ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, VC Young Artist Veriko Tchumburidze!
Today is VC Young Artist Veriko Tchumburidze's 24th birthday.
A student of Professor Ana Chumachenko at the Munich Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Veriko is a former first...
Russian-Born Violinist Mischa Elman Died On This Day in 1967 [ON-THIS-DAY]
Legendary Russian-born American violinist Mischa Elman died on this day in 1967 – aged 76.
Mr Elman is remembered as one of the finest violinists...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Violinist Victor Pikayzen!
Professor Pikayzen served a long term teaching position on faculty at the Moscow Conservatory, with his famed students including VC Artists Igor Pikayzen and...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Berl Senofsky was Born in 1926
A student of Louis Persinger and Ivan Galamian, Mr. Senofsky was a recipient of the coveted Walter Naumburg Award — and was the first...
ON THIS DAY | Russian Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich Died in 2007
Legendary Russian cello virtuoso was 80 years old when he passed away.
Rostropovich was internationally recognized as a staunch advocate of human rights and was...
ON THIS DAY | French Violinist Christian Ferras Died On This Day in 1982
French violinist Christian Ferras died on this day in 1982 – aged just 49.
A student of Charles Bistesi and George Enescu, he is remembered a one...
Today is Israeli-Born Violinist Ivry Gitlis’ 98th Birthday! [ON-THIS-DAY]
Today is Israeli violin virtuoso Ivry Gitlis’ 98th birthday!
A student of Carl Flesch, George Enescu and Jacques Thibaud, Mr Gitlis is widely respected as one of the pre-eminent violinists...
Today is British Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber's 68th Birthday! [ON-THIS-DAY]
Today is British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber's 68th birthday!
A student of Pierre Fournier, he has premiered a number of important works including Cello Concertos...
ON THIS DAY | Alban Berg's Violin Concerto Premiered in 1936
The first performance was given by Ukrainian-American virtuoso Louis Krasner with Hermann Scherchen conducting.
It was Berg's last composition and arguably his best-known.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsp6Y_VOlKU&ab_channel=PassionForViolin
GIL SHAHAM | BERG...
Composer Jean-Baptiste Accolay Born On This Day [ON-THIS-DAY]
Belgian violinist and composer Jean-Baptiste Accolay was born on this day in 1833 – 184 years ago.
Accolay’s signature work is his student Violin Concerto in...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Violinist Joshua Bell!
Today is American violin virtuoso Joshua Bell's 54th birthday!
At the age of 14, Bell debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Riccardo Muti, and made...
ON THIS DAY | Violin Virtuoso Jascha Heifetz Was Born in 1901
Legendary violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz was born on this day in 1901.
Heifetz commissioned and premiered a number of new works - including violin concertos by William Walton,...
American Violin Virtuoso Berl Senofsky Died On This Day in 2002 [ON-THIS-DAY]
American violin virtuoso Berl Senofsky died on this day in 2002.
A student of Louis Persinger and Ivan Galamian, Mr Senofsky was a former recipient...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Willi Boskovsky Died in 1991
Austrian violinist and conductor Willi Boskovsky died on this day in 1991 at the age of 81.
Maestro Boskovsky served as Concertmaster of the Vienna...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist David Oistrakh Died On This Day in 1974
Legendary Soviet violin virtuoso David Oistrakh died on this day in 1974 – aged 66.
He is widely celebrated as one of the preeminent violinists...
