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The Violin Channel recently caught up with Russian violinist and pedagogue, Mr Boris Garlitsky. We sat him down for a fun game of VC 20...

Today is Dutch conductor Edo de Waart’s 76th birthday! Recognised as one of today’s eminent conductors, Maestro de Waart has served Principal conducting positions with...

Polish-born American violinist and conductor Szymon Goldberg was on this day in 1909 – 108 years ago. A student of Carl Flesch, he served as Concertmaster...

Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini died on this day in 1840 – 177 years ago. Paganini is remembered as one of the most celebrated...

American violin virtuoso Albert Spalding died on this day in 1953 - aged 64. He served distinguished teaching positions at Boston University and Florida State...

As we standby in anticipation for Monday evening's commencement of the final round of the 2017 inaugural Queen Elisabeth International Cello Competition, each of the...

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 Toulouse Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster and Coruss Synthetic Bow Hair spokesperson, Mr Gilles Colliard.  In a VC-exclusive blog, Gilles guides us through...

Today is Slovakian violin virtuoso and male model Filip Pogady's 30th birthday! A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Pinchas Zukerman,...

As we have come to know, it is a long established mandatory condition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for all 12 finalists to spend the...

“What work in another instrument's repertoire are you jealous that it's not in yours?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string...

Today is American violinist and pedagogue Charles Castleman's 76th birthday! A student of Ivan Galamian, Josef Gingold, Henryk Szeryng and David Oistrakh, Mr Castleman is...

French violin virtuoso and composer Émile Sauret was born on this day in 1852 – 165 years ago. A protege of Charles de Beriot and...

As we have come to know, it is a long established mandatory condition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for all 12 finalists to spend the...

Today is French violinist Gilles Apap's 54th birthday! One of the world's most versatile soloists, Mr Apap is a former 1st prize winner the Menuhin Competition...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Dutch violin virtuoso, Simone Lamsma. We sat her down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions –...

Today is American VC Young Artist Sirena Huang's 23rd birthday! A graduate of the Juilliard School, and current student at Yale University, Sirena is a former...

Austrian violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan died on this day in 2002 – aged 86. A student of Otakar Sevcik and Julius Winkler, Mr Schneiderhan was...

Today is Hungarian violin virtuoso Kristof Barati's 38th birthday! A student of Eduard Wulfson, Miklós Szenthelyi and Vilmos Tátrai, Kristof is a former prize winner...

Today is American concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers's birthday! A student of Dorothy DeLay, Felix Galimir and Masao Kawasaki, Anne is a former recipient of a...

Today is English violinist Tasmin Little's birthday! A graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Guildhall School of Music, Tasmin is one of Britain's eminent...

Belgian violin virtuoso, composer and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe died on this day in 1931 – 86 years ago. Legendary pedagogue Carl Flesch once described him...

Austrian-born American violinist and pedagogue Felix Galimir was born on this day in 1910. A student of Adolf Bak, Simon Pullman and Carl Flesch, Mr Galimir...

Today is German VC Rising Star Anne Luisa Kramb's 17th birthday! A student of Antje Weithaas at the Kronberg Academy Pre-College Young Soloists programme, Anne...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with D’Addario Orchestral Strings' respected Research & Development Director, Mr Fan-Chia Tao. In a VC-exclusive blog, Fan guides us through...

Today is Armenian-American violinist Ani Kavafian’s birthday! A student of Ivan Galamian and Sally Thomas, Ms. Kavafian is a former 1st prize winner at the...

American violin virtuoso Louis Kaufman was born on this day in 1905 – 112 years ago. Dying in 1994, he is remembered as arguably the most...

Lithuanian theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore died on this day in 1998 – aged 87. A violin child prodigy, she studied with Hungarian pedagogue Leopold Auer, before...

Today is Russian-American violin virtuoso Albert Markov's 84th birthday! A student of Adolf Lechinsky and Yuri Yankelevich, Mr. Markov is a former prize winner at...

The Violin Channel recently caught up with the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet in New York City – for a fun Facebook live Q&A session with their...

“Are you okay with audiences clapping between movements?” The Violin Channel recently caught up with 30+ of the world’s top string players to find out … Korean-American...

Claude Debussy's Violin Sonata in G Minor premiered on this day in 1917 – 100 years ago. The first performance was given by violinist Gaston...