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THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - June 3, 2020

Czech musical artist Petr Valek's musical representation of the current state of the world ... https://www.facebook.com/100006843614951/videos/2577028679201894/

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | Star Wars’ ‘Princess Leia’s Theme’ (Arr. 20 Violins) [ONE WOMAN SHOW]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - May 27, 2020

Violinist Shaundra Baird Culatta performing 'Princess Leia's' Theme from 'Star Wars' ... arranged for 20 Violins ... https://youtu.be/b1EL2ylRG3g

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THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - May 20, 2020

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | ‘Everybody Dance Now’ (Arr. Solo Viola) [CORONA COPING]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - May 13, 2020

Violist Kenji Bunch's finding his own unique way of coping with the complexity of quarantine ... https://www.facebook.com/kenji.bunch/videos/10158343891084855/

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | Conductor Gustavo Dudamel – Electric Performance [ON FIRE]

The Violin Channel - April 22, 2020

LA Phil Music Director Gustavo Dudamel delivering an electric performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony ... https://www.facebook.com/neftali.espinozacuti/videos/2003764713090136/

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THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 25, 2020

Violinists Boson Mo and Lucinda Chiu, violist Sergein Yap and cellist Maki Kubota performing Ghen Cô Vy's viral hit 'Jealous Coronavirus' ... Disclaimer: All 4...

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | Cat Crashes Orchestral Concert in Istanbul [HUH]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 4, 2020

An unlikely guest made a surprise appearance at a concert in Istanbul this week ... https://youtu.be/sRUm72GWz3s

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | Meet Max Karmazyn – The Skiing Violinist [WOAH]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - February 26, 2020

Violinist Max Karmazyn's solution for a lack of practice rooms ... https://www.instagram.com/p/B8u3WU-gQdL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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

The Violin Channel - January 15, 2020

YouTuber WowBrickArt’s step-by-step tutorial for building the Kronos String Quartet from LEGO ... Also available for the Casals and Oistrakh Quartets, cellist Jacqueline du Pre...

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | The Medicinal Musical Staircase … [HUH]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - December 4, 2019

Introducing the medicinal musical staircase … The 11-story musical staircase was recently install in the Kaohsiung Hospital, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan - with the goal of...

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | The ‘William Tell Overture’ Beer Bottle Train [ONLY IN JAPAN]

The Violin Channel - October 16, 2019

Only in Japan ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS912fluqxo

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WACKY WEDNESDAY | Classical Bae, Ezinma – Paganini 24th Caprice [YAAAS]

The Violin Channel - September 18, 2019

Multi-genre classical bae, Ezinma (eh-zee-mah) performing Paganini's 24th Caprice ... "I've not been able to practice much with New York Fashion Week ... Paganini 24...

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GERMANY - AUGUST 4, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the 75th Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker Festival, in Germany, this week – with violinist, VC Artist Bomsori Kim and pianist Thomas Hoppe | Program including: Isang Yun’s ‘In the Garden’, Beethoven’s ‘Spring Sonata’, Szymanowski’s ‘Notturno and Tarantella’, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Meditation’ and Waxman’s ‘Carmen Fantasy’
GERMANY - AUGUST 4, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the 75th Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker Festival, in Germany, this week – with violinist, VC Artist Bomsori Kim and pianist Thomas Hoppe | Program including: Isang Yun’s ‘In the Garden’, Beethoven’s ‘Spring Sonata’, Szymanowski’s ‘Notturno and Tarantella’, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Meditation’ and Waxman’s ‘Carmen Fantasy’
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
VAIL, COLORADO - JULY 30, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Bravo Vail Music Festival in Vail, Colorado this week | The festival has this week created a first-of-it’s-kind ‘Music Box’ - to provide appropriate social distance to its chamber music events | By the end of this year’s festival the Music Box will have hosted more than 40 live performances
VAIL, COLORADO - JULY 30, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Bravo Vail Music Festival in Vail, Colorado this week | The festival has this week created a first-of-it’s-kind ‘Music Box’ - to provide appropriate social distance to its chamber music events | By the end of this year’s festival the Music Box will have hosted more than 40 live performances
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KATONAH, NEW YORK - JULY 23, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, New York – for a special livestream recital with The Knights Chamber Ensemble and cellist Karen Ouzounian | Program featuring: Brahms’ String Sextet No. 2 in G Major - coupled with the world premiere of Anna Clyne’s ‘Shorthand’
ROCKPORT, MASSACHUSETTS - JULY 26, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Rockport Music Festival, in Massachusetts, United States this week – for a livestreamed performance with violinist Chee-Yun Kim and pianist Henry Kramer | Program includes: Faure’s 1st Violin Sonata - coupled with Debussy’s Violin Sonata, ‘Clair de Lune’ and ‘Beau Soir’

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GERMANY - AUGUST 4, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the 75th Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker Festival, in Germany, this week – with violinist, VC Artist Bomsori Kim and pianist Thomas Hoppe | Program including: Isang Yun’s ‘In the Garden’, Beethoven’s ‘Spring Sonata’, Szymanowski’s ‘Notturno and Tarantella’, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Meditation’ and Waxman’s ‘Carmen Fantasy’
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 2, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Tokyo this week – for a special, socially-distanced performance with conductor Kazumasa Watanabe and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | The concert, the first live orchestral performance in Tokyo since the beginning of quarantine, featuring: Rossini’s ‘Overture to The Barber of Seville’ - coupled with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
VAIL, COLORADO - JULY 25 , 2020 | We’re coming to you from Vail, Colorado this week – from the Bravo Vail Music Festival | This week’s performance featuring violinist Kerry McDermott, violists Zoe Martin-Doike and Paul Neubauer, cellist Brook Speltz, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and the VC Artist Dover Quartet performing Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor - coupled with Brahms’ String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major
KATONAH, NEW YORK - JULY 26, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, New York – for a special livestream recital with The Knights Chamber Ensemble and cellist Karen Ouzounian | Program featuring: Brahms’ String Sextet No. 2 in G Major - coupled with the world premiere of Anna Clyne’s ‘Shorthand’
KATONAH, NEW YORK - JULY 24, 2020 | We’re coming to you from the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, New York – for a special livestream recital with the VC Artist Calidore String Quartet | Program featuring: Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 Op. 130 with the ‘Grosse Fuge’ - coupled with Anna Clyne’s ‘Breathing Statues’

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VC ARTIST | Ray Chen – ‘One of The New Generation’s Most Prodigiously Talented & Captivating Artists’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - August 10, 2020

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