CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Canadian violin virtuoso Lara St. John - at the Crypt Sessions in New York City. We sat her...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with violist Mark Holloway, longtime student of former Guarneri String Quartet member, Mr Michael Tree - who passed away earlier this week,...

“Do you have perfect pitch, and if so, were you born with it ... or did you develop it?” The Violin Channel recently caught up...

The 32 opening round candidates for the 2018 Paganini International Violin Competition, to be held in Genoa, Italy from the 4th to the 15th...

American violist Michael Tree has passed away from Parkinson's disease - aged 83. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Leah...

A British violist has today won a landmark legal case against London’s Royal Opera House - after claiming his hearing was irreparably damaged during...

1st prize-winning performance of 18 year old South Korean violinist Donghyun Kim at the 2018 Seoul International Violin Competition – in Seoul, South Korea. https://youtu.be/vVZNsI9WB1c?t=3m16s DONGHYUN KIM | SIBELIUS VIOLIN...

To help celebrate the international release, The Violin Channel is this week giving away 5 fresh-off-the-press personally-autographed VC Young Artist Sheku Kanneh-Mason Inspiration CDs - courtesy...

18 year old South Korean violinist Donghyun Kim has been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 Seoul International Violin Competition – in Seoul, South...

25 year old American violinist Nancy Zhou is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young soloist of outstanding potential.  A graduate of Harvard...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Georgian violin virtuoso Lisa Batiashvili. We sat her down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions –...

The 2018 recipients of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Development Grants have today been announced, in New York City – including VC Artists Francisco Fullana and...

An online YouCaring campaign has been launched today to support the family of 17 year old African-American double bassist Draylen Mason -  who was killed by...

17 year old African-American double bassist Draylen Mason has been killed - following a series of package bomb explosions in Austin, Texas, United States. An...

East End Press has this month announced the release of 'A Passionate Journey' - the memoir of American violinist, and founding member of The...

German violinist and pedagogue Axel Wilczok has passed away from cancer - aged 66. A graduate of Moscow's Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Hochschule für Musik...

A violin, believed once owned and played by German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, has sold at auction in New York City for $516,500 -...

The New York Post has today reported a court battle is underway in a Manhattan Supreme Court after a New York City parking garage...

The London Symphony Orchestra’s LSO Live label has this week announced the CD release of ‘Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5’. The first of...

“Do you use any technology or apps to help you practice?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with boundary-pushing Moldovan-Austrian-Swiss violin virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja - for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads.  We sat her down to...

Bonhams fine art and antiques auction house in New York has announced the upcoming sale of a violin - believed to be once owned and...

Columbia Artists Management, in New York City, has this week announced the signing of 13 year old musical prodigy Alma Deutscher to their roster -...

To help celebrate the international release of cello virtuoso Gautier Capuçon’s new album ‘Intuition’, The Violin Channel in conjunction with Warner Classics & Erato...

The Violin Channel recently sat down with German violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter as she was in final preparations for her upcoming US tour -...

It has been announced today that German violin soloist David Garrett has cancelled four more upcoming performances, in Monaco, Basel, Luxembourg and Dresden –...

The Metropolitan Opera, in New York City, has today announced the appointment of 38 year old American-Canadian violinist Benjamin Bowman as their new Co-Concertmaster...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with respected American violinist and former long-term Eastman School of Music violin pedagogue, Mr Charles Castleman. We sat him down...

Applications are now open for the 2018 ARD International Music Competition - to be held in Munich, Germany from the 3rd to the 21st...

With the applications set to close on March 7th for the 2018 Astral Artists National Auditions, VC recently caught up with 2016 1st prize winner, VC...

Polish-born American violinist Anna Karkowska has died from breast cancer - aged just 36. A graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and The Juilliard...

To help celebrate this month’s international release of the new Thomastik-Infeld ALPHAYUE viola and cello strings set, The Violin Channel is this week giving...

VC Facebook Live webcast of Liszt's 'Les preludés' and the world premiere of American composer Adam Schoenberg's Violin Concerto 'Orchard in Fog' - performed...

A new documentary film, entitled 'Itzhak', about the life of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, is set to be released in theaters next month. Directed by filmmaker Alison...

Golden Globe-winning Icelandic classical, ambient and experimental music composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died - aged 48. Jóhann was nominated for an Academy Award for ‘Best...

It has been announced this week that cellist, VC Young Artist Sheku Kanneh-Mason's debut album 'Inspiration' has hit No. 1 on the UK classical music...

VC recently caught up with American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers - ahead of her upcoming world premiere performances on February 10th and 11th of Adam Schoenberg's...

“What do you do every day to avoid playing injuries?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to...

Thomastik-Infeld has this week announced at the 2018 NAMM Show in Los Angeles the international launch of the new Thomastik ALPHAYUE viola and cello string...

Applications are open for the newly-established 'Tarisio Trust: Eric Sun - Karen Law Vuillaume Fellowship' - offering an outstanding international violinist aged 18 to 35...

It has been announced today that Australian violinist, VC Artist Ray Chen will replace David Garrett in a series of upcoming concerts in Hamburg and Düsseldorf - following...

BAM France this week announced at the 2018 NAMM Show, in Los Angeles, the launch of the new 'A+ Case Backpack' - a brand...

An alert has been issued today for missing c.1800 Dodd double bass bow and case - last seen on an eastbound District Line train...

To help celebrate the international release, The Violin Channel is this week giving away 5 fresh-off-the-press newly-released ‘Debussy Sonates & Trios’ CDs - courtesy of...

The winners of the 2018 60th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced in New York City – including experimental Moldovan-Austrian violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and celebrated American...

It has been announced today that German violin soloist David Garrett has cancelled a number of upcoming performances - due to a herniated disc in...

25 year old Nancy Zhou from the United States has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize in the violin division of the 2018...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Pirastro KorfkerRest inventor, violin pedagogue Mr Berent Korfker. In a VC-exclusive blog, the Dutch-born Royal College of Music violin professor...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Berlin Philharmonic 1st Concertmaster, VC Artist Noah Bendix-Balgley on the eve of his Berlin Philharmonic solo concerto debut...

Russian violin virtuoso Sergei Dogadin has established himself as one of the foremost young concert soloists to emerge internationally in recent years. A student of Boris Kuschnir...