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Ukrainian violinist Bohdan Luts wins the Wieniawski International Violin Competition - a competition steeped in the ever-present history of the great violinist Henryk Wieniawski. Story from our correspondent Heather Kurzbauer.
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Our weekly roundup of new recordings: Takács Quartet and @RidoutTimothy's Mozart Quintets; NOVO Quartet's "Track 2"; Darragh Morgan's recordings of violin concertos by four Northern Irish composers: Bill Campbell, Brian Irvine, Ryan Molloy and Frank Lyons.
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Congratulations to Ukrainian violinist Bohdan Luts, 21, who has won the 2026 @HWieniawski Society International Violin Competition, in Poznan, Poland! Jinzhu Li of China placed 2nd, Soobeen Lee of South Korean placed 3rd. Congrats to all! More to come on Violinist.com.
Congratulations to the three Finalists just named in the @HWieniawski International Violin Competition! They are:
SooBeen Lee, 26, of South Korea
Jinzhu Li, 19, of China
Bohdan Luts, 21, of Ukraine
Learn more about them and the upcoming Finals concerts: violinist.com/blog/laurie/20…
The @PhoenixSymphony will fire its 66 full-time musicians on Nov. 2, according to a statement issued by the symphony on behalf of its board and management. Musicians were shocked by the sudden move, which came Monday.
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Our weekly roundup of reviews: Sergey Khachatryan with the @SanDiegoSymph; violist @melodiousmatt Lipman with the @ILPhilharmonic Orchestra; Leila Josefowicz with John Adams and the National Symphony Orchestra; and more!
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Congratulations to the six violinists who will perform this week in the 2026 @HWieniawski International Violin Competition semi-finals! They are:
Jooha Choi
Anna Im
SooBeen Lee
Jinzhu Li
Bohdan Luts
Meng Zou
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Our weekly roundup of reviews: Guy Braunstein with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Benjamin Zander; Nicola Benedetti with the San Francisco Symphony and Karina Canellakis; Siqing Lu's "East Meets West" concert in Boston; and more!
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The @BerlinPhil has featured its Jewish-American First Concertmaster Noah @BendixBalgley in a new recording that features a Klezmer Violin Concerto written and performed by Noah. Here is our interview with him.
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INTERVIEW: Following her Gold-Medal win at @ViolinCompIndy, Karisa Chiu speaks about her Chicago upbringing studying with her father, the influence of Kato Havas, and how competitions feel like a "Mario Kart mushroom boost" for her playing.
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Our weekly roundup of reviews: @ViolinCompIndy Finals with @ECCOrchestra and @Indy_Symphony ; @StefanJackiw with @minnorch; @tf3 plays @kevin_puts with the @DallasSymphony ; and more!
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Laurie Niles reviews Saturday's Concerto Finals performances by Aozhe Zhang, Xunyue Zhang and Karisa Chiu, all playing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. @violincompindy
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Laurie Niles reviews Friday's Concerto Finals performances by Yesong Sophie Lee, Elli Choi and Lina Nakano, all playing with the @Indy_Symphony at the @ViolinCompIndy. Finals conclude tonight, and winners will be announced!
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REVIEW: Laurie Niles reviews Thursday's Classical Finals performances by Aozhe Zhang, Xunyue Zhang and Karisa Chiu all playing with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. @ViolinCompIndy
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REVIEW: Laurie Niles reviews Wednesday's Classical Finals performances by Yesong Sophie Lee, Elli Choi and Lina Nakano, all playing with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. @ViolinCompIndy
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Violinist Sirena Huang returned to Indianapolis - where she won the 2022 competition - for a recital that celebrated her achievements and thanked the @ViolinCompIndy for its dedication and support.
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Our weekly roundup of reviews: @BomsoriKim with the @BBCSSO, Hilary Hahn with the San Francisco Symphony, Stella Chen with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields; and more!
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If you are using a phone as a tuner or metronome, it is likely to interrupt and distract your violin practice, especially for children and teens. Laurie Niles makes an argument for investing in a physical metronome and/or tuner for your practice.
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Sometimes the chord at the very end of a piece sounds less like a triumph and more like a dumpster truck emptying its load. Ouch. What happened? That chord require some devotion - it needs special attention, and it needs special practice.
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Attention violists: Applications will open on Dec. 1 for the 18th triennial Primrose International Viola Competition, which will place October 28-31, 2027 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, alongside the @usviolasociety 's Primrose Festival.
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