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Roman Totenberg dies at 101

What a player he was. I still cherish my LP of his Beethoven Violin Concerto which I bought in the 60s.

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Zvi Zeitlin dies aged 90

Zwi, you will be sorely missed! What an Icon and Inspiration you were and always will be. R.I.P.

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South African violinist found shot dead

My spesiale meegevoel aan die familie en die kunstenaars wereld. n Pragtigemens en kunstenaar in n jeugdige ouderdom.Die siekte van os tyd.Soveel druk word gepl...

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Violin dealer Geoffrey Fushi dies

Such a shame. A great loss to the world of strings.

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Violinist William de Pasquale dies

As a one time brother-in-law I was privileged to have gotten to know him quite well. We had many great times together and while he excelled on the violin he was...

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Musicians' income examined

Less than 1% of that guy''s income came from recordings, and only 0.3% from radio royalties. I was going to say I was shocked, but come to think of it...

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Violin strings created from spider silk

Well Steph, using spider web for a string is no more detrimental to the spider than using dog doo for an instrument''s stain. Both are abundant, and definitely ...

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1,500-year-old bridge found in cave

The fact that the bridge was burned suggests it may also be the concrete evidence of one of the world''s first viola jokes.

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RAM appoints Margaret Faultless

Will Ms. Faultless continue in her role at Cambridge?

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David Garrett to star as Paganini

Klaus Kinski in the film Paganini can never be equalled!

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US aviation bill helps musicians

This article does not say how the airports will handle carry-on instrument cases that are technically longer than the 22 inches that are normally allowed. Is i...

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Devy Erlih dies in accident

He was an underrated violinist. He left many unreleased film and radio performances for the French RTF / ORTF company. RIP

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