42-year-old Haik Kazazyan from Armenia was awarded first prize at the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition, consisting of €200,000 and a Stradivari model violin specially crafted by the violinmaker Fabio Piagentini. During the final round, 12 violinists competed in a six-phase program designed to bring out varying skills, including multiple performances with orchestra and a Q&A with the jurors. The remaining 11 finalists were awarded €10,000 in prize money. Here, Haik performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.

Violinist Oliver Neubauer recently made his New York debut at Merkin Hall with pianist Janice Carissa, presented by Young Concert Artists. Watch the full livestream performance now on The Violin Channel, featuring works by Schubert, Bartók, Zwilich, and Strauss

Berlin-based Duo Vert has won the First Prize at the Concours International de Musique de Chambre de Lyon Comprised of bass-baritone Jeeyoung Lim and pianist Cole Knutson, the duo will receive €8,000 All rounds of the competition are available to watch on The Violin Channel!

Tune in TODAY, May 5, at 1 PM (ET) for a special concert at the Musikakademie in Liechtenstein, one of Europe’s leading music education programs for emerging artists. This showcase is a part of an ongoing series featuring the talented Young Artists in the Academy Here, cellist Keruixi Ma and pianist Valeria Resjan perform Boccherini's Cello Sonata in A Major, G. 4 4h