VC INTERVIEW | German-Korean Violinist Christian Kim – The 'Erl' King of Cool
<span class="excerpt_part">...often go weeks without working out. Maybe you can direct this question to my gym buddy <strong>Igor Pikayzen</strong>, VC. He’s the hulk - he benches way more than me!"…
Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition Announces Participants
<span class="excerpt_part">...winners include VC Artists InMo Yang, Sarah Christian, Yury Revich, <strong>Igor Pikayzen</strong>, Alexander Conunova, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Rennosuke Fukuda, Ziyu He, and Ioana Christina Goicea. Watch all rounds live on…
Candidates Announced for Inaugural Boris Goldstein International Violin Competition
<span class="excerpt_part">...to receive CHF 15,000 (USD $16,000). This competition's jury will include: Zakhar Bron, Yair Kless, <strong>Igor</strong> Ozim, Viktor <strong>Pikayzen</strong> and Ida Haendel. The Violin Channel will keep you abreast…
7 Finalists Announced at Inaugural Boris Goldstein International Violin Competition
<span class="excerpt_part">...the 1st prize winner to receive CHF 15,000 (USD $16,000). This competition jury includes: Zakhar Bron (Jury President), Yair Kless, Bartek Niziol, <strong>Igor</strong> Ozim, Viktor <strong>Pikayzen</strong>, Maurizio Sciarretta, Michael…
Applications Open for 1st Goldstein International Violin Competition, Switzerland
<span class="excerpt_part">...the 1st prize winner to receive CHF 15,000 (US$16,000). The jury will include Zahkar Bron, <strong>Igor</strong> Ozim, Viktor <strong>Pikayzen</strong>, Ida Haendel and Yair Kless. Applications to be received by…
2nd Round Candidates Announced at Goldstein International Violin Competition
<span class="excerpt_part">...Bron (Jury President), Yair Kless, Bartek Niziol, <strong>Igor</strong> Ozim, Viktor <strong>Pikayzen</strong>, Maurizio Sciarretta, Michael Stricharz, Akiko Tatsumi and Eva Zubrugg. 9 of the 14 candidates to progress to the…
VC LIVE | 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition - Boca Raton, United States [LIVESTREAM]
<span class="excerpt_part">...LIVE FROM THE KEITH C. & ELAINE JOHNSON WOLD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES SUNDAY 26TH JANUARY, 2020 - 4.00PM <strong>Igor</strong> Khukhua…
NEW TO YOUTUBE | Victor Pikayzen - Kabalevsky Violin Concerto [1972]
<span class="excerpt_part">Never-before-uploaded 1972 audio recording of Russian violinist Victor <strong>Pikayzen</strong> performing Kabalevsky Violin Concerto in C Major – with conductor Fuat Mansurov and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXneqaUKJfc VICTOR…
Violinist and Pedagogue Igor Ozim has Died, Aged 92
<span class="excerpt_part"> Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, <strong>Igor</strong> Ozim completed music studies in his hometown, before going on to study with violinist Max Rostal in London. Following his win at the…
Igor Levit Appointed Co-Artistic Director of Germany's Heidelberger Frühling
<span class="excerpt_part">...see the collaboration between Thorsten Schmidt and <strong>Igor</strong> Levit — which is initially scheduled for a period of five years. The idea of a joint artistic direction was approved…
SAD NEWS | Distinguished Russian Professor Igor Frolov Has Died - Aged 76
<span class="excerpt_part">Russian violin virtuoso and composer <strong>Igor</strong> Frolov has passed away - aged 76 A student of Boris Belenky, Abram Yampolsky and David Oistrakh, Maestro Frolov was a former prize…
NEW TO YOUTUBE | Igor Oistrakh — Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (1980)
<span class="excerpt_part">The performance was recorded live in Frankkfurt, Germany in 1980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQYQCnsNqg4 <strong>IGOR</strong> OISTRAKH | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | SIXTEN EHRLING & THE FRANKFURT RADIO SYMPHONY | 1980 ...</span>
Russian-Born Composer Igor Stravinsky Died on This Day in 1971
<span class="excerpt_part"> Russian-born American composer, pianist and conductor <strong>Igor</strong> Stravinsky died on this day in 1971 - aged 88. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then the United…
How to Best Prepare for Orchestral Auditions
<span class="excerpt_part">...Director of the Winnipeg Symphony and Slovak Philharmonic, and violinist and concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, <strong>Igor</strong> Yuzefovich were happy to share their expert advice. The two will…
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Soviet Violin Virtuoso Julian Sitkovetsky Died On This Day in 1958
<span class="excerpt_part">...Kiev Symphony. In 1939, he became a student at the Moscow Central Music School, studying under Abram Yampolsky, whose notable pupils included Leonid Kogan, <strong>Igor</strong> Besrodny, and Rotislav Dubinsky.…
VC VOX POP | “How Did the Menuhin Competition Change Your Life?”
<span class="excerpt_part">...important aspect for me, in retrospect, was the preparation for it with my teacher <strong>Igor</strong> Oistrakh. This opened my eyes to what it really takes to compete at that…
Belgium’s Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Announces New 23-Year-Old Concertmaster
<span class="excerpt_part">...the Rotterdam Conservatory where she studied with <strong>Igor</strong> and Vesna Gruppman, Kristie is a former prize winner at the Nielsen International Violin Competition. She has previously performed as Guest…
VC ARTIST | Sarah Christian - ARD, Michael Hill & Brahms International Competition Prizes
<span class="excerpt_part">...and University of Mozarteum Salzburg, where she studied with Antje Weithaas and <strong>Igor</strong> Ozim, Sarah is a former major prize winner of the Szymon Goldberg, Johannes Brahms, Mendelssohn and…