Vivac-e Blog

Last week to go! #applynow Last week to apply for Vivac-e Violin and Viola Festival! Application deadline June 20, 2020. Don't miss the chance to learn from incredible teachers and performers! Check the link in bio for all the information! #vivacemusicfestival...

Season 2, Episode 1: Artistic Advisor Ara Gregorian shares with us his excitement for the upcoming Vivac-e Virtual Violin and Viola Festival! This is why you should apply! Application deadline June 20, 2020! Ara Gregorian and Thomas Sauer perform Dvorak's...

#introducing our faculty A member of the Juilliard String Quartet, cellist Astrid Schween has appeared throughout the world and maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber music, teacher and recording artist. Schween is on the faculty at The Juilliard...

#Discovering our courses Sibelius was so Specific! – Navigating his Markings in the Violin Concerto, Op. 47 Ani Kavafian leads this interactive presentation that investigates and makes sense of the thought-provoking and sometimes even perplexing markings in...

#Discovering our courses Body Mechanics and Injury Prevention Kim Kashkashian leads this interactive presentation (emphasizing Tai Chi as a method to warm up) that is crucial to a musician’s daily existence. Check out this information on Tai Chi, directly from...

#Introducing our Cello Faculty A member of the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet from 1999 to 2013, CLIVE GREENSMITH has enjoyed a 25 year career as a concert performer and teacher. In addition to his fifteen-year residency with the Tokyo String Quartet at...

#Introducing our Cello Faculty! Cellist Natasha Brofsky enjoys a performing and teaching career which has taken her to cities all over the US, Europe and China. A member of the cello faculty of The Juilliard School since 2012, she was a member of the New...

#Discovering our courses Rode Caprices – Pick a Key, Any Key! Ida Kavafian will lead this interactive presentation on Pierre Rode’s important and musically rich Twenty-Four Caprices for Solo Violin. Spanning all twenty-four keys, these caprices provide unique...

A few of our violin and viola faculty members stopped by to talk about what they're most excited about with Vivac-e Virtual Violin and Viola Festival. Watch till the end! Violin Faculty: Paul Biss, Catherine Cho, Miriam Fried, Ara Gregorian, Ani Kavafian, Ida...

We are THRILLED to officially announce the Vivac-e Virtual Cello Festival, which takes place August 12-22, 2020. Vivac-e offers flexible scheduling for those in school during festival dates. Faculty artists include: Natasha Brofsky - Steven Doane - Rosemary...