Tibor Varga Sion Valais Competition Prize Winners Announced
20 year old Japanese violinist Sunao Goko has been awarded 1st prize at the 2013 Tibor Varga Sion Valais International Violin Competition, in Switzerland
2nd...
SAD NEWS | Portland Quartet violinist Stephen Zoltan Kecskemethy Has Died - Aged 68
American violinist Stephen Zoltan Kecskemethy has passed away, after a 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer – aged 68
He served as 1st Violinist with...
Vanbrugh Quartet Violinist Takes Solo Stand Against Putin's Anti-Gay Laws
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet violinist Keith Pascoe has announced his withdrawal from the ensemble's upcoming concert in Moscow as a personal and political stand against...
Qantas Airlines Serves Australian Cellist Crushing Blow
A professional cellist, travelling domestically in Australia on Qantas Airlines, has had his $8000 instrument crushed into multiple pieces
Peter Hollo, 39, who performs with...
New Study Shows Classical Music Judged With Eyes, Not Ears
New research conducted by PhD Harvard graduate Chia-Jung Tsay, for the University College London, has shown nearly all participants, including highly trained musicians, were better able...
Concert Hall Bootleggers – Saints or Sinners?
Violin virtuoso James Ehnes has today opened a raging debate surrounding the pros and cons of illegal smartphone recording in concert halls
The Canadian-born international soloist,...
Tennis Ace Swaps Racquet for Racket
17-time tennis Grand Slam winner Roger Federer has traded his racquet for a violin for a new tv commercial to help principal sponsor Credit Suisse celebrate...
SAD NEWS | Detroit Symphony Stalwart Maxim Janowsky Passes Away
American Double Bassist Maxim Janowsky has passed, away after a long illness - aged 70
Mr Janowsky served with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 49...
FLY ON THE WALL | Australian Youth Orchestra - 2013 International Tour, Webisode 7, Gstaad, Tour Wrap
After rave-review performances across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands, the Australian Youth Orchestra has now completed their highly successful 2 week European tour –...
Google Dedicates Debussy Daily Doodle
To help celebrate Claude Debussy's 151st birthday, Google has today dedicated their international daily Doodle with a very adorable 'Clair de lune' animation →
Google...
VC Young Artist William Hagen Awarded Aspen Dorothy DeLay Fellowship
20 year old American violinist William Hagen has been announced as the recipient of the 2014 Dorothy DeLay Memorial Fellowship
Awarded annually at the Aspen...
NEW APPOINTMENT | Aussie Dale Barltrop Appointed Melbourne Symphony Concertmaster
33 year old Australian violinist Dale Barltrop has been announced as the new Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
A graduate of the University of...
FLY ON THE WALL | Australian Youth Orchestra – 2013 International Tour, Webisode 5, Eschenbach, Concertgeouw
After successful performances in Germany and Austria, the Australian Youth Orchestra has now moved on to the iconic Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam – with violin...
McDonald's Serve Up Beethoven to Combat Customer Violence
A McDonald's fast food store in the UK has taken to piping classical music in an attempt to curb late night alcohol- fueled violence
It's...
VC STORE | Now Stocking - Suzuki School Method Books, Accompaniments and CDs
The Violin Channel Store is now stocking the full range of Suzuki School violin, viola, cello and bass method books, accompaniments and cds →...
