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Polish-born Mexican violin virtuoso, diplomat, pedagogue and philanthropist Henryk Szeryng was born on this day in 1918 – 99 years ago. A student of Maurice...

Today is VC Artist Bulgarian violin virtuoso Bella Hristova’s 32nd birthday. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Bella is a former 1st prize...

American violin virtuoso Maud Powell died on this day in 1920 – aged just 52. A student of Henry Schradieck, Charles Dancla and Joseph Joachim,...

Swiss-born American composer Ernest Bloch was born on this day in 1880 – 137 years ago. Dying in 1959, Mr Bloch was the former Musical...

Today is Hungarian violin virtuoso Kristof Barati's 39th birthday! A student of Eduard Wulfson, Miklós Szenthelyi and Vilmos Tátrai, Kristof is a former prize winner...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with 2017 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition 1st prize winner, 22 year old VC Young Artist Sirena Huang...

Austrian violinist and conductor Willi Boskovsky was born on this day in 1909 – aged 81. Maestro Boskovsky served as Concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic...

French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli died on this day in 1997 – aged 89. Mr Grappelli’s lively, elegant style captivated audiences for more than half a century –...

Today is Canadian violinist James Ehnes' 41st birthday. A protege of Sally Thomas and the Juilliard School, James is widely regarded as one of...

Live and exclusive webstream - direct from the 2018 Prague Spring International Cello Competition, in Prague, Czech Republic.   Final - 4pm - 13th May, 2018...

Italian luthier Giuseppe Guarneri died on this day in 1744 – 273 years ago. He is widely regarded as one of the finest string instrument makers of...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the Soviet-born violin virtuoso and conductor, Dmitry Sitkovetsky – for a fun Facebook live Q&A session with his fans.

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Jewish-American violinist Ariel Horowitz and double bassist Sebastian Zinca to discuss their emotional upcoming performance project: 'Seed for...

Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9, commonly known as the 'Kreutzer Sonata', was premiered on this day in 1803 – 214 years ago. The first performance...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the acclaimed New York-based Calidore String Quartet – for a fun Facebook live Q&A session with their fans.

Today is French violin virtuoso Patrice Fontanarosa’s 75th birthday. A former prize winner at the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Violin Competition, he served as Concertmaster of the Orchestre...

Hungarian conductor Ferenc Fricsay was born on this day in 1914 – 103 years ago. A protégé of Bela Bartok, Zoltán Kodály, Ernst von Dohnanyi...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Korean-American violinist Elly Suh, longtime student of violin pedagogue and Juilliard String Quartet founding member, Robert Mann – who passed away earlier...

With the 2016 Menuhin Competition opening rounds set to commence this coming Friday, VC recently caught up with a number of former prize winners...

Sergei Prokofiev‘s 'Sinfonia Concertante' Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 58 premiered on this day in 1938. The first performance was given by Alexander Melik-Pashayev...

Soviet violin virtuoso David Oistrakh was born on this day in 1908 – 109 years ago. Dying in 1974, he is widely remembered as one...

Today is VC Artist Charles Yang’s 29th birthday! A graduate of The Juilliard School, Charles is very quickly building an impressive online following – and...

Violinist and conductor Isaac Stern was born on this day in 1920 – 97 years ago. Dying in 2001, he is remembered as one of the greatest...

Today is Russian violist Yuri Bashmet's 64th birthday. He is widely regarded as one of the world's preeminent violists – performing regularly with the world's...

Polish violin virtuoso Josef Hassid was born on this day in 1923 – 92 years ago. A prodigious student of Carl Flesch, he was destined for...

Edward Elgar’s ‘Serenade for Strings in E Minor' Op. 20 premiered on this day in 1896. The first performance was given in Antwerp, Belgium –...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with respected New York City-based violin luthier and restorer, Mrs Julie Reed-Yeboah. In a VC-exclusive blog, Julie talks us through...

Hungarian violinist and inventor Emil Telmanyi was born on this day in 1892 - 125 years ago. Dying in 1988, he is remembered in history for...

Belgian violin virtuoso Mathieu Crickboom was born on this day in 1871. Dying in 1947, he is remembered in history as the dedicatee of Eugene...

VC 'Young Artist', Australian violinist Ray Chen discusses his rather bizarre backstage concert ritual - involving flies, countdowns and pistols. VC 'YOUNG ARTIST' RAY CHEN | 'MY...

Russian-born American composer, pianist and conductor Igor Stravinsky died on this day in 1971 - aged 88. He is widely acknowledged as one of the...

Canadian pianist Glenn Gould died, from a stroke, on this day in 1982 – aged just 50. Despite having stopped giving concerts at the age...

Australian violinist Richard Pollett tragically died in a cycling accident on this day in 2011 – aged 25. A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium and the Conservatorio...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with The Juilliard School double bass pedagogue and technique book author, Professor Eugene Levinson. In a VC-exclusive blog, Eugene discusses the inspiration...

With the 2015 Michael Hill International Violin Competition entering its final stages in Auckland, VC recently caught up with a number of former prize winners,...

Today is Canadian violinist Corey Cerovsek’s 45th birthday! A recognised child prodigy, he made his professional debut aged just 9 - and graduated from Indiana...

American composer Aaron Copland was born on this day in 1900 – 117 years ago. Dying in 1990, his signature works include ‘Appalachian Spring’, ‘Billy...

Today is American-Canadian violin virtuoso Leila Josefowicz's birthday! A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Leila began her international career performing with the...

With the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition currently underway in Queenstown and Auckland, VC recently caught up with a number of former prize winners, to get...

After a successful opening concert at the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Australian Youth Orchestra have now moved on to Graffenegg, Austria for the 2nd stop...

Today is American VC Young Artist Sirena Huang's 24th birthday! A graduate of the Juilliard School, where she studied with Sylvia Rosenberg and Itzhak Perlman and...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Israeli-American violinist Mr Itzhak Perlman - at the famed The Juilliard School, in New York City. We sat the soon-to-be 70...

American composer Charles Ives was born on this day in 1874 – 143 years ago. Dying in 1954, Mr Ives is remembered as America's first...

Spanish cellist Pablo Casals died on this day in 1973 – aged 96. He is remembered as one of the distinguished cello virtuosi of...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with American violin virtuoso Joshua Bell, at his home in Manhattan – where we discussed his upcoming HBO...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with … wait, was recently taken over by … the Zorá String Quartet – for a Facebook Livestream with...

Today is VC Artist Persian-Austrian cello virtuoso Kian Soltani's 25th birthday! Praised as one of the most prodigious young concert artists to emerge in recent years,...

American composer and pianist George Gershwin died on this day in 1937 – 80 years ago. Gershwin’s signature works include ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, ‘An American in Paris’...

Today is Taiwanese-American VC Artist Paul Huang’s 27th birthday! A graduate of The Juilliard School, Paul is a former 1st prize winner at the Sion Valais International...

Today is Korean wunderkind, VC Young Artist SooBeen Lee’s 17th birthday. Praised for her eloquent music making, maturity and effortless virtuosity, SooBeen is a former major...