THROWBACK THURSDAY | Bomsori Kim Performs at 2013 ARD Competition
Kim performed with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Antonio Méndez at the 2013 ARD International Violin Competition.
A graduate of The Juilliard School,...
VC LIVE | 2021 BANFF Centre International String Quartet Festival [WATCH NOW]
Similarly to last year, the 2021 Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival is going virtual, bringing world-class chamber music to the comfort of your...
VC LIVE | 2021 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition [WATCH NOW]
Held biannually, the competition is open to international violinists under 26 years of age. This year's 28 candidates were selected from 124 young musicians.
The...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY | Tibor Varga's 1958 Performance of Mozart's Adagio in E Major
A student of Carl Flesch and Jeno Hubay, Tibor Varga is remembered as one of the most renowned violinists of the 20th century.
He is...
NEW TO YOUTUBE | Rare 1924 Recording of Violinist Carl Flesch
Born in Moson, Hungary, in 1873, Carl Flesch received his first violin lessons at age five from a saddler who played at the local...
THROWBACK THURSDAY | Igor Oistrakh's 1964 Performance of Paganini's La Campanella
Igor Oistrakh recently passed away on August 14, 2021. He was 90 years old.
The son of virtuoso David Oistrakh, he was the winner of the...
NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | John Williams' New Violin Concerto No. 2
The piece was performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and conducted by the 89-year-old composer himself.
John Williams is known for the film scores of...
VC LIVE | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 8 Evenings From the Koch Foundation Townhouse
MONDAY AUGUST 30th 2021
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS AN EVENING AT THE KOCH FOUNDATION TOWNHOUSE
SCHUBERT FANTASIES
Allesio Bax (Piano) | Gilles Vonsattel (Piano)...
MANIC MONDAY | Dallas Symphony Co-Concertmaster Performs with Singing Dog
“When I saw the video of the dog singing, I was immediately obsessed,” Olson told The Violin Channel.
“I’d seen dogs singing before, but this...
NEW TO YOUTUBE | VC Young Artist Jonathan Swensen Performs Khachaturian's Concerto Rhapsody
The concert was held in the Aram Khachaturian Concerthouse in Yerevan, and Swensen's encore was Bach's Sarabande from the first Cello Suite.
A current student...
NEW TO YOUTUBE | VC Artist Tessa Lark Discusses Her Instrument
In this newly released video, Tessa explains how she acquired her instrument made by G.P. Maggini (1600), which is considered to be one of...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY | Elmar Oliveira Performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor
“This was my first time playing this difficult concerto and there was an excitement for a new work, much like I still experience today,”...
NEW TO YOUTUBE | Zino Francescatti Performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D Major
Born in Marseille in 1902, Zino Francescatti's life spanned almost the entirety of the twentieth century. He made his public debut aged 10, playing...
VC LIVE | 2021 Meadowmount School of Music — Direct from Upstate New York [WATCH NOW]
The Meadowmount School of Music was established in 1944 by pedagogue Ivan Galamian and offers a 7-week summer program in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York...
NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | Composer Hayg Boyadjian's New Cello Concerto
The Grammy Nominated composer's new work was premiered after a year’s delay due to the pandemic.
“My cello concerto is a fusion of several musical...
