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Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s New Children’s Picture Book

1 month ago | theviolinchannel.com

Published by Penguin books, “Little Sheku and the Animal Orchestra” is Kanneh-Mason’s first picture book.
Dudamel and New York Philharmonic to Premiere Excerpt from Early Ravel Cantata - World's Leading Classical Music Platform

2 months ago | theviolinchannel.com

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Australian Chamber Orchestra Announces 2025 Emerging Artists

Feb 4, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com

Six young string players will be mentored by members of the orchestra and perform in the ACO Collective ensemble.
Applications Open to Switzerland’s Villars Music Academy 2025

Jan 23, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

Open to violinists, violists, and cellists, the Villars Music Academy will offer holistic masterclasses that combine chamber music with physical and mental coaching from August 17–24, 2025 In collaboration with Switzerland’s Villars Institute Foundation, the Villars Music Academy was founded in 2022 by violinist Aline Champion to support emerging artists globally with masterclasses taught by world-leading musicians.
Boulanger Initiative Announces New Orchestral Curriculum by Female Composers

Jan 22, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

The curriculum release "Beyond the Box, Into the Barlines" focuses on orchestral repertoire by women from 1700 to the present day The Boulanger Initiative (BI) was founded by Joy-Leilani Garbutt and Laura Colgate to promote music composed by women through performance, education, research, consulting, and commissions. The organization creates resource material that helps musicians to discover new works by female composers.
Maria Rosario Jackson Resigns as Chair of the U.S.' National Endowment for the Arts

Jan 22, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

In her resignation statement, Jackson noted that the arts "fuel our democracy and our economy" Maria Rosario Jackson, who in January 2022 was appointed by Joe Biden to chair the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), has announced her resignation from the post — effective immediately.
Applications Open for the Ion Voicu International Violin Competition

Jan 22, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

Open to those aged 16-30, applications should be received by February 15, 2025 The first edition of the Ion Voicu International Violin Competition is set to take place in Bucharest from April 7 to 12, 2025. The competition is open to applicants aged between 16 and 30, from anywhere in the world.
Germany's Ensemble Recherche Appoints New Artistic Manager

Jan 22, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

Composer Nik Bohnenberger will step into the role The German contemporary-music group Ensemble Recherche recently announced that Luxembourg composer Nik Bohnenberger will serve as its new Artistic Manager. Bohnenberger will succeed Paul Clift in January 2025. He will be responsible for the artistic direction of the ensemble, including programming and the development of the group's artistic concepts, formats, and perspectives.
Fidelio Arts to Represent Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Exclusively

Jan 22, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

Fidelio's other conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen and Susanna Mälkki will move to other management companies London’s Fidelio Arts management agency has announced that conductor Gustavo Dudamel will be its sole client moving forward. Dudamel will continue to be represented at the agency (the only one he is associated with) by Jessica Harmer and Mark Newbanks for general management. Newbanks has worked with Dudamel for more than two decades.
Prizewinners Announced at the SWR Young Opera Stars 2025

Jan 22, 2025 | theviolinchannel.com | LA Fires

Chelsea Zurflüh and Alexander Grassauer were named as the overall winners of the competition The SWR Young Opera Stars competition has been running for more than twenty years. Six young singers are invited to each edition to compete for the Emmerich Smola Förderpreis, named in memory of the German conductor who died in 2011.