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VC RISING STAR | Chloe Chua, 11 – Menuhin, Zhuhai, & Postacchini International Violin Competition Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - October 15, 2018

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VC RISING STAR | Clara Shen, 13 – Menuhin, Zhuhai & Kloster Schöntal International Violin Comp Prizes

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VC RISING STAR | Eunbin Lee, 14 – 2017 Brahms International Viola Comp 1st Prize Winner

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VC RISING STAR | Eugene Kawai, 14 – Wieniawski-Lipinski & Tchaikovsky Young Musicians Competitions 1st Prize

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VC RISING STAR | María Dueñas, 14 – Zhuhai, Kogan & Telemann International Violin Comp Top Prizes

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VC RISING STAR | Yesong Sophie Lee, 13 – 2016 Junior Menuhin Competition 1st Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 18, 2017

13 year old violinist, Yesong Sophie Lee from the United States is quickly building an international following as an emerging young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student...

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VC RISING STAR | Na Kyung Kang, 13 – Menuhin, Kloster Schöntal & Tchaikovsky Young Musicians Major Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - July 13, 2017

13 year old South Korean violinist Na Kyung Kang is quickly building an international reputation as a young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student of NamYun Kim at the Korean...

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VC RISING STAR | Anne Luisa Kramb, 16 – 2016 Spohr Competition 1st Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 23, 2017

16 year old German violinist Anne Luisa Kramb is quickly building an international reputation as a young virtuoso of outstanding potential – praised for...

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VC RISING STAR | Kevin Miura, 13 – 2016 Menuhin Competition Major Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - May 18, 2016

13 year old violinist, Kevin Miura from the United States/Japan is quickly building an international following as an emerging young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student of Danielle...

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VC RISING STAR | Johan Dalene, 15 – Menuhin and Kocian Competition Major Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - May 10, 2016

15 year old Swedish violinist, Johan Dalene is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A student of Professor Per Enoksson, Johan was...

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VC RISING STAR | Daniel Lozakovitj, 14 – Postacchini & Menuhin Comp Major Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 6, 2016

14 year old Swedish-born violinist Daniel Lozakovitj is quickly building an international reputation as an up and coming young virtuoso of outstanding potential –...

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VC RISING STAR | Grace Clifford, 15 – Menuhin Competition Prize Winner

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 17, 2013

15 year old Australian violinist Grace Clifford is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young artist of great potential - praised for...

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 18-year-old South Korean violist Haesue Lee just completing her audition program with pianist Elena Jivaeva - featuring excerpts from Brahms’ 2nd Viola Sonata, Bach’s D Minor Cello Suite and the Walton Concerto
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | Impressive performance by 17-year-old Japanese phenom Risa Hokamura and pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera this morning - performing excerpts from Bach’s G Minor Solo Sonata, Prokofiev’s 1st Sonata and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 6 | We’re at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall this evening with VC Young Artist Yu-Chien Benny Tseng, conductor ShaoChia Lü 呂紹嘉 and the Taiwan Philharmonic NSO | Tonight’s program featuring the Barber Violin Concerto, Brahms’ 2nd Symphony - and the premiere of Taiwanese composer Gordon Shi-Wen Chin’s ‘Dancing Song’ from ‘Three Aboriginal Songs for Orchestra’
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 6 | We’re at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall this evening with VC Young Artist Yu-Chien Benny Tseng, conductor ShaoChia Lü 呂紹嘉 and the Taiwan Philharmonic NSO | Tonight’s program featuring the Barber Violin Concerto, Brahms’ 2nd Symphony - and the premiere of Taiwanese composer Gordon Shi-Wen Chin’s ‘Dancing Song’ from ‘Three Aboriginal Songs for Orchestra’
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 5 | Conductor, Maestro Shao-Chia Lü admiring Co-Concertmaster’s 1734 Seraphin & 1706 Joseph Guarneri violins - on generous loan from Taiwan’s Chi Mei Culture Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 5 | We’re coming to you from San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall today for the dress rehearsal with the Taiwan Philharmonic NSO, 24-year-old Taiwanese violin virtuoso VC Young Artist Yu-Chien Benny Tseng and conductor ShaoChia Lü
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 5 | We’re coming to you from San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall today for the dress rehearsal with the Taiwan Philharmonic NSO, 24-year-old Taiwanese violin virtuoso VC Young Artist Yu-Chien Benny Tseng and conductor ShaoChia Lü
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 4 | We’re here at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco this evening for a solo recital with acclaimed American violinist Hilary Hahn | Tonight’s up-close-and-personal recital featuring J.S. Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Solo Partita No. 1 in B Minor and Solo Partita No. 2 in D Minor
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 4 | We’re here at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco this evening for a solo recital with acclaimed American violinist Hilary Hahn
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | We’re at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the sold-out New York City debut of classical music sensations, Australian funsters Twoset Violin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | We’re at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the sold-out New York City debut of classical music sensations, Australian funsters Twoset Violin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | We’re at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the sold-out New York City debut of classical music sensations, Australian funsters Twoset Violin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | We’re at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the sold-out New York City debut of classical music sensations, Australian funsters Twoset Violin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | We’re at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center this evening for the sold-out New York City debut of classical music sensations, Australian funsters Twoset Violin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11 | We’re at SubCulture in downtown New York City this evening for the CD launch of VC Artist Calidore String Quartet’s debut album ‘Resilience’
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re at New York City’s David Geffen Hall for the dress rehearsal with superstar violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Michael Stern and the New York Philharmonic before this evening’s live-to-film performance of John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning score to ‘The Red Violin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall with superstar violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Michael Stern and the New York Philharmonic for this evening’s live-to-film performance of John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning score to ‘The Red Violin’
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall with superstar violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Michael Stern and the New York Philharmonic for this evening’s live-to-film performance of John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning score to ‘The Red Violin’
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall with superstar violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Michael Stern and the New York Philharmonic for this evening’s live-to-film performance of John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning score to ‘The Red Violin’
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re coming to you from David Geffen Hall with superstar violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Michael Stern and the New York Philharmonic for this evening’s live-to-film performance of John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning score to ‘The Red Violin’
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17 | We’re coming to you from the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City this evening for the official prize giving of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17 | We’re coming to you from the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City this evening for the official prize giving of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17 | We’re coming to you from the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City this evening for the official prize giving of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22 | We’re at New York City’s Carnegie Hall this evening for the New York recital debut of Chinese virtuoso accordionist Hanzhi Wang
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22 | We’re at New York City’s Carnegie Hall this evening for the New York recital debut of Chinese virtuoso accordionist Hanzhi Wang
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22 | We’re at New York City’s Carnegie Hall this evening for the New York recital debut of Chinese virtuoso accordionist Hanzhi Wang

