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STRINGTELLIGENCE BY THOMASTIK-INFELD | ‘Taming a Wolf Tone & Eliminating String Buzzing’ [NEW SERIES]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 15, 2020

STRINGTELLIGENCE BY THOMASTIK-INFELD

STRINGTELLIGENCE BY THOMASTIK-INFELD | ‘Dealing with String Corrosion and Perspiration’ [NEW SERIES]

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Elmar Oliviera International Competition

BREAKING | Semi-Finalists Announced at 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition

January 18, 2020

AUDITION | BBC Symphony Orchestra – ‘Principal 1st Violin’ Position [APPLY]

January 18, 2020

Applications Closing for 2020 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition

January 18, 2020

Otakar Ševčík Death

Czech Violinist & Pedagogue Otakar Ševčík Died On This Day in 1934 [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 18, 2020

Today is German Violinist Ulf Hoelscher’s 78th Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 17, 2020

VC Artist Timothy Chooi Adds New North American Management

January 16, 2020

Rodolfo Lipizer Birthday

Italian Violin Virtuoso Rodolfo Lipizer Was Born On This Day in 1895 [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 16, 2020

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THROWBACK THURSDAY | VC Young Artist Sirena Huang – Elmar Oliveira Violin Comp 1st Prize [2017]

January 16, 2020

Elmar Oliviera International Competition

Candidates Announced for 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition

January 16, 2020

Kolja Blacher Violinist Cover

Today is German Violinist Kolja Blacher’s 56th Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 15, 2020

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Today is Violinist VC Artist Tobias Feldmann’s 29th Birthday [ON THIS DAY]

January 15, 2020

WACKY WEDNESDAY | Building the Kronos Quartet from LEGO [MUST SEE]

January 15, 2020

STRINGTELLIGENCE BY THOMASTIK-INFELD | ‘Taming a Wolf Tone & Eliminating String Buzzing’ [NEW SERIES]

January 15, 2020

Sydney Opera House Honors Heroic Australian Firefighters

January 15, 2020

Violinist Jack Liebeck Appointed to London’s Royal Academy of Music Teaching Faculty

January 15, 2020

1st Prize Awarded at New York’s 2020 ‘Getting to Carnegie’ Competition

January 15, 2020

VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 4 100% Leather Tonareli Bass Bow Quiver Cases [ENTER]

