For VC Young Artist Gabriel Martins, Bach’s music is what he truly feels connected to and is what allows him to hold onto his musical

A graduate of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he studied with Ralph Kirshbaum, and a current student of Laurence Lesser

The semi-final round for the 2021 competition will be held virtually on The Violin Channel on Friday, January 15th at 10 AM.   GABRIEL MARTINS | ELGAR

Congratulations to the following winners: Clarinetist Anthony McGill was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. VC Artist cellist Zlatomir Fung, VC Artist violinist Stella Chen and Baroque