CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

VC Facebook Live webcast of the American-based Omer String Quartet’s New York City recital debut – live from Merkin Concert Hall. Presented by Young Concert Artists,...

The 17 violin and 17 viola candidates have this week been announced for the 2019 Max Rostal International Competition - to be held at...

Acclaimed Australian conductor Stuart Challender passed away on this day in 1991, from an AIDS-related illness - aged just 44. A graduate of the Victorian...

Today is South Korean VC Artist Bomsori Kim’s 29th birthday! A graduate of The Juilliard School, where she studied with Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes, Bomsori...

London’s Royal College of Music has this week announced the launch of a new one-year string quartet fellowship program - aimed to provide high...

The Michigan Daily newspaper has today reported University of Michigan School of Music Violin Professor Stephen Shipps has taken leave from the school - following allegations published earlier...

To help celebrate this Thursday’s international World Violin Day, The Violin Channel in conjunction with our good friends at Naxos Records, is this week...

23-year-old American violinist Stephen Kim is quickly building an international reputation as a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A graduate of the Curtis Institute where he studied...

Austrian-born American violinist Eric Rosenblith was born on this day in 1920 - 98 years ago. A student of Jacques Thibaud, Carl Flesch and Bronisław Huberman, Mr...

The Michigan Daily campus newspapers has this week raised allegations of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct against University of Michigan School of Music Violin...

Virtuoso Jascha Heifetz died on this day in 1987 – aged 86. A protege of Leopold Auer, he is remembered as arguably the greatest violinist...

Today is Korean-American violin virtuoso Sarah Chang's birthday. A recognised child protégé of Dorothy DeLay and The Juilliard School, Sarah made her professional debut with...

Youtube phenom, Matthew Olshefski (aka The Shirtless Violinist) performing Let It Go from Disney's musical fantasy, Frozen. "Seeing as I’m a big fan of the movie, I couldn’t...

10-year-old VC Rising Star Christian Li from Australia performing Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso - with pianist Laurence Matheson.   Christian was awarded joint 1st prize...

Musical America Worldwide, in New York, has this week announced the Musical America 30 2018 Professionals of the Year - honored this year for innovation,...

Today is American violin virtuoso Joshua Bell's 51st birthday! A student of legendary Russian pedagogue Josef Gingold, Joshua serves as Music Director of the Academy...

It has been announced this week that Graz Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra Chief Conductor Oksana Lyniv will step down from the role - at the conclusion...

Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was born on this day in 1865 – 153 years ago. Sibelius' signature works include 7 symphonies, Finlandia, the Karelia Suite,...

Today is Lithuanian-born Austrian violin virtuoso and conductor Julian Rachlin’s 44rd birthday. A protégé of Boris Kuschnir and Pinchas Zukerman, he is widely regarded as one...

The classical music nominees for the 2019 61st Annual Grammy Awards have today been announced - including violinists James Ehnes, Joshua Bell and Laurie...

2014 archival footage of the then 16-year-old Japanese VC Young Artist Ayana Tsuji performing Paganini's 13th and 21st Solo Caprices – in the Opening Round of the...

It has been announced this week that 26-year-old American VC Young Artist William Hagen has been granted the long term use of the 1732 Arkwright...

Romanian-born American violinist Sergiu Luca died on this day in 2010 – 8 years ago. A student of Ivan Galamian, Mr Luca was a founding member of...

Today is Japanese violinist, VC Young Artist Ayana Tsuji’s 21st birthday. A student of Professor Koichiro Harada, at the Tokyo College of Music, Ayana is...

Applications are now open for the 2019 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition - to be held in Sion, Switzerland from the 18th to the 24th...

The 10 Senior and 9 Junior Semi-Finalists have today been announced for the 2019 22nd Annual Sphinx Competition - to be held in Detroit, United...

It has been announced today that Minnesota Orchestra Music Director Osmo Vänskä will step down from the role - at the conclusion of the 2021-2022...

It has been announced today at the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, in Michigan, United States, has been terminated and will not return in 2019 -...

Polish-American violinist Piotr Janowski died on this day in 2008 – aged 57. A student of Ivan Galamian, Zino Francescatti, Henryk Szeryng and Jascha Heifetz, Mr Janowski was a former 1st...

Arnold Schönberg Violin Concerto Op. 36 premiered on this day in 1940. The first performance was given by Ukrainian-born American virtuoso Louis Krasner with The Philadelphia Orchestra...

Today is American cellist David Finckel’s 67th birthday. He served as a long-time member of the famed Emerson String Quartet from 1979 to 2013 - and currently...

The Staatskapelle Weimar, in Weimar, Germany has today announced the appointment of 28-year-old German violinist Johannes Hupach as its new Assistant Concertmaster. A graduate of...

The Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfal, in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, has today announced the appointment of British conductor Michael Francis as its new Music Director...

1997 archival footage of the then 21 year old Danish-Israeli violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider's 1st prize winning performance - in the Final of the Queen Elisabeth...

The Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao, in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain has today announced the appointment of 25-year-old Spanish violinist Laura Delgado Casado as its...

2018 Australian 'Young Performer of the Year', 26-year-old violinist Emily Sun performing Faure’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major - with pianist Phillip Shovk. Recorded live...

Metropolitan Opera rising star, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen presents a new take on a very traditional holiday … Written by and featuring accordionist Ronn...

The Juilliard School, in New York, has announced the appointment of South-Korean-born cellist Clara Kim to its cello teaching faculty. A graduate of The Juilliard...

The San Francisco Symphony has today announced the appointment of Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen as its new Music Director - effective from...

German composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann died on this day in 1963 - aged 58. Despite being largely overlooked in many English-speaking countries, he is often...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on this day in 1791 – aged just 35. Mozart’s exact cause of death is not known, however reports indicate he had...

Czech violinist and composer Jan Kubelik died on this day in 1940 – aged 60. A student of Otakar Sevcik, he is remembered as one of the pre-eminent...

24-year-old American violinist Usha Kapoor and 23-year-old American pianist Edward Leung have this week been awarded 1st prize at the inaugural Birmingham International Piano Chamber...

Spanish conductor Juan José Olives has passed away - following a long illness. A graduate of the Barcelona Conservatory and the Vienna Hochschule für Musik,...

The Philharmonia Orchestra, in London, has today announced Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen will step down from the role - at the...

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 premiered on this day in 1881 – 137 years ago. The first performance was given by Russian...

Never-before-uploaded 1963 archival performance of legendary Ukrainian-born American violin virtuoso Nathan Milstein performing Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto - with conductor Walter Hendl and the Chicago Symphony...

28-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 School of Music,...

Israeli-Danish violin virtuoso and conductor Nikolaj Znaider has today announced, moving forward, he will be returning to the use of his full name Nikolaj...

Australian funsters TwoSet Violin performing Paganini’s 24th Solo Caprice hula hooping … with very special guest … Recorded live on the 30th November, 2018...