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VC recently caught up with violinist Lara St John for a behind-the-scenes Instagram takeover — direct from her Coronavirus quarantine in New York City. View...

VC INSTA TAKEOVER | Violinist Lara St John – Live From Quarantine in New York City [INSIDER]

May 26, 2020

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VC ARTIST | Brannon Cho, 25 – Paulo International Cello Competition 1st Prize

The Violin Channel - September 21, 2020

Brannon is a graduate of Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music and the New England Conservatory, where he studied...

VC YOUNG ARTIST | LGT Young Soloists – “Highly Gifted Young International String Soloists”

September 14, 2020

VC ARTIST | Violist Matthew Lipman – “Splendid Technique and Musical Sensitivity”

September 7, 2020

VC YOUNG ARTIST | Moné Hattori, 20 – “Dazzling Young Virtuoso of Outstanding Potential”

August 31, 2020

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VC VOX POP | “What Was Your Most Memorable Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Rehearsal?”

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VC VOX POP | “What’s the Strangest Question You’ve Been Asked by a Fan?” [Q&A]

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VC INSIDER | “As a Teacher, How do you Best Overcome Overbearing Parents?” [ADVICE]

August 18, 2020

VC INSIDER | “Should A Student Take a Lesson With a Prospective Teacher Before a Conservatory Audition?”

January 9, 2020

VC INSIDER | ‘Fundamental Elements of a Truly Outstanding Concertmaster’

July 6, 2019

VC INSIGHT

VC INSIGHT | Violinist Charles Castleman – ‘What Are the Hardest Things to Teach?’ [BLOG]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - November 4, 2019

In a VC-exclusive guest blog, respected American violinist and pedagogue, Mr Charles Castleman shares his thoughts on what he feels are the hardest things to teach a violin student. ''There...

VC WEB BLOG | Violinist Svetlin Roussev – ‘Tips & Advice for Rock Solid Memorization’ [INSIGHT]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 25, 2019

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Bulgarian violinist Svetlin Roussev. In a VC-exclusive guest blog, the former major prize winner at the Indianapolis and Long-Thibaud International Violin Competitions talks...

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VC LIVE | “A Serving of Beethoven” – Live from the Colburn School

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VC LIVE | Auckland Philharmonia’s “Messages to Mozart”

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VC LIVE | Scottish Chamber Orchestra – With Violinist Nicola Benedetti

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VC LIVE | 2020 Tadeusz Wroński Solo Violin Competition [LIVESTREAM]

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VC LIVE | “Salon de Virtuosi” Presents: Pianist Terrence Wilson

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VC LIVE | Wigmore Hall Presents: Castalian String Quartet

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VC INSIGHT | Bow Maker Stephan Jansen — “Essential Checklist When Buying a Bow”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 26, 2020

While we may be inclined to relegate the bow to mere accessory – dare I say second fiddle – status, it is ultimately so much more: the bow is...

VC BLOG | Ani Kavafian – “No Substitute for Learning From Musicians From Different Generations”

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 9, 2020

This week, The Violin Channel caught up with violinist and long time Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center musician, Ani Kavafian. ''Chamber Music ... My first love .... When I was a...

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s Todd Phillips – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - April 25, 2020

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Violinist Shlomo Mintz – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

December 8, 2019

VC DESERT ISLAND DOWNLOADS | Cellist Steven Isserlis – ‘5 Recordings I Can’t Live Without’

September 23, 2019

VC MASTERCLASS

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Amit Peled – Dvorak Cello Concerto [LEARN]

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - March 2, 2020

Israeli-American cellist and pedagogue Amit Peled works us through the 1st movement of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor. Recorded in...

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Amit Peled – Saint-Saëns ‘The Swan’ [LEARN]

January 3, 2020

VC MASTERCLASS | Violinist Janna Gandelman – Saint Saens ‘Rondo Capriccioso'[LEARN]

October 11, 2019

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Amit Peled – Elgar Cello Concerto 2nd Mvt [LEARN]

August 16, 2019

VC MASTERCLASS | Cellist Zvi Plesser – Bach Solo Cello Suite No. 2 [LEARN]

July 29, 2019

VC INTERVIEWS

VC INTERVIEW | Vadim Gluzman – Artistic Director of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 9, 2020

The Violin Channel recently sat down with Vadim Gluzman, Artistic of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival. Tell us about the North Shore Chamber Music Festival. When was it founded...

VC INTERVIEW | David Finckel & Wu Han – Co-Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

THE VIOLIN CHANNEL - September 9, 2020

The Violin Channel recently chatted with David Finckel & Wu Han, Co-Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The virtual event will take over The Violin Channel’s...

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TAIPEI - SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Taipei for a masterclass with violinist, VC Artist Ray Chen | Presented by the NSO國家交響樂團and the TSMC Foundation, the program includes: Korngold’s Violin Concerto, Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2, Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”, and Wieniawski’s “Variations on an Original Theme” with Taiwanese students Yun Lee, Huei-Ciao Yang, Pei-Cheng Chu, and Wei-Lin Chent
GRAFENEGG - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Grafenegg, in Austria, with conductor Marin Alsop, soprano Camila Nylund, and the ORF Radio-Symphony | The program includes Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major and Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915” — a work for voice and orchestra, and based on a poem by James Agee, in which he reflects on his experience of summertime in small-town America
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON - SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Annandale-on-Hudson, New York from a COVID-compliant outdoor tent with conductors Leon Botstein and James Bagwell, and The Orchestra Now | Program including William Grant Still’s “’Out of Silence’, from Seven Traceries” and “Serenade”, George Walker’s “Lyric for Strings”, and Felix Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 8 in D Major

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LAUSANNE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Lausanne, Switzerland, with conductor Joshua Weilerstein, soprano Olesya Golovneva, mezzo-soprano Stella Grigorian, tenor Stephan Rugamer, baritone Daniel Schmutzhard, the Swiss Youth Choir, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | The program features Beethoven’s 9th Symphony | The work, which includes text from Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy”, is widely recognized for celebrating the commonality and shared joy of all of mankind
ELGIN, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Elgin, Illinois in the United States, with violinist Philippe Quint, conductor Andrew Grams, and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra • Program includes: Sarasate’s “Ziguenerweisen”, Massenet’s “Meditation” from Thais, Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, and George Walker’s “Lyric for Strings” — Walker was the first African American composer to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music
DALLAS - SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Dallas, with conductor Fabio Luisi, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra — one of the first, large American arts organizations to return to the live concert stage during the COVID-19 pandemic | The program, in front of a socially-distanced audience of 75 people, includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major and his Symphony No. 8 in F major