Classical Music News

Watch A Far Cry and Reuning & Son Violins Presents: 'A Stradivari Serenade' - direct from New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, in Boston.   A FAR...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Reuning & Son Violins President, Christopher Reuning and violist Sarah Darling from the A Far Cry chamber...

The London-based Marmen String Quartet has in recent seasons established themselves as one of the most promising young chamber music ensembles to emerge internationally. Comprising violinists Johannes Marmen...

21-year-old American cellist Gabriel Martins has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize in the Senior Division at the 2020 Sphinx Competition - in...

Watch the 2020 Sphinx Competition Senior Final - direct Detroit, Michigan, United States.   2020 SPHINX COMPETITION SENIOR FINAL LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL AT THE MAX M....

14-year-old Esme Arias-Kim from Chicago has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize in the Junior Division of the 2020 Sphinx Competition - in...

The then 19-year-old double bass virtuoso, VC Young Artist Xavier Foley's 1st prize winning performance in the Senior Final of the 2014 Sphinx Competition - in...

Watch the 2020 Beare’s Premiere Music Festival live on The Violin Channel - direct from Hong Kong.   We’re coming to you this week from the 2020 Beare’s...

Watch the Juilliard School cellist, Sophia Bacelar - direct from WQXR's Greene Space, in New York City   CELLIST SOPHIA BACELAR PRESENTED BY WQXR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE...

American violinist Courtney Orlando performing the world premiere performance of British-American composer Oscar Bettison‘s ‘Pale Icons of Night’  Violin Concerto – with conductor Alan...

27-year-old Persian-Austrian cello virtuoso Kian Soltani has in recent years firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's most prodigious young concert artists...

Watch accordionist Hanzhi Wang & the Omer Quartet – direct from the Morgan Library & Museum, in New York City.   ACCORDIONIST HANZHI WANG & THE...

Violinist Nicola Benedetti and the VC Artist Attacca Quartet have today been awarded Grammy accolades - at the 2020 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, in...

19-year-old Julian Rhee from the United States has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition -...

Watch the 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Boca Raton, Florida, United States.   2020 ELMAR OLIVEIRA INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN...

It has been announced this week that Netflix has secured the rights to produce a biopic film based on the life of legendary American...

The Menuhin Competition has today announced the 22 Junior and 22 Senior candidates for the 2020 competition – to be held in Richmond, Virginia,...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Thomastik-Infeld string manufacturer’s Director of Engineering and Technology, Mr Franz Klanner. In part 2 of a new blog series, released in...

To help celebrate this week’s upcoming National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Los Angeles, The Violin Channel in conjunction with our good...

The Colburn School-based Viano String Quartet has in recent seasons firmly established themselves as one of the most promising young chamber music ensembles to emerge internationally. Comprising...

As the 2019 year winds to an end, we take a look back at the year’s major international competition prize winners and bursary recipients...

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to take the time to remember those remarkable musicians whom we lost from our community...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with 2020 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition Co-Chairman, Mr David Stern. Applications for the 2020 competition to be...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Thomastik-Infeld string manufacturer’s Director of Engineering and Technology, Mr Franz Klanner. In part 1 of a new blog...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Larsen Strings' Vice President of Product Development, Dr Thomas Zwieg - at the Kronberg Academy, in Germany. We...

A stolen violin alert has been issued for a 2012 Jeremy Koons and Mike Lochner contemporary violin – stolen from the University of Wisconsin between...

An international stolen cello alert has been issued for a 1977 Colin Irving contemporary cello – stolen from a parked car, in Liverpool, England,...

4 1st prizes have just minutes ago been awarded at the 2019 Young Concert Artists International Auditions – in New York City. The 2019 1st prize...

Watch the 2019 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final Round live on The Violin Channel – direct from New York City.   2019 YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL...

In a VC exclusive video series, American violinist Rachel Barton Pine talks us through the intricacies of the ‘Fugue’ from Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with 2019 Louis Spohr Violin Competition for Young Violinists Senior Category 1st prize winner, 18-year-old American violinist Phoenix...

25-year-old Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi has firmly established an international reputation as a young virtuoso of exceptional promise – praised for his maturity, presence...

      Watch the Concerto Budapest's 'The Day of Listening' contemporary music festival live on The Violin Channel - direct from the Budapest Music Center, in...

The Violin Channel this week caught up with Dallas Symphony President and CEO, Ms Kim Noltemy - at the DSO's inaugural 2019 'Women in...

In a VC-exclusive guest blog, respected American violinist and pedagogue, Mr Charles Castleman shares his thoughts on what he feels are the hardest things...

This, the newest installment in the  ‘With Nicky’ series, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti talks us through a typical "Practice with Nicky” session. "Over the next...

Phoenix Avalon from United States has been awarded 1st prize in the Senior 18-to-20-years-old category at the 2019 Spohr International Violin Competition – in Weimar, Germany. A...

Watch the 2019 Louis Spohr International Violin Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Weimar, Germany.   2019 LOUIS SPOHR INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION FINAL ROUND LIVE...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with respected Viola Professor, Kim Kashkashian – at the New World Symphony’s ‘Viola Visions‘ Festival, in Miami Beach. We sat her...

To help celebrate the international release of respected string pedagogues Hans Jørgen Jensen and Grigory Kalinovsky’s new ‘Violin Mind: Intonation and Technique’ book, The...

Watch the New World Symphony's 2019 'Viola Visions' Week live on The Violin Channel - direct from Miami Beach, Florida, United States   2019 NEW WORLD...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with world-renowned string instrument restorer, Ms Julie Reed-Yeboah from Reed Yeboah Fine Violins - in New York City. Julie...

Four winners have just minutes ago been announced at the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition - in New York City. This year's winners are:...

Watch the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition final audition live on The Violin Channel - direct from New York City.   2019 CONCERT ARTISTS...

Watch The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center live on The Violin Channel – direct from Greece.   LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER ODYSSEY : THE CHAMBER MUSIC...

The Violin Channel recently caught up former Juilliard String Quartet member and current Juilliard School Cello Professor, Mr Joel Krosnick - at the Banff...

The Mithras Trio from Moldova/United Kingdom has today been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition – in Trondheim, Norway.  Graduates of...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with British cellist Steven Isserlis – for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat him down...

18-year-old Simon Zhu from Germany has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians – in Zhuhai,...

12-year-old Jinan Woo from South Korea has today been awarded 1st prize in the 12 Years and Under Category at the 2019 Zhuhai International...