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 21-year-old cellist Jonathan Swensen from Denmark/United States just completing his audition program with pianist Carlos Avila - including selections from Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, Bach’s C Minor Cello Suite
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 26-year-old tenor Ian Koziara from the United States just completing his audition program with pianist Nate Raskin - featuring selections from works by Dowland, Schubert, Wagner, Grieg and Leoncavallo
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | Impressive performance by 15-year-old piano prodigy, Maxim Lando - performing ‘Allegro Agitato’ from Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Sonata, the 1st movement from Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 in E Major and the ‘Variations on a Theme from Bizet’s Carmen’ by Vladimir Horowitz
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | Impressive performance by 23-year-old VC Young Artist Aurélien Pascal - with pianist Carlos Avila | Challenging program featuring selections from Bach’s C Major Solo Suite, Schumann’s Cello Concerto and Beethoven’s A Major Sonata
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 22-year-old Chinese pianist Aristo Sham just completing his audition program - featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Elliott Carter
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | Impressive performance by 22-year-old The Juilliard School violinist Randall Goosby - with pianist Jun Cho | Expressive program featuring excerpts from Korngold’s Violin Concerto, Bach’s C Major Solo Sonata and Heifetz's arrangement of Gershwin’s ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 18-year-old South Korean violist Haesue Lee just completing her audition program with pianist Elena Jivaeva - featuring excerpts from Brahms’ 2nd Viola Sonata, Bach’s D Minor Cello Suite and the Walton Concerto
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 23-year-old South Korean pianist Sae Yoon Chon just completing his audition program - featuring works by Brahms & Liszt
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 24-year-old trumpeter Simon Höfele from Germany just completing his audition program with pianist Kelly Lin - featuring excerpts from works by Haydn, Gruber and Pilss
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | Impressive performance by 17-year-old Japanese phenom Risa Hokamura - 外村理紗 and pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera this morning - performing excerpts from Bach’s G Minor Solo Sonata, Prokofiev’s 1st Sonata and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | 26-year-old Nicholas Ho from Singapore just completing his audition program
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Round of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions | All smiles from 25-year-old pianist Juan Pérez Floristán from Spain following his difficult program - featuring works by Bach, Ravel and Liszt
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 6 | Triple standing ovation this evening at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall for 24-year-old VC Young Artists Yu-Chien Benny Tseng - following his stellar performance of the Barber Violin Concerto - with conductor ShaoChia Lü and the Taiwan Philharmonic NSO | An enthusiastic audience calling Benny back for two encores
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | Tonight’s star-studded audience including Instagram stars, cellist Sophia Bacelar and violinists Filip Pogady & Sumina Studer
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | Tonight’s star-studded audience including VC Artists Richard Lin, Stefan Jackiw and Augustin Hadelich
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | Tonight’s star-studded audience including Instagram stars, cellist Sophia Bacelar and violinist Filip Pogady
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | Tonight’s star-studded audience including clarinettist Yoonah Kim and VC Artists Stefan Jackiw and Richard Lin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31 | Tonight’s star-studded audience including violinists Sumina Studer and Filip Pogady
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Auditions of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | First up this morning, former Michael Hill International Violin Competition prize winner, 28-year-old Danbi Um from South Korea
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | First up this morning, former Michael Hill International Violin Competition prize winner, 28-year-old Danbi Um from South Korea - with pianist Jinhee Park
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | All smiles from 29-year-old accordionist Jose Valente from Portugal following his intriguing program - featuring works by Bent Lorentzen and Sofia Gubaidulina
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | All smiles from 26-year-old Taiwanese pianist Han Chen following his fiercely difficult audition program - featuring works by Franz Liszt and Elliott Carter
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 21-year-old Tatjana Roos from the United Kingdom just completing her audition program with pianist Jayoung Kim
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 21-year-old Tatjana Roos from the United Kingdom just completing her audition program with pianist Jayoung Kim
