Stella Chen announced as winner of 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition
The International Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition winner has been announced as 26-year-old American violinist Stella Chen. She walks away with a cash prize and a … Read more
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Carl Nielsen International Competition announces winners
The Carl Nielsen International Competition (CNIC) has announced its three winners for 2019: Johan Dalene (18, Sweden – violin), Blaz Sparovec (24, Slovenia – clarinet) … Read more
Win a chance to play with Ray Chen
Ray Chen and Los Angeles Philharmonic are running a new competition that will see one lucky violinist perform on stage with the Australian virtuoso. Play … Read more
Queen Elisabeth Competition announces its 2019 candidates
The Queen Elisabeth Competition (QEC) has announced the 71 candidates that will take part in this year’s event. The prestigious competition will see 49 women and 22 … Read more
Diana Tishchenko wins Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition
Diana Tishchenko has won the Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition. The Ukrainian violinist collected a cheque for €25,000. In addition to finishing first she was also awarded the … Read more
Get ready for Benny Tseng
The newest Taiwanese violin star is 24-year-old Yu-Chien (Benny) Tseng. In the past four years he’s skyrocketed to celebrity status at home, recorded two albums … Read more
Psychology of an Olympian
Korean violin legend Kyung Wha Chung turns 70 on 26 March. In the wake of the recent Winter Olympics where she performed at the closing … Read more
Shlomo Mintz announced as SIVC artist in residence 2018
World-renowned Israeli conductor and violist Shlomo Mintz has been announced as the distinguished artist for the 2018 Singapore International Violin Competition (SIVC). Mintz will perform, … Read more
Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition returns in 2018
The fourth edition of Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition (SISC) will take place in Harbin, China, in the summer of 2018. The competition was … Read more
Menuhin Competition 2018 to take place in Geneva
Almost 50 competitors will gather for 11 days in Geneva, Switzerland, next year to be part of what has been nicknamed ‘the Olympics of the … Read more