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The Violin Channel caught up with legendary American cellist Lynn Harrell – jury chair of the 2016 Schoenfeld International String Competition, in Harbin, China. We sat him down for a fun game Continue Reading
Today is Norwegian cello virtuoso Truls Mørk‘s 59th birthday! A student of Natalia Shakhovskaya, Mr. Mørk is a former prize winner at the Tchaikovsky, Naumburg and Cassado International Cello Competitions. Continue Reading
The Violin Channel recently caught up with James Wilson – one of three Artistic Directors of the acclaimed New York-based Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In a VC-exclusive interview, James gives us Continue Reading
Impressive 1st prize winning performance of the then 17-year-old British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performing Shostakovich’s 1st Cello Concerto – in the Final of the 2016 ‘BBC Young Musician of the Continue Reading
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, Texas, United States is currently accepting applications for a ‘Section Cello’ position. Applications to be received by December 8th, 2019. For further details, visit: https://bit.ly/34aKSFH Continue Reading
Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85 premiered on this day in 1919. The first performance was given by Felix Salmond – with Elgar conducting the London Symphony Continue Reading
American cellist Michael Flaksman has passed away – aged 73. A student of Paul Tortelier, Leonard Rose, Antonio Janigro and Nadia Boulanger, Mr Flaksman was a former prize winner at Continue Reading
An international stolen cello alert has today been issued for a 2012 Charles Coquet modern cello – stolen from a Paris-Le Mans train between Rambouillet and Le Mans on Wednesday Continue Reading
It has been announced this week that 31-year-old French-born cellist Camille Thomas has received the use of the 1730 ‘Feuermann’ Stradivarius cello – on generous loan from the Nippon Foundation Fine Continue Reading
The Violin Channel recently caught up with British cellist Steven Isserlis – for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads. We sat him down to pick his brain on Continue Reading