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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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Swedish Radio Symphony Extends Music Director Daniel Harding Through to 2023

October 20, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Cellist Mischa Maisky – Bach Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major [1996]

October 20, 2018

OUT NOW | Violinist Francesca Dego’s New CD: ‘Suite Italienne’ [LISTEN]

October 20, 2018

BREAKING | Finalists Announced at Finland’s 2018 Paulo International Cello Competition

October 20, 2018

SAD NEWS | Spanish Luthier Ramon Pinto Has Died – Aged 89 [RIP]

October 20, 2018

OUT NOW | Engegård Quartet’s New Album: ‘Schumann: The String Quartets’ [LISTEN]

October 20, 2018

American Composer Charles Ives Born On This Day in 1874 [ON-THIS-DAY]

October 20, 2018

Italian-Born British Violin Virtuoso Alfredo Campoli Born On This Day in 1906 [ON-THIS-DAY]

October 20, 2018

Italian-Born British Violin Virtuoso Alfredo Campoli Born On This Day in 1906 [ON-THIS-DAY]

October 20, 2018

Today is American-Canadian Violin Virtuoso Leila Josefowicz’s Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

October 20, 2018

Violinist Gidon Kremer Joins Columbia Artists New York Management Roster

October 19, 2018

VERY SAD NEWS | Hartford Symphony Assistant Principal Cellist Eric Dahlin Has Died [RIP]

October 19, 2018

Violinist & Violist Elisabeth Kufferath Joins Dorn Music Management Roster

October 19, 2018

Korean Composer Unsuk Chin Awarded New York Phil $200,000 New Music Prize

October 19, 2018

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Emily Sun – ‘Australian Young Performer of the Year’ [2018]

October 19, 2018

SAD NEWS | Experimental Japanese Composer Takeshita Kosugi Has Died – Aged 80 [RIP]

October 19, 2018

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 5 Signed ‘Aldo Parisot, the Cellist: The Importance of the Circle’ Biographies [ENTER]

October 19, 2018

VC CONCERTHALL

KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 27 | We’re coming to you live from Kronberg, Germany this week - for the 2018 Kronberg Academy 'Cello Masterclasses & Concerts' | Tonight’s hair-raising, sensational Cello Comedy Concert featuring cellists Rebecca Carrington and Colin Brown
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 26 | We’re coming to you live from Kronberg, Germany this week - for the 2018 Kronberg Academy ‘Cello Masterclasses & Concerts’ | This evening’s performance featuring Kronberg Academy cello faculty member Gary Hoffman - with cellist Ella van Poucke and pianist David Selif | Works by Ysaye, Bartok, Bach, Beethoven, Carlo Alfredo Piatti and Steven Smith
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 26 | We’re coming to you live from Kronberg, Germany this week - for the 2018 Kronberg Academy ‘Cello Masterclasses & Concerts’ | This evening’s performance featuring Kronberg Academy cello faculty member Gary Hoffman - with cellist Ella van Poucke and pianist David Selif | Works by Ysaye, Bartok, Bach, Beethoven, Carlo Alfredo Piatti and Steven Smith
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 27 | We’re coming to you live from Kronberg, Germany this week - for the 2018 Kronberg Academy 'Cello Masterclasses & Concerts' | Tonight’s hair-raising, sensational Cello Comedy Concert featuring cellists Rebecca Carrington and Colin Brown
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | e're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibition, in Italy this evening for the gala performance of the 2018 GEWA Strings ‘Young Contest’ | Tonight’s program, with the I Musici Chamber Orchestra, featuring this year’s 1st prize winner, 13-year-old Italian violinist Lucrezia Lavino Mercuri
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018/2019 Opening Night Gala | Tonight’s program featuring conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, sopranos Renée Fleming and Audra McDonald and the San Francisco Symphony performing Gershwin’s ‘Cuban Overture’ and ‘Summertime’, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ ‘Aria’ from from ‘Bachianas brasileiras No.5' and Liszt’s ‘Mephisto Waltz No. 1
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018/2019 Opening Night Gala | Tonight’s program featuring conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, sopranos Renée Fleming and Audra McDonald and the San Francisco Symphony performing Gershwin’s ‘Cuban Overture’ and ‘Summertime’, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ ‘Aria’ from from ‘Bachianas brasileiras No.5' and Liszt’s ‘Mephisto Waltz No. 1
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 5 | We’re at New York City’s Carnegie Hall this evening with violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony | Tonight’s all-Stravinsky program featuring ‘Petrushka’, his Violin Concerto in D - and ‘La sacre du printemps‘
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 5 | We’re at New York City’s Carnegie Hall this evening with violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony | Tonight’s all-Stravinsky program featuring ‘Petrushka’, his Violin Concerto in D - and ‘La sacre du printemps‘
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11 | We’re here at SubCulture in downtown New York City this evening for the CD launch of VC Artist Calidore String Quartet’s debut album ‘Resilience’ | Recorded on Signum Records, and inspired by the exploration of human potential to create beauty in the midst of turmoil, the disc features quartets by Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Golijov and Janáček
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | We’re coming to you from New York City’s David Geffen Hall today 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 New York City’s 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 New York City’s 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 New York City’s 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 New York City’s 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 | 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 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 | 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 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 | 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

