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Augustin Hadelich Named Artistic Partner of Mahler Chamber Orchestra
On Thursday the Mahler Chamber Orchestra announced the appointment of violinist Augustin Hadelich as its new Artistic Partner.
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is a European-based professional touring chamber orchestra founded in 1997 by Claudio Abbado and former members of the Vienna-based Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. The orchestra is governed by its musicians in collaboration with its managing office, and it has performed in more than 40 countries across five continents.
Hadelich first collaborated with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in 2025, at the Easter Festival in Salzburg.
"I am very excited to join the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as an Artistic Partner!" Hadelich said in a statement. "Working with the MCO has been immensely rewarding. From our first notes together last year in Salzburg, I was impressed and inspired by their sound and musicianship. Our artistic partnership will start with a cycle of Mozart’s violin concertos, and continue with several tours. It will be an inspiring collaboration!" Keep reading...
The Week in Reviews, Op. 536: Alexi Kenney, Maxim Vengerov, David Kim
In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the highlighted links to read the entire reviews.
Alexi Kenney performed Gyorgy Ligeti’s Violin Concerto and other works in a program called "Dream Awake" with the San Francisco Symphony.
- San Francisco Chronicle: "At 32, Kenney, a Palo Alto native and San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra alumnus, has shown himself to be almost unnervingly good at everything he tries — leading orchestras, playing Schumann on gut strings, and now, curating. 'Dream Awake' felt mostly cohesive and never confined. There was room to be surprised."
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Find a Summer Music Program 2026
Are you looking for a program this summer that will inspire and boost your playing, or that of your students? Whether you are an adult amateur, young student, pre-professional, teacher or parents of a student - Violinist.com seeks to connect you to high-quality camps and programs this summer. Our "Find a Summer Music Program" listings include programs for many different ages, levels and styles for violinists and string players, as well as programs for teachers. We invite you to click around and learn more about each of these programs - each is linked to the program's website for more information. This directory will be posted on Violinist.com through March, April and May. You will be able to return to this page by clicking the "Find a Summer Music Program" graphic that is listed with our sponsors on the right of the page (on desktop) or bottom of the page (on mobile). Wishing you a productive summer full of musical connection and exploration!
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For the Record, Op. 369: Neave Trio; PatKop; Leonkoro Quartet; Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening! Click on the highlighted links to obtain each album or learn more about the artists.
In Her Hands
Neave Trio
Anna Williams, violin
Mikhail Veselov, cello
Eri Nakamura, piano
The Neave Trio presents a program of piano trios celebrating three women composers in the early modern era: Clara Schumann, Dora Pejacevic, and Cécile Chaminade. The album continues the Trio’s longstanding commitment to uplifting historically underrepresented voices in the chamber music repertoire. BELOW: Trailer for the recording.
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