CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS

The 6 Finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 2018 Bach International Violin Competition – in Leipzig, Germany. The 2018 Finalists are: Maia Cabeza (25, United States/Canada) ...

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 12 semi-finalists have been announced for the 2018 Australian ABC Young Performer of the Year awards - including 4 violinists, a violist and 2...

The 12 candidates progressing to the 2nd round of the 2018 Bach International Violin Competition have been announced – in Leipzig, Germany. The 2nd round violin candidates...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with a number of esteemed international string pedagogues – to get the inside word on the common mistakes...

Applications are now open for the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition – to be held in Odense, Denmark from the 21st to the 31st of March,...

A stolen instrument alert has been issued for a 2003 Frank Denti Model #C200 modern cello – stolen in Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States...

Acclaimed Scottish composer & conductor Oliver Knussen has passed away, following a short illness – aged just 66. A student of John Lambert and Gunther Schuller, he...

10-year-old Natsuho Murata from Japan has today been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 il Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition, in San Vito al...

The Berlin-based Trio Marvin has today been awarded 1st prize in the Trio division, plus the 2018 Grand Prize, at the Melbourne International Chamber...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with a panel of esteemed international string pedagogues - to get the inside word on whether it's advisable...

To help celebrate the international release of Georgian violin virtuoso Lisa Batiashvili’s new album Visions of Prokofiev, The Violin Channel is this week giving...

The 49 opening-round candidates for the 2018 ARD International Viola Competition have been announced – to be held in Munich, Germany from the 7th - 16th of...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Sydney Conservatorium of Music Violin Professor, Norwegian violinist Ole Bohn. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Ole discusses the 5 most common technical problems...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with esteemed American conductor, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Maestro Leonard Slatkin – for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads.  We sat...

It has just been announced this week that American violinist Zachary De Pue will step down from his role as Concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra...

To help celebrate the international release of VC Artist Alexandra Conunova's debut albums: Prokofiev Violin Sonatas, The Violin Channel in conjunction with Aparté Records...

Marika Hughes, the granddaughter of acclaimed Austro-Hungarian cello virtuoso Emanuel Feuermann, has this week made public accusations - accusing Kronberg Academy founder and president Raimund Trenkler of racist...

Tarisio Auctions in London has today announced the £1,587,000 (US $2,105,305) sale of the 1773-75 ‘Sinzheimer’ Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin – the highest price ever paid at auction for a...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with acclaimed Korean-American violin virtuoso Sarah Chang. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Sarah shares with us her motivations for practicing whilst growing...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with acclaimed Danish-Israeli violin soloist Nikolaj Znaider. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, Nikolaj, who's recently released Mozart's 4th and 5th Violin...

Siberian cellist Denis Zhdanov works us through the first movement of Schubert's 'Arpeggione' Cello Sonata in A Minor. Recorded in 6 camera high-definition with student cellist...

J & A Beare, London, has today announced a new long-term partnership with the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival. Launched in 2009, and held...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with a number of esteemed international string pedagogues – to get the inside word on which repertoire a...

“If you weren’t a string player, what other profession do you think you would have pursued?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of...

Legendary Soviet-born conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky has passed away – aged 87. A piano and conducting graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, he served as Chief Conductor of the BBC...

18-year-old Hae-Sue Lee from South Korea has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 15th Primrose International Viola Competition – at the...

VC Facebook Live webcast direct from the opening night of the 2018 Rockport Music Festival - in Rockport, Massachusetts, United States. Program including Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir...

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...

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...

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

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

The Violin Channel recently caught up with 2016 Junior Menuhin Competition 1st prize winner, VC Rising Star Yesong Sophie Lee. We sat her down for...

29-year-old Nagao Haruka from Japan has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition – in Mosonmagyaróvár,...

The Tarisio Trust has today announced New York-based violinist Miki-Sophia Cloud as the recipient of the 2018 Tarisio Trust: Eric Sun – Karen Law Vuillaume Fellowship. A...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with a number of esteemed international string pedagogues - to get the inside word on the common mistakes...

A missing Douglas C. Cox modern violin, stolen in Jacksonville, Florida, United States on the 3rd of June has been found and returned to...

16-year-old American violinist Alex Zhou has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 33rd Irving M. Klein International String Competition - in...

The 49 opening-round candidates have been announced for the 2018 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition – to be held in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary from the 3rd...

To help celebrate the international release, The Violin Channel is this week giving away 5 fresh-off-the-press Pirastro Perpetual Violin String Sets. Designed for new levels...

New England Conservatory violin pedagogue Miriam Fried works us through the 'Grave' from of Bach's Solo Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor. Recorded in 6...

Pirastro Strings has announced the launch of the new Perpetual Violin String Set - designed for new levels of volume, power and focused sound projection. "The new-to-market...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with former New York Philharmonic Concertmaster, Glenn Dicterow - for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads.  We sat...

To help celebrate the international release of violinist Kyung Wha Chung’s new album Beau Soir, The Violin Channel in conjunction with Warner Classics, is...

The New York-based Aizuri Quartet has been awarded the US $100,000 Grand Prize at the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Music Competition – in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Comprising...

Acclaimed Dutch violinist and pedagogue Herman Krebbers has passed away - aged 94. A student of Oscar Back, Mr Krebbers served as Concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw...

23-year-old American double bassist Xavier Foley is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young concert artist of outstanding potential. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of...

To help celebrate the international release of VC Young Artists LGT Young Soloists’ new album Nordic Dream, The Violin Channel in conjunction with RCA...

To help celebrate the upcoming 8th of June release of VC Artist Ray Chen‘s new album The Golden Age, the superstar Australian violinist has...