VC BACKSTAGE

KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | We’re coming to you live from Kronberg, Germany this week - for the 2018 Kronberg Academy 'Cello Masterclasses & Concerts' | Academy faculty member Jens Peter Maintz, Cellist working with 16-years-old cellist Gustaw Befeltowski from Poland and pianist Naoko Sonoda on Brahms' 1st Cello Sonata
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Jens Peter Maintz, Cellist working meticulously with 18-years-old cellist Benjamin Kruithof from Luxembourg today on Dvorak's Cello Concerto
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Franz Helmerson working with 15 years old cellist Philip Schupelius from Germany on Casado’s 'Suite'
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working with 17-years-old Romanian cellist Jan Sekaci on the Dvorak concerto
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working with 17-years-old Romanian cellist Jan Sekaci on the Dvorak concerto
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working with 17-years-old Romanian cellist Jan Sekaci on the Dvorak concerto
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working with 21 years old cellist Friedrich Thiele from Germany and pianist Keiko Tamura on an arrangement of Wieniawski’s 'Scherzo Tarantella
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working with 21 years old cellist Friedrich Thiele from Germany and pianist Keiko Tamura on an arrangement of Wieniawski’s 'Scherzo Tarantella
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 25 | Faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working hard today with cellist Friedrich Thiele
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 26 | Cellist Ella von Poucke with Kronberg Academy Cello Faculty members Frans Helmerson and Academy President Raimund Trenkler
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 27 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working with cellist Jeremy Garbag from France on Ligeti’s Solo Sonata
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 27 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working with 16-year-old Norwegian cellist Birgitta Elisa Oftestad and pianist Megumi Hashiba on Haydn’s 1st Cello Concerto in C Major
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 27 | Kronberg Academy guest Professor, Gary Hoffman hard at work on the Elgar Concerto with cellist Elia Cohen Weissert and pianist Anna Naretto
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 27 | After the hair-raising sensational Cello Comedy Concert featuring cellists Rebecca Carrington and Colin Brown - with Academy Directors Friedemann Eichhorn and Raimund Trenkler
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We’re coming to you live from Cremona, Italy this week for the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibitions of hand-crafted musical instruments | Hosted in Cremona, Italy, the homeland of violin making from the 28th - 30th September, the international spectacular is recognised as the world’s most important annual meeting point for professional musicians, dealers and string instrument makers
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the always delightful Maja from J & A Beare | Stradivari, Gagliano, Pressenda, Vuillaume, Landolfi, Stainer, Ceruti, Guadagnini, Peccatte, Sartory and more. Booth G219
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We’re coming to you live from Cremona, Italy this week for the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibitions of hand-crafted musical instruments | Hosted in Cremona, Italy, the homeland of violin making from the 28th - 30th September, the international spectacular is recognised as the world’s most important annual meeting point for professional musicians, dealers and string instrument makers
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the always delightful Maja from J & A Beare | Stradivari, Gagliano, Pressenda, Vuillaume, Landolfi, Stainer, Ceruti, Guadagnini, Peccatte, Sartory and more. Booth G219
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibition, in Italy with violinist Rodrigo D'Erasmo for the launch of the new GEWA Strings NOVITA 3.0 e-violin | The new generation of electric violin with all the characteristics of a classical violin - while weighing only 550 grams | Booth G195
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We’re here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibition, in Italy with GEWA Strings product manager Werner Haecker | Designed by VC Artist Ray Chen, a portion of all sales of the limited edition Air technology super-light highly-protective violin case will be denoted to UNICEF - to assist with humanitarian and developmental assistance for children and mothers in developing countries | Booth G195
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibition, in Italy with Australian rosin maker, Andrew Baker from Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin | Hand-distilled Australian pine resin, blended with natural ingredients and encased in timbers and deer leather | Stop by and visit Andrew and Emma on Booth 105
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with Yohei and Yuki from Bunkyo Gakki Co., Ltd. Fine Violins, in Tokyo | Storioni, Gagliano, Scarampella, Camilli, Balestrieri and more
CREMONA - SEPTERMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the lovely Aurelia from Bam Cases - admiring the one-of-a-kind limited-edition Freddy Reitz contoured violin case range | Hand painted by the acclaimed Berlin-based pop artist, all profits from the ‘Freddy Reitz’ leather BAM line will be donated to music education charities
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 29 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibition, in Italy chatting with our good friends from GEWA Strings | Jan talking us through the special edition Italian GEWA Air cello case - a one off made in the Italian flag to celebrate this year’s show | Stop by and visit the GEWA team at Booth G195
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 30 | We’re here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibition, in Italy with Thomastik-Infeld’s Wolfgang, Alen, Attila, Denise and Nina testing the newly-released Versum Solo cello string set | Stop by and visit the Thomastik-Infeld team at Booth G128
