensations Joe Buono and Tristan Clarke from The Melodica Men present Queens’ iconic, Bohemian Rhapsody… arranged for two mouth-blown melodicas …   https://youtu.be/-vqRuoctWnk JOE BUONO & TRISTAN CLARKE | MELODICA MEN | QUEENS...

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in England, has announced the appointment of 31-year-old Spanish conductor Jaume Santonja Espinós as its new Assistant Conductor. A graduate of...

17-year-old VC Young Artist Kevin Zhu‘s 1st prize-winning performances - in the Final round of the 2018 Paganini International Violin Competition, in Genoa, Italy. Recorded live on the...

BIS Records has announced the release of Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing‘s new album: Borgström & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos. Recorded with conductor Olari Elts and the Vienna Symphony, the disc...

Deutsche Grammophon has this week announced the signing of an exclusive new recording contract with Chinese conductor Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. The contract...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Taiwanese-American violinist, Mr Cho-Liang Lin – for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat him down to pick his...

The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, in Ohio, United States has this week announced the appointment of Stanley E. Romanstein as its new college Dean - effective...

The 2018 finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 14th Khachaturian International Cello Competition – in Yerevan, Armenia. The 2018 finalists are: Fedor Amosov...