American violinist, pedagogue, and conductor Oscar Shumsky died on this day 21 years ago, aged 83. Shumsky served distinguished teaching positions on faculty at the Curtis

  A Cleveland native, Setzer spent many of his formative years in and around the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) studying with Rafael Druian, before departing

Titled "Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari," the film explores the histories behind each of the twelve unique instruments. Jansen had days to get acquainted with

The Violin Channel recently sat down with Ida Kavafian, Professor of Music at the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia.   Can you tell us about your