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 30 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the lovely Alexandra from Bam Cases - admiring the new multifunctional ‘Peak Performance’ range of violin cases | Designed first and foremost with function in mind, the new innovative case comes standard with pockets and holders for sheet music, keys, a mobile phone, tablet, chargers, headphones, laptop, a music stand, clothing, a drink bottle … and more
CREMONA - SEPTERMBER 30 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the lovely Aurelia and Alexandra from Bam Cases - admiring the new multifunctional ‘Peak Performance’ range of violin cases | Designed first and foremost with function in mind, the new innovative case comes standard with pockets and holders for sheet music, keys, a mobile phone, tablet, chargers, headphones, laptop, a music stand, clothing, a drink bottle … and more
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 30 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica - International Exhibition, in Italy with violinist Rodrigo D'Erasmo for the launch of the new GEWA Strings NOVITA 3.0 e-violin | The new generation of electric violin with all the characteristics of a classical violin - while weighing only 550 grams | Booth G195
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 30 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the charming Erik from Jargar Strings ApS - testing the new Superior violin string set | The new-to-market synthetic core strings are both simultaneously warm and brilliant with complex tonal colours, strong and clean projection and with perfect balance
CREMONA - SEPTEMBER 30 | We're here at the 2018 Cremona Mondomusica International Exhibitions, in Cremona, Italy with the father and son team Simon and Klaus Goetz from CA Goetz jr GmbH | The Goetz family have been producing string instruments and accessories for 4 generations - since 1884 | Stop by and visit Simon and his dad at Booth 72
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 30 | Kronberg Academy guest teacher, Jens Peter Maintz working on Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata with 24-year-old Israeli cellist Lia Chen and pianist Naoko Sonoda
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 30 | Faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working hard today with 20-year-old Dutch cellist Alexander Warenberg on Bach’s 3rd Solo Suite
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 30 | Kronberg Academy guest Professor, Gary Hoffman hard at work on the Beethoven’s 3rd Cello Sonata with Ukrainian cellist Aleksey Shadrin and pianist Naoko Sonoda
KRONBERG - SEPTEMBER 30 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working on the details of Brahms’ F Major Cello Sonata with 21-year-old cellist Yuki Sayama from Japan
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working diligently with Friedrich Thiele on Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Cello Sonata
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working with VC Young Artist Santiago Cañón Valencia on Ravel’s ‘Posthume’ Cello Sonata
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy guest Professor, Gary Hoffman hard at work on the Kodaly Solo Sonata with 19-year-old cellist Miguel Braga from Brazil/Portugal
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working with 22-year-old Japanese cellist Michiaki Ueno on the inner voices of Hindemith’s Solo Sonata
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy guest Professor, Gary Hoffman hard at work on the intricacies of the Dvorak Concerto with 24-year-old Kristina Winiarski from Sweden
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working meticulously with 24-year-old Haran Meltzer from Israel/United States on Schumann’s ‘5 Stücke im Volkston’
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt working with 15-year-old Zhiyu Zhang from China on Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Cello Sonata
KRONBERG - OCTOBER 1 | Kronberg Academy faculty member Frans Helmerson working meticulously with cellist Jérémy Garbarg from France on his ‘Rococo Variations
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Over 100,000 visitors, musicians, manufacturers, retailers, dealers, distributors and agents, from more than 81 countries, expected to converge here in Shanghai over the next 4 eventful days
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Over 100,000 visitors, musicians, manufacturers, retailers, dealers, distributors and agents, from more than 81 countries, expected to converge here in Shanghai over the next 4 eventful days
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Over 100,000 visitors, musicians, manufacturers, retailers, dealers, distributors and agents, from more than 81 countries, expected to converge here in Shanghai over the next 4 eventful days
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with the always delightful Maja from J & A Beare | Stradivari, Amati, Guadagnini, Ceruti, Vuillaume, Gagliano and more
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with the always helpful team from Tokyo’s 文京楽器 Bunkyo Gakki Co., Ltd. & Archet Co | Yuki, Yohei, Jun and Kyoto presenting new Archet bows and Pygmalius violins … plus a number of fine instruments by Villaume, Moretti, Brenton and Blondelet
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with Simon Goetz and Yifei Wang from CA Goetz jr GmbH | The Goetz family have been producing string instruments and accessories for 4 generations - since 1884
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition | Florian Leonhard Fine Violins staff on hand this week to offer some expert advice |
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Over 100,000 visitors, musicians, manufacturers, retailers, dealers, distributors and agents, from more than 81 countries, expected to converge here in Shanghai over the next 4 eventful days
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Enjoying a lively chat at Booth E4D65 with the hard working team from Locto and Larsen Strings: Mr Song, Laurits and Marius Larsen, Mr Peng, Ole Wichmann and Mr Liu
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with Simon Goetz and Yifei Wang from CA Goetz jr GmbH | The Goetz family have been producing string instruments and accessories for 4 generations - since 1884
