Violin

Poetic RNZ Concert listeners penned these odes to the violin, to help us mark the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

A Kāpiti Coast busking violinist has unexpectedly become a viral star. It shows 23-year-old Richard Taylor performing a piece by Bach outside Coastlands Shopping Centre in Paraparaumu.

Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman thought she'd achieved a lifelong dream when she landed a job as a professional violinist but she was unwittingly part of a musical sham. Audio

We speak with Grammy Award winning violinist Augustin Hadelich who is mid tour with the NZSO and Music Director Edo de Waart presenting de Waart’s third Masterworks concert for 2018.  The young German… Audio

Violinist Manu Berkeljon and clarinet player Anna McGregor are Kiwi components of Swedish based chamber music trio Klara Kollektiv. The ensemble formed in 2017 and is coming to the end of a regional… Audio

Violinist Stefan Jackiw, now 33, began playing the violin at the age of four. He was just 12 when he was invited to perform for the opening night of Boston Pops; at age 14 he made his European debut… Audio

Violinist Fiona Pears returns to Christchurch for her first major concert since 2011. Her last big gig there was three days before the February 22^nd earthquake when she played the Isaac Theatre Royal… Audio

Our first song is being performed live today by Violinist and composer Fiona Pears - who is holding a concert in a couple of weeks celebrating Grappelli Audio

Performed by Isabelle van Keulen as an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics Series concert, 9 November 2017 Audio

Recently Java Dance Company violinist Tristan Carter has been travelling around the world, visiting among others places India, Georgia, and Iran. Audio

The World Premiere performed by violinist Elizabeth Holowell at the Karlheinz Company's concert in the Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 3 September 2017. Audio

One of the world’s most sought-after young violists Karen Gomyo is back with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Edo de Waart, Gomyo performs two concertos by Alban Berg, and Max Bruch… Audio

German violinist Isabelle Faust plays a 1704 Stradivarius violin nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty" because it slept for 150 years in an attic before being played again. Video

Violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Christopher Park play 'La Gitana' by Fritz Kreisler. Audio

Violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Christopher Park perform Violin Sonata No 3 in C Minor, Op 45 by Edvard Grieg. Audio

Violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Christopher Park play Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op 78 by Johannes Brahms. Audio

Amalia Hall and Christopher Park perform Violin Sonata No 17 in C, K.296 by Mozart. Audio

Music we know is a great healer, and members of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra have just been to quake-hit Kaikoura to play for children and for people who're struggling. Kaikoura Earthquake… Audio, Gallery

MHIVC semi-finals performance by Ioana Cristina Goicea from Romania.

MHIVC semi-final performances by Kunwha Lee from South Korea.