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 26-year-old Russian percussionist Dmitrii Nilov completing his intriguing program, with pianist Asiya Korepanova - featuring works by Emmanuel Sejourne, Alexej Gerassimez and Nobojsa Jovan Zivkovic
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 25-year-old American cellist John-Henry Crawford just completing his audition program with pianist Luis Ortiz
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 25-year-old American cellist John-Henry Crawford just completing his audition program with pianist Luis Ortiz
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | Smiles from 29-year-old pianist Chiyan Wong from Hong Kong following his fiercely difficult audition program - featuring works by Ferruccio Busoni and Franz Liszt
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | German vocal ensemble, Sjaella following their audition performance - featuring works by Ola Gjeilo, Henry Purcell, Mike Cross and Laura Jekabsone
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 18-year-old New England Conservatory student, Joshua Brown, Violinist just completing his audition program - with pianist Nelson Padgett
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 18-year-old New England Conservatory student, Joshua Brown, Violinist just completing his audition program - with pianist Nelson Padgett
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 27-year-old Australian guitarist Andrey Lebedev completing his audition program - comprising solo works by Leo Brouwer, Isaac Albeniz and Brett Dean
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 22-year-old Chinese pianist Yinuo Wang completing her audition program - composing works by Rachmaninoff and Liszt
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | String ensemble, Invoke following their lively audition performance - featuring works by Nick Montopoli, Ian Dicke and Paul Wiancko
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 1st prizes at this year’s competition have been awarded to 22-year-old Chinese pianist Yinuo Wang, 26-year-old Russian percussionist Dmitrii Nilov and string ensemble Invoke
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with event organizers Julie Reed-Yeboah and Yi-Ping Yang
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with acclaimed American instrument makers Joseph Curtin & Samuel Zygmuntowicz
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with violinist and model Filip Pogady
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with violin soloist Arnaud Sussmann and American violin bow maker Lee Guthrie
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with violin luthier Julie Reed-Yeboah and violinist Ray Iwazumi
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition- with violin makers Paul Crowley and Julie Reed-Yeboah and violist, VC Young Artist Matthew Lipman
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with violinists Arnaud Sussmann and Filip Pogady and cellist Sophia Bacelar
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City this evening for the opening of The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition- with Instagram cellist Sophia Bacelar
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with violinists, VC Artist Richard Lin and Filip Pogady and Berlin-based violin maker Felix Krafft
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with 2018 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis 1st prize winner, VC Artist Richard Lin
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with french violin makers Isabelle Wilbaux, Fabienne Gauchet and Thomas Bertrand
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with acclaimed bow makers Cody Kowalski & Matt Wehling
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with Instagram cellist Sophia Bacelar and cello maker Thomas Bertrand Luthier
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with Icelandic instrument maker Hans Johannsson
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with Australian instrument maker Hugh Withycombe
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with Berlin-based violin maker Felix Krafft
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with event organizers Yi-Ping Yang and Julie Reed-Yeboah and David, Lauren, Grace and Sean Carpenter
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with former Paganini International Violin Competition 1st prize winner, violinist Dmitri Berlinsky
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with event organizer Yi-Ping Yang and Canadian violin maker Viateur Roy Luthier
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with violinist Sarah Su, bow maker Matt Wehling and violin maker Hans Johannson
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with stringed instrument maker Noémie Viaud
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26 | We’re here in New York City today for The 2018 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition - with Harlem Quartet violist, Jaime Amador and event organizer Julie Reed-Yeboah

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VC YOUNG ARTIST | Luke Hsu, 28 – Indianapolis, Michael Hill, Paganini & Wieniawski Comp Major Prizes

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - December 3, 2018

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

28-year-old Chinese-American violinist Luke Hsu is building an international reputation as a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential. A graduate of the Shepherd School of Music,...