January 14, 2020

VC CONCERTHALL

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | This evening’s showcase, hosted by Opus 3 Artists featuring performances by the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, Christina and Michelle Naughton and The Knights Chamber Ensemble
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | This evening’s showcase, hosted by Opus 3 Artists featuring performances by the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, Christina and Michelle Naughton and The Knights Chamber Ensemble
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17, 2020 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Today’s forum and peer-to-peer discussion focused on optimizing your digital fundraising
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Today’s keynote address by Dr George Lewis from Columbia University presenting on the intersectionality of performing arts, community and equity
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 15, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Orchestra Hall in Detroit, United States this week – with 2019 Sphinx Competition 1st prize winner, cellist Sterling Elliot and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra | This week's performance led by Mei-Ann Chen Conductor featuring Lalo's Cello Concerto in D Minor, Bizet's Suite No.1 from 'Carmen' - and Franck's Symphony in D Minor
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 15, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Orchestra Hall in Detroit, United States this week – with 2019 Sphinx Competition 1st prize winner, cellist Sterling Elliot and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra | This week's performance led by Mei-Ann Chen Conductor featuring Lalo's Cello Concerto in D Minor, Bizet's Suite No.1 from 'Carmen' - and Franck's Symphony in D Minor
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 15, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Orchestra Hall in Detroit, United States this week – with 2019 Sphinx Competition 1st prize winner, cellist Sterling Elliot and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra | This week's performance led by Mei-Ann Chen Conductor featuring Lalo's Cello Concerto in D Minor, Bizet's Suite No.1 from 'Carmen' - and Franck's Symphony in D Minor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 15, 2020 | American Soprano Brianna Robinson has been awarded 1st prize at the 2020 'Getting to Carnegie' Competition | Unique in its format, each of this week’s 4 finalist contributed a movement to the world premiere performance of composer and pianist Julian Gargiulo’s Song Cycle ‘Four Ages of Love Songs’ | Brianna will receive US $2,000 – plus a solo performance at the Water Island Music Festival, in the Caribbean
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 15, 2020 | American Soprano Brianna Robinson has been awarded 1st prize at the 2020 'Getting to Carnegie' Competition | Unique in its format, each of this week’s 4 finalist contributed a movement to the world premiere performance of composer and pianist Julian Gargiulo’s Song Cycle ‘Four Ages of Love Songs’ | Brianna will receive US $2,000 – plus a solo performance at the Water Island Music Festival, in the Caribbean
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 14, 2020 | We’re here at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC Young Performers Career Advancement Showcase | Tonight’s program featuring the Ivalas Quartet, guitarist Jiji Kim, the Omer Quartet, accordionist Hanzhi Wang and the “not classical … but not not classical” string ensemble Invoke
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 14, 2020 | We’re here at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC Young Performers Career Advancement Showcase | Tonight’s program featuring the Ivalas Quartet, guitarist Jiji Kim, the Omer Quartet, accordionist Hanzhi Wang and the “not classical … but not not classical” string ensemble Invoke
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13, 2020 | We’re here in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC | This week’s showcase featuring a live performance by violinist, VC Artist Tessa Lark and double bassist Michael Thurber - performing a number of bluegrass, folk, jazz and classical-inspired works from the duo’s new album: ‘Invention
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2020 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown Manhattan in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | This year’s convention welcomes 3600 colleagues and peers from more than 29 countries for 5+ days of professional development, showcases, networking - and the world’s largest performing arts marketplace
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2020 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Today’s plenary session focusing on risk and resilience
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13, 2020 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Today’s forum and peer-to-peer discussion focused on the National Endowment for the Arts
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2020 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Today’s forum and peer-to-peer discussion focused on burnout - and the art of mastering work-life balance to optimize success
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - JANUARY 8, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Brooklyn College of Music in New York City – for the NYC-based chamber music series, PhiloSonia | Program, led by VC Artist Igor Pikayzen, featuring David Ludwig’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ and Tōru Takemitsu’s ‘Between Tides’ - coupled with Ravel’s ‘Ondine’ for ‘Gaspard de la Nuit’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 8, 2020 | We’re coming to you live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR in New York City this afternoon for a lunchtime performance with the The Juilliard School’s Kila Quartet | Featuring violinists Randall Goosby and Valerie Kim, violist Natalie Loughran and cellist Connor Kim, program to include Mozart’s ‘Dissonance’ String Quartet No. 19 in C Major and Bartok’s 3rd String Quartet
GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 5, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland for the launch of the inaugural ‘Benedetti Sessions’ string workshop | Created by Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti, the new course for beginner string orchestra students and teachers, focuses on general musicianship and professional development
GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 5, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland for the launch of the inaugural ‘Benedetti Sessions’ string workshop | Created by Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti, the new course for beginner string orchestra students and teachers, focuses on general musicianship and professional development
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 4, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Carnegie Hall this week in New York City - with VC Young Artist Shannon Lee and the Mannes School of Music's New York String Orchestra Seminar | Performance, led by conductor Jamie Laredo, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor and Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 4, 2020 | We’re coming to you this week from SubCulture in New York City – for an innovative performance with cellist Sophia Bacelar and dancer Megan Myers | Presented by GatherNYC, program featuring Bach’s Solo Cello Suite No. 1, Piazzolla’s ‘Le Grand Tango’ and ‘Oblivion’ - and Rogelio Huguet Y Tagell’s ‘Flamenco’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | This evening’s showcase, hosted by Opus 3 Artists featuring performances by the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, Christina and Michelle Naughton and The Knights Chamber Ensemble

