CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

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...

24-year-old Korean-American violinist Anna Lee is establishing an international reputation a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A graduate of the Kronberg Academy and Juilliard...

To help celebrate the international release of the German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser‘s new album: ‘Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn‘, The Violin Channel, in conjunction with Pentatone,...

21-year-old Haruma Sato from Japan has just minutes ago been awarded 1st Prize at the 2019 ARD International Cello Competition - in Munich, Germany. 2nd...

Watch the 2019 ARD International Cello Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Munich, Germany.   2019 ARD INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION FINAL ROUND LIVE FROM THE...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has today announced the retirement of long-serving  Concertmaster, Malcolm Lowe. A graduate of the Curtis Institute, where he studied with Ivan...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition joint-1st prize winning ensemble, the London-based Marmen String Quartet. Comprising violinists...

The London-based Marmen Quartet and the Los Angeles-based Viano String Quartet have just minutes ago been awarded joint-1st prize at the 2019 Banff International...

The category prize winners have today been announced at the 2019 Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition – in Schöntal, Germany. 10-year-old Riisa Nakahara from Japan was awarded...

Watch the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Banff, Alberta, Canada.   2019 BANFF INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET COMPETITION FINAL...

The Swiss-based LGT Young Soloists string ensemble is quickly building an international reputation as a youth orchestra of exceptional skill and artistic merit.  Comprising highly...

22-year-old Anna Agafia Egholm from Denmark has today been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition – in Sion, Switzerland. A graduate of...

In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Mozarteum University Salzburg Violin Professor Esther Hoppe shares her thoughts on what should be a student's 'dos and don't's...

The Violin Channel recently caught up German violin virtuoso, Arabella Steinbacher - in Brussels. We sat her down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions –...

26-year-old John-Henry Crawford from the United States has this week been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition – in Morelia,...

Gang Hyeon Park from South Korea and Ruslan Turuntayev from Kazakhstan have today been awarded the joint-Grand Prix at the 2019 inaugural Vietnam International...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Violin Professor, Mr Mauricio Fuks. We sat him down for a fun...

Canadian violinist Lara St John has today made allegations that she was sexually abused and raped by a violin teacher at the Curtis Institute...

In a VC-exclusive blog, American violin pedagogue Ann Setzer shares her insight on the importance of understanding a composer's historical context - and its...

“If you could commission a concerto from a dead composer, who would it be?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top...

Watch the 2019 Bowdoin International Music Festival live on The Violin Channel – direct from Brunswick, Maine, United States.   2019 BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL YING...

To help celebrate the international release of VC Artist Sergey Malov’s new album Paganini 24 Capricci Op. 1, The Violin Channel is this week giving...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with superstar violinist, Vadim Repin. We sat him down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions - to...

An international stolen instrument alert has been issued for a Giovanni Grancino viola stolen on May 15th, 2019 from a train travelling from Copenhagen...

Long time Curtis Institute of Music violin pedagogue Aaron Rosand has passed away this evening from pneumonia - aged 92. A graduate of the Curtis...

To help celebrate the international release of the new warm and broad variant Larsen ‘Il Cannone’ A Violin String, The Violin Channel is this...

The Violin Channel recently caught up superstar French violinist Renaud Capuçon - in New York City. We sat him down for a fun game of...

Watch the opening night of the 2019 North Shore Chamber Music Festival live on The Violin Channel – direct from Northbrook, Chicago   2019 NORTH SHORE...

It has been announced this week that 23-year-old violinist Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis from Latvia has been awarded the 2 year use of the 1645 Ex...

21-year-old Do Gyung Anna Im from South Korea has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin Competition...

22-year-old Hao Zhou from the United States has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Concours Musical International de Montréal -...

To help celebrate this week's international release, The Violin Channel is giving away three 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition 4-CD commemorative box sets. Relive your...

Watch the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand.   2019 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL...

Watch the 2019 Concours Musical International de Montréal live on The Violin Channel – direct from Montreal, Canada.   2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL  FINAL ROUND LIVE...

26-year old Stella Chen from the United States has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition...