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Violinist Hannah Tam has won Third Prize and $10,000 at the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition

First Prize and $25,000 went to Lina Nakano, and VC Artist Tianyou Ma received Second Prize and $15,000

Here, Hannah performs Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto, Op. 33 with pianist Andrew Hsu

All rounds are available for playback on The Violin Channel

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VC Artist Tianyou Ma has won Second Prize and $15,000 at the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition

First Prize and $25,000 went to Lina Nakano, and Hannah Tam received Third Prize and $10,000

Here, Tianyou performs Franck’s Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano with pianist Andrew Hsu

All rounds are available for playback on The Violin Channel

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Violinist Lina Nakano has won First Prize and $25,000 at the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition

Lina will receive two fully subsidized New York City recitals, a recital at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a commissioned work and recording of that work

Second Prize and $15,000 went to VC Artist Tianyou Ma, and Hannah Tam received Third Prize and $10,000

Here, Lina performs Corigliano’s The Red Violin Caprices

All rounds are available for playback on The Violin Channel

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Meet VC Artist Bryan Cheng

🇩🇪 Based in Berlin
🎶 IMG Artists Management
🎓 Studied at Kronberg Academy
🏆 6th Prize at the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition
🏆 Verbier Festival Academy’s 2022 Prix Yves Paternot
🏆 2nd Prize at the 2021 Geneva International Music Competition

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Enter to win one of three yearly passes to the Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall!

The platform offers all of the orchestra’s concerts live and on demand, in addition to an extensive archive comprising over 900 concerts from six decades, films, documentaries, interviews, and curated playlists

Enter now at the link in our bio

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Revisit this special chamber music concert from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada, for the 2026 Banff International String Quartet Festival

Led by its director, Barry Shiffman, this year's festival was held over three days from September 3–6, 2026, at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in the Rocky Mountains of Banff, Alberta

Here, violinists Livia Sohn, Hao Zhou, and violist Barry Shiffman perform Dvořák's Terzetto in C Major

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The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation is currently presenting its International Violin Competition for violinists aged between 18 and 32

We're here with the President of the Naumburg Foundation, Nicholas Mann, ahead of the Final Round on November 1

Tune in to The Violin Channel tomorrow at 12 PM (ET) to watch the Final Round LIVE from New York City's 92nd Street Y

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Revisit this symphonic concert presented by the Ensemble Symphonique de Genève, featuring cellist Arne Zeller and conductor Sergey Ostrovsky

Founded in 2023, the Geneva-based Ensemble Symphonique de Genève performs in configurations ranging from chamber ensembles to a full symphony orchestra, with repertoire spanning the Baroque era to the present day

Here, the orchestra performs Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "New World"

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Meet VC Artist Jayden King

🏆 1st Prize at the 2026 George Enescu International Violin Competition
🏆 1st Prize at the 2025 and 2026 Verão Clássico Festival & Academy
🏆 2nd Prize and the Young Jury’s Award at the International Violin Competition Henri Marteau
🎻 Studies at The Juilliard School Pre-College

Here, Jayden performs Brahms' Violin Sonata Op. 108 No. 3 in D minor

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We’re here with cellist Jeffrey Zeigler to discuss the release of his new album, “We Were Fridays,” on VIA Records

The album features works by composers Tamar-Kali, Hannah Ishizaki, Etienne Charles, and Zeigler himself

In collaboration with dancer and choreographer Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray, the live, interdisciplinary performance of the album includes cello, dance, film, and electronics to explore personal and familial histories within the Gullah community of the South Carolina Lowcountry

Read more at the link in our bio!

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Soaking up the last of the sunshine before winter hits ☀️

Pack the tote, pull on the pink Maestra Energy cap, and catch that autumn light before the coats come out

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