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VC LIVE | Salon De Virtuosi Presents "Summer Song from Japan" [TUNE IN TOMORROW]
To be streamed at 7:30 EST on July 6, this concert features works by Richard Strauss and Nigel Hess, plus traditional Japanese and jazz tunes
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VC LIVE | Meadowmount School of Music: "Meadowmount in Concert" [TUNE IN TOMORROW]
Every Wednesday night from July 6 to August 10, The Violin Channel will feature an outstanding student showcase
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VC GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 10 Thomastik-Infeld DOMINANT PRO® for cello (NO.DP400) String Sets
Thomastik-Infeld is expanding the DOMINANT PRO® line to cello, with rich colors and an especially structured sound for professional players
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OUT NOW | Thomastik Infeld New DOMINANT PRO® for cello (NO.DP400) String Set
The DOMINANT PRO® for cello (NO.DP400) string set offers the fastest and most direct response within the Thomastik-Infeld cello string repertoire. Best suited for professional cellists, it allows for a rich variety of dynamics, colors, and playing styles.
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VC LIVE | Music for Food "Denver Chapter Spotlight"
All donations from this concert will be sent to Metro Caring, Denver's leading anti-hunger organization
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VC LIVE | Colburn School Recovered Voices: Schulhoff and More
Performances by Colburn musicians are featured throughout this online series
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Conductor Jader Bignamini Signs with Askonas Holt Management
The Italian conductor has signed with the UK artist management company for European representation
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Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson Signs with Center Stage Artist Management
Her summer season begins with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, in a tour of Europe and the United States
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2022 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition Announces Candidates
The candidates will convene online in September 2022 for the first round through to the finals
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fellowship Program Announces Winner
Venezuelan violinist Gabriela Lara is to become the first CSO Fellow beginning in 2022-23 season
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VC Artist Tessa Lark Signs with IMG Artists for General Management
The American violinist will be represented by Alison Heather from IMG's London office
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VC Artist Jordan Bak Joins Bowling Green State University's Faculty
The Jamaican-American violist will become Assistant Professor of Viola at the university's College of Musical Arts
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VC INTERVIEW | Michael Dreyer, Founder and Artistic Director of Morgenland Festival Osnabrück
Held from July 11 - 16, 2022, at the Stauffer Center for Strings in Cremona, this year's Morgenland Campus is explicitly directed at string players
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Report Shows Performances of Music by Female and BIPOC Composers Increased
A report released by the Institute of Composer Diversity and the League of American Orchestras reveals a boost in performances of these composers' works by American orchestras between 2015-2022
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VC YOUNG ARTIST | Hana Chang, 19 — Stuttgart Violin Competition 2nd Prize Winner
19-year-old Hana Chang is quickly building an impressive career as a soloist and competition winner
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ONE CLASSICAL MINUTE | “Pianist With The Hair” Julian Gargiulo — Meet Franz Liszt
Pianist Julian Gargiulo discusses everything you've never wanted to know about classical music and never bothered to ask
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An Appalachian Summer Festival Celebrates 38th Season
Held in Boone, North Carolina, the festival will present its 38th season with a lineup of music, dance, theatre, film, and visual arts from July 1–30, 2022
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Meadowmount School of Music Launches New Initiative
As part of a new concert series in nearby Whallonsburg, New York, six Meadowmount student concerts will be streamed live on The Violin Channel this summer
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The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis 2022 Announces Participants
The participants will attend Opening Ceremonies on Friday, September 9, 2022, followed by 16 days of Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, a Classical Finals round, and a Finals round
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Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition Announces Participants
50 violinists qualified for the 10th edition, to be held in Vienna, Austria, from September 17-25, 2022
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Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition Announces Participants
37 violinists qualified for the 19th edition, to be held in Kloster Schöntal (Baden-Württemberg), Germany, from August 26 – September 04, 2022
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VC INTERVIEW | Marcus Meyer on the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition
Open to violinists under 21 years old, the competition's live rounds will take place in the Schöntal Monastery, Germany between August 26 - September 4, 2022
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OUT NOW | Cellist Amit Peled's New Album, "Solus et una"
"Solus et una," meaning "alone and together," reflects Peled's musical journey during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
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OUT NOW | William Grant Still’s Music for Violin and Orchestra
Released on Naxos, the album features violinist Zina Schiff, conductor Avlana Eisenberg, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
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Applications Open for Isang Yun Competition — Cello 2022
Open to cellists born between November 1, 1991 and October 31, 2007, the competition will award this year's first prize winner KRW 30,000,000 (US $26,525)
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Applications Open for the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
To be held from January 15-29, 2023, in Boca Raton, Florida, the competition is open to violinists ages 16-32
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Applications Open for Piccoli Virtuosi Summer Camp and Boarding School
Based in the Swiss Apps, gifted young students of violin, viola, cello and piano under the age of 18 are invited to apply
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Italy’s 2022 Il Piccolo Violino Magico Competition Announces Updated Candidates
This year's competition will be held in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy from July 5 - 10, 2022
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Semi-Finalists Announced at the 2022 George Enescu International Competition
The online rounds of the violin and cello editions of the competition were held this month
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We're coming to you from National Sawdust in New York City for the opening night of ChamberQUEER 2022 | ChamberQUEER is a multifaceted organization with the mission of highlighting historically underrepresented queer figures in classical music and providing an inclusive space within classical music for artists and audience | With a focus on building inclusive community spaces, ChamberQUEER holds community events throughout each season, where queer artists and audiences come together through music-making
We're coming to you from National Sawdust in New York City for the opening night of ChamberQUEER 2022 | ChamberQUEER is a multifaceted organization with the mission of highlighting historically underrepresented queer figures in classical music and providing an inclusive space within classical music for artists and audience | With a focus on building inclusive community spaces, ChamberQUEER holds community events throughout each season, where queer artists and audiences come together through music-making
We're coming to you from Cortona, Italy this week with VC Artist violinist Stella Chen for the NUME Academy & Festival | Bringing together world-renowned artists and teachers such as Alban Gerhardt, Belcea Quartet, Mi-kyung Lee, Vlad Stanculeasa, Antonio Lysy and Misha Amory, NUME offers 12 gifted young musicians from around the world masterclasses for violin, viola, and cello, free of charge
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We're coming to you from Cortona, Italy this week with VC Artist violinist Stella Chen for the NUME Academy & Festival | Bringing together world-renowned artists and teachers such as Alban Gerhardt, Belcea Quartet, Mi-kyung Lee, Vlad Stanculeasa, Antonio Lysy and Misha Amory, NUME offers 12 gifted young musicians from around the world masterclasses for violin, viola, and cello, free of charge
We're coming to you from Cortona, Italy this week with VC Artist violinist Stella Chen for the NUME Academy & Festival | Bringing together world-renowned artists and teachers such as Alban Gerhardt, Belcea Quartet, Mi-kyung Lee, Vlad Stanculeasa, Antonio Lysy and Misha Amory, NUME offers 12 gifted young musicians from around the world masterclasses for violin, viola, and cello, free of charge
We're coming to you from Princeton, New Jersey this week with VC Artist violinist Stefan Jackiw, conductor Rossen Milanov and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Korngold's Violin Concerto in D Major | Having performed several times together in previous years, Milanov invited Jackiw to play with the PSO in March 2020, but that performance was pre-empted by the pandemic
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