VC BACKSTAGE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York At Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Our good friends Vicki and Monica from Young Concert Artists hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists Benjamin Baker, Randall Goosby and VC Young Artists Risa Hokamura and Violinist SooBeen Lee
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Our good friends Jason, Shirley and Gregory from Kirshbaum Associates hard at work representing their artists - their roster including superstar violinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman and VC Artists Bomsori Kim and Zlatomir Fung
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18, 2020 | We’re here at the The Westin New York At Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | VC Artists Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro from the Verona Quartet busy this week in New York meeting and networking with presenters
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17, 2019 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Our good friends Tim and Chris from Concert Artists Guild hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violist Jordan Bak, violist, cellist Jamal Aliyev - Cellist, the Merz Trio, Aizuri Quartet, PUBLIQuartet - and VC Artists Yoojin Jang & the Verona Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17, 2019 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Our good friend Glen Kwok, Executive Director of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, on hand this week representing the competitions' 2018 laureates
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17, 2019 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Our good friends Sara, Lee, Martha and Amy from Colbert Artists Management hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists Anne Akiko Meyers and Alina Ibragimova, cellist Zuill Bailey, the JACK Quartet and the Juilliard String Quartet - and VC Artist Timothy Chooi
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17, 2019 | We’re here at the The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City this week for the 2020 Chamber Music America 42nd Annual Conference - the world’s premier gathering of international ensemble music professionals | Our good friend Anthony from Dorn Music hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists Chad Hoopes and Arabella Steinbacher and VC Artists Matthew Lipman and the LGT Young Soloists
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 14, 2020 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Erica and Mona from Shupp Artists Management with violinist Friedemann Eichhorn hard at work representing their artists - their roster including the Mozart, Auryn, Bennewitz and Utrecht String Quartets and the Vienna and Phaeton Piano Trios
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Tim and Chris from Concert Artists Guild hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violist Jordan Bak, cellist Jamal Aliyev - Cellist, the Merz Trio, Aizuri Quartet, PUBLIQuartet - and VC Artists Yoojin Jang & the Verona Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Amy, Christina and Lee from Colbert Artists Management hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists Anne Akiko Meyers and Alina Ibragimova, cellist Zuill Bailey, the JACK Quartet and the Juilliard String Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Daniel, Vicki and Monica from Young Concert Artists hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists Benjamin Baker, Randall Goosby and VC Young Artists Risa Hokamura and Violinist SooBeen Lee
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Shirley, Peri, Jason and Gregory from Kirshbaum Associates hard at work representing their artists - their roster including superstar violinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman - and VC Artists Bomsori Kim 김봄소리 and Zlatomir Fung
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friend Susan from Chamber Music America on hand to assist with any enquiries surrounding the chamber music community
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Charlotte Lee and Devi Reddy from Primo Artists hard at work today representing their artists - their roster including superstar violinists Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell and Nicola Benedetti
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Gina and Christina from Jensen Artists hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists Kristen Lee and Yevgeny Kutik Violinist, the Neave Trio and the Telegraph Quartet and the Jupiter String Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Kate, Katie and John from MKI Artists hard at work representing their artists - their roster including American, Ariel, Arod, Miro and Pacifica String Quartets - and VC Artists William Hagen and the Dover Quartet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friend Marianne from Sciolino Artist Management hard at work representing their artists - their roster including violinists VC Artists Tessa Lark and Francisco Fullana
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11, 2019 | We’re here at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week for the 2020 Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP Conference NYC - the world’s premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry | Our good friends Matthew, Sarah and Leslie from Opus 3 Artists hard at work representing their artists - their roster including Leonidas Kavakos, Gil Shaham, Alisa Weilerstein - and VC Artists Stefan Jackiw, Blake Pouliot, Simone Porter and Tobias Feldmann

VC ARTIST OF THE WEEK

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Viano String Quartet – Banff Quartet Competition 1st Prize Winners

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - January 13, 2020

VC YOUNG ARTISTS

The Colburn School-based Viano String Quartet has in recent seasons firmly established themselves as one of the most promising young chamber music ensembles to emerge internationally. Comprising...

VIDEOS

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THROWBACK THURSDAY | VC Young Artist Sirena Huang – Elmar Oliveira Violin Comp 1st Prize [2017]

January 16, 2020

WACKY WEDNESDAY | Building the Kronos Quartet from LEGO [MUST SEE]

January 15, 2020

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | Violinist & Composer VC Young Artist Luke Hsu – ‘For Violin and Piano’ [WORLD PREMIERE]

January 14, 2020

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Violinist Boris Brovtsyn – Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 [2019]

January 10, 2020

THROWBACK THURSDAY | VC Young Artist Ioana Cristina Goicea – Michael Hill Comp 1st Prize [2017]

January 9, 2020

NEW TO YOUTUBE | Cellist Sophia Bacelar & Dancer Megan Myers – ‘FEMAURA’ Duo [2019]

January 8, 2020

VC LIVE | VC Artist Francisco Fullana & JP Jofre – JP Jofre Double Concerto [PREMIERE]

January 8, 2020

WACKY WEDNESDAY | TwoSet Violin – ‘The 12 Levels of Violin Playing’ [TWOSET]

January 8, 2020

ON THIS DAY

Otakar Ševčík Death

Czech Violinist & Pedagogue Otakar Ševčík Died On This Day in 1934 [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 18, 2020

Today is German Violinist Ulf Hoelscher’s 78th Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 17, 2020

Rodolfo Lipizer Birthday

Italian Violin Virtuoso Rodolfo Lipizer Was Born On This Day in 1895 [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 16, 2020

Kolja Blacher Violinist Cover

Today is German Violinist Kolja Blacher’s 56th Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 15, 2020

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Today is Violinist VC Artist Tobias Feldmann’s 29th Birthday [ON THIS DAY]

January 15, 2020

Vasco Abadjiev Birthday

Bulgarian Violin Virtuoso Vasco Abadjiev Was Born On This Day in 1926 [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 14, 2020

Nathan Milstein Violinist Cover

Violin Virtuoso Nathan Milstein Was Born On This Day in 1904 [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 13, 2020

Today is Soviet-Born Israeli Cellist Mischa Maisky’s 72nd Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

January 10, 2020

OUT NOW

OUT NOW | VC Young Artist Johan Dalene’s New CD: ‘Tchaikovsky & Barber Violin Concertos’ [LISTEN]

January 10, 2020

OUT NOW | Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott’s New CD: ‘#CelloUnlimited’ [LISTEN]

January 5, 2020

OUT NOW | Cellist Gautier Capuçon’s New CD: ‘Frank-Chopin’ [LISTEN]

January 3, 2020