ON THS DAY | Elgar's Cello Concerto Premiered in 1919
One of the most popular cello concertos today, Elgar wrote the work in 1919 after the Great War. Distraught from the aftershock, he realized...
ON THIS DAY | Legendary Concertmaster Michel Schwalbé was Born in 1919
Polish-born violinist Michel Schwalbé began violin lessons at the age of eight with Maurycy Frenkel in Warsaw. Due to the Second World War, he...
ON THIS DAY | Today is Violinist Midori’s Birthday!
Born in Osaka in 1971, Midori began her violin studies with her mother, Setsu Goto. A recognized child prodigy, at the age of 11,...
ON THIS DAY | Italian Violinist Camillo Sivori Was Born in 1815
A virtuoso violinist and composer, Camillo Sivori was born on this day in 1815 in Genoa.
Sivori met Paganini when he was seven years old...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Leila Josefowicz!
Today is the American-Canadian violinist's birthday!
Josefowicz will make her Violin Channel Vanguard Concert Series debut in the upcoming 2022 season.
A strong advocate of new...
ON THIS DAY | Cellist Jaqueline du Pre Passed Away, Age 42
Jaqueline du Pre was born in Oxford, England on January 26, 1945. She began cello lessons when she was five years old, and her...
ON THIS DAY | Sibelius' Violin Concerto Premiered in 1905
Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D Minor Op. 47 premiered on this day in 1905. Aspiring to be a virtuoso violinist, Sibelius' love of...
ON THIS DAY | Brahms’ Double Concerto Premiered in 1887
Johannes Brahms’ Double Concerto in A Minor Op. 102 for violin, cello, and orchestra premiered on this day in 1887.
The first performance was given...
ON THIS DAY | Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 Premiered in 1923
1917 was Prokofiev's most productive year compositionally, and his first Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major was one of his most recognized works...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, VC Artist Charles Yang!
Today is violinist and vocalist, VC Artist Charles Yang’s 33rd birthday!
A graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Glenn Dicterow, and former student of...
ON THIS DAY | Cellist Aldo Parisot Was Born in 1918
Brazilian-born American cellist Aldo Parisot was born on this day in 1918.
A graduate of Yale University, Mr. Parisot served long-term teaching positions at Yale University,...
ON THIS DAY | Australian Violinist Alma Moodie Was Born On This Day in 1898
Dying in 1943, aged 44, during an air-raid on Germany, she was a student of Carl Flesch and had established an excellent reputation as...
ON THIS DAY | Composer & Conductor Leonard Bernstein Was Born in 1918
American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein was born on this day 103 years ago.
Hopefully, people remember the "many ways found throughout his lifetime...
ON THIS DAY | British Violinist Albert Sammons Died in 1957
Largely self-taught, Sammons is remembered in history for his close association with Elgar’s Violin Concerto — a work he championed and performed more than...
ON THIS DAY | Scottish Violist William Primrose Was Born in 1904
Primrose gave the premiere performance of the Bartok Viola Concerto, the premiere performance Benjamin Britten's "Lachrymae," and the first recording of Hector Berlioz's...
