Events

The American Viola Society and the Colburn School proudly announce the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition, with live rounds to be held June 17-22, 2024 at the Colburn School in...

Announcing the 2024 Maurice Gardner Competition for Composers Submission Deadline: December 1, 2023 The American Viola Society proudly announces the 2024 Maurice Gardner Competition for Composers, seeking new works for the viola. The winning...

The 2024 AVS Festival Competitions Committee announces the 2024 AVS Festival Competitions! The venue for this year's festival, held in tandem with the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition, presents a...

This month, we welcome renowned Australian violist-composer Brett Dean to the AVS Greenroom! We'll learn about Brett's education and career as a violist - notably in the Berlin Philharmonic -...

This month in the AVS Greenroom, we welcome Jonathan Coopersmith, Dean of Musical Studies at the Curtis Institute, as he leads a discussion of "magical viola moments" – those amazing...

Please join us welcome violist-composer Kenji Bunch to the November AVS Greenroom!  We'll learn about Kenji's background as the first student to receive dual degrees in viola and composition from...

Please join us for the August installment of the AVS Greenroom Series, as legendary violist, pedagogue, and NPR radio personality Toby Appel joins our host Steven Tenenbom live from Angel Fire,...

Please join us for the July installment of the AVS Greenroom Series, as legendary Guarneri Quartet co-founder Arnold Steinhardt joins our host Steven Tenenbom at the Marlboro Festival, where they...

Please join us for a very special AVS Greenroom featuring eminent recording artist and beloved teacher Yizhak Schotten! Hear about how he was discovered by Primrose and how he came to...