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Stop by booth E4D11 to meet the always-hilarious Thomastik-Infeld team - and test out a set of the newly-released Versum Solo cello strings
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Stop by booth E4D11 to meet the always-hilarious Thomastik-Infeld team - and test out a set of the newly-released Versum Solo cello strings
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - with our good friends from GEWA Strings | Checking out the new GEWA Arte light-weight polycarbonate thermal-insulated scratch-resistant case
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 12 | We’re here at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with our great friends Maja from J & A Beare in London, Jan from GEWA Strings and the ever so charming Zeng Cheng, Concertmaster of the China Philharmonic Orchestra
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 13 |We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Stop by booth E4D11 to meet the always-helpful Thomastik-Infeld team - and test out a set of the newly-released Versum Solo cello strings
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 13 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with Erik and Wolfgang from Jargar Strings ApS - testing the new Superior violin string set | The new-to-market synthetic core strings are both simultaneously warm and brilliant with complex tonal colours, strong and clean projection and with perfect balance
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 13 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition with the always delightful Maja from J & A Beare
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 13 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - with our good friends from GEWA Strings | Checking out the new GEWA Arte light-weight polycarbonate thermal-insulated scratch-resistant case
SHANGHAI - OCTOBER 13 | We’re coming to you live from the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in China this week for the 2018 Music China International Exhibition - Asia Pacific’s largest musical instrument and accessories consumer fair | Over 100,000 visitors, musicians, manufacturers, retailers, dealers, distributors and agents, from more than 81 countries, expected to converge here in Shanghai over the next 4 eventful days
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 | This year’s winners will receive US $5,000 plus 2 years artist management and career development on the roster of CAG Artists – including more than 40 performances with leading orchestras, concert series and festivals
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | First up this morning, former Michael Hill International Violin Competition prize winner, 28-year-old Danbi Um, Violinist from South Korea
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | First up this morning, former Michael Hill International Violin Competition prize winner, 28-year-old Danbi Um, Violinist from South Korea - with pianist Jinhee Park
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 Audition of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 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 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center today for the Final Audition of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 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 | 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 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 21-year-old Tatjana Roos from the United Kingdom just completing her audition program with pianist Jayoung Kim
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 21-year-old Tatjana Roos from the United Kingdom just completing her audition program with pianist Jayoung Kim
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 Audition of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 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 | 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 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 25-year-old American cellist John-Henry Crawford just completing his audition program with pianist Luis Ortiz
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 25-year-old American cellist John-Henry Crawford just completing his audition program with pianist Luis Ortiz
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 | 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 | 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 | German vocal ensemble, Sjaella following their audition performance - featuring works by Ola Gjeilo, Henry Purcell, Mike Cross and Laura Jekabsone
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 18-year-old New England Conservatory student, Joshua Brown, Violinist just completing his audition program - with pianist Nelson Padgett
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 18-year-old New England Conservatory student, Joshua Brown, Violinist just completing his audition program - with pianist Nelson Padgett
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 27-year-old Australian guitarist Andrey Lebedev - Classical Guitarist completing his audition program - comprising solo works by Leo Brouwer, Isaac Albeniz and Brett Dean
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 Round of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition | 22-year-old Chinese pianist Yinuo Wang completing her audition program - composing works by Rachmaninoff and Liszt
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 | String ensemble, Invoke following their lively audition performance - featuring works by Nick Montopoli, Ian Dicke and Paul Wiancko
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16 | 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 | 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

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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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11-year-old violinist Chloe Chua from Singapore is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young concert artist of outstanding potential. A student of Yin Ke at the Singapore Nanyang Academy...

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