This week, we’re coming to you from Dallas, with conductor Fabio Luisi, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra — one of the first, large American arts organizations to return to the live concert stage during the COVID-19 pandemic | The program, in front of a socially-distanced audience of 75 people, includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major and his Symphony No. 8 in F major
LIVE FROM SYDNEY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Sydney, with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, for their first live performance since March, with a seating capacity of 400 audience members | Program includes Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in D major, Op. 44 No. 1 (arr. for string orchestra), and Schoenberg’s “Verklarte Nacht”
MUNICH - SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 | We’re coming to from Munich for the Bavarian State Opera’s production, “7 Deaths of Maria Callas” | A project created by performance artist Marina Abramovic, the opera includes music by Marko Nikodijevic, and selections from works by Bellini, Bizet, Donizetti, Puccini, and Verdi | To comply with Bavaria’s COVID-19 regulations, a maximum of 500 audience members are allowed in the hall
HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Hamburg for a concert with violinist Lisa Batiashvili, conductor Alan Gilbert, and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester | Program including Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D Major | 📸 Pater Hundert
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - AUGUST 27, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Romania, for a series of concerts with conductor Cristian Macelaru and the Romanian Chamber Orchestra | The program includes Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’, Dvorak’s ‘Serenade for Strings’ and Alin Constantin Chelarescu’s ‘IOC (first audition)’
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 27, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Amsterdam with the EUYO - The European Union Youth Orchestra and with a special guest appearance by Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | The program includes Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, Debussy's ‘Syrinx’ for Solo Flute, Richard Strauss’ ‘Metamorphosen’, Brahms’ ‘Hungarian Dance’ No. 1 in G Minor and Andy Akiho’s ‘Pillar IV’ for Percussion Quartet
LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 24, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from the La Jolla Music Society SUMMERFEST, in San Diego with violinists James Ehnes and VC Artist Tessa Lark, violist Yura Lee and cellists Alisa Weilerstein and Clive Greensmith | The program includes Charles Ives’ ‘The Unanswered Question’ and Schubert’s Cello Quintet
GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 19, 2020 |We’re coming to you from Gstaad, Switzerland this week for the 2020 Gstaad Menuhin Festival with tenor Daniel Behle and pianist Jan Schultsz | Program including a selection of Beethoven’s lieder
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 16, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Seattle Chamber Music Society Virtual Summer Festival this week - with violinists James Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Richard O’Neill and cellist Edward Arron | Program including: Beethoven’s String Quartets No. 7 and No. 13 - and a transcription of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 14 for String Quartet

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the BBC Proms, in London, for a performance with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, pianist Mitsuko Uchida, and the London Symphony Orchestra | Program includes Giovanni Gabrieli’s “Sacrae Symphoniae”, Elgar’s “Introduction and Allegro”, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata, Op. 27 No.2 in C Sharp minor, Gyorgy Kurtag’s “…quasi una fantasia…”, Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5 in D major, and the world premiere of Thomas Ades’ “Dawn”
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the BBC Proms, in London, for a performance with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, pianist Mitsuko Uchida, and the London Symphony Orchestra | Program includes Giovanni Gabrieli’s “Sacrae Symphoniae”, Elgar’s “Introduction and Allegro”, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata, Op. 27 No.2 in C Sharp minor, Gyorgy Kurtag’s “…quasi una fantasia…”, Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5 in D major, and the world premiere of Thomas Ades’ “Dawn”
This week, we’re coming to you from the La Jolla Music Society SUMMERFEST, in San Diego with pianist and Music Director Inon Barnatan | Inon working on his virtual program notes for Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 3 and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1
This week, we’re coming to you from the La Jolla Music Society SUMMERFEST, in San Diego with violinist, VC Artist Tessa Lark, cellist Clive Greensmith and pianist Inon Barnatan | The all-transcription program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major (Arr. Piano Trio) and Rachmaninoff’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ (Arr. Solo Piano)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego this week - for a special ‘drive-in’ live performance with violinists VC Artist Simone Porter and Zachary DePue, violist Brett Bayless, cellist Austin Huntington, double bassist Nathan Farrington, keyboardist Alison Leudeke and trumpeter Conrad Jones | The all-Vivaldi program including: the Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, Concerto for Oboe in D Major, ‘Summer’ from the ‘Four Seasons’ - and the Concerto for Two Trumpets
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Colburn School, in Los Angeles – with the VC Young Artist Viano String Quartet | The awesome foursome returning to school this week to begin rehearsals for their upcoming performance at the virtual Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity International String Quartet Festival
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Colburn School, in Los Angeles – with the VC Young Artist Viano String Quartet | The awesome foursome returning to school this week to begin rehearsals for their upcoming performance at the virtual Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity International String Quartet Festival
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Colburn School, in Los Angeles – with the VC Young Artist Viano String Quartet | The awesome foursome returning to school this week to begin rehearsals for their upcoming performance at the virtual Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity International String Quartet Festival
BOULDER, COLORADO - AUGUST 13, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Boulder, Colorado this week – for the Virtual Boulder Cello Festival | Cellists David Requiro, Meta Weiss, Matthew Zalkind and Alice Yoo performing a selection of arrangements and transcriptions for cello quartet
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’

VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

VC YOUNG ARTIST | LGT Young Soloists – “Highly Gifted Young International String Soloists”

The Violin Channel - September 14, 2020

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

Comprising highly gifted young international string soloists, aged 14 to 25, the 28 young members individually hold over 80 national and international competition prizes...