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NewsOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Refuse to Tour by Plane
To fight the climate emergency the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment refuses to tour by plane
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Opera based on cellist Jacqueline du Pré’s life opens in Toronto
‘Jacqueline’, with music by Luna Pearl Woolf, features the playing of Matt Haimovitz alongside soprano Marnie Breckenridge in the title role
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Patient plays violin during brain surgery
Doctors operated on Dagmar Turner, 53, to remove a tumour without affecting her ability to play
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The Strad March 2020 issue is out now
The Strad marks 100 years since the birth of the pioneering American viola pedagogue Karen Tuttle with an appraisal of her influential teaching methods
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Analysis: Proactive solutions
A new organisation founded by violin and bow makers aims to work with legislators to find answers to the problem of endangered wood species
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On Valentine’s Day, trumpeter proposes on-stage to a violinist
Trumpeter proposes to girlfriend violinist during a Philadelphia Orchestra live concert
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Obituary: Soroku Murata (1927–2020)
The veteran violin maker and teacher was head of the Tokyo Violin Making School and a respected jury member at international making competitions
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Schoenfeld International String Competition launches 5th edition in Harbin
Competition will also host the World Federation of International Music Competitions general assembly in 2023
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Endellion String Quartet set to retire
After forty-one years, the group is set to retire at the end of this year’s Leeds residency
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The Juilliard School names violist Adam Meyer as incoming provost
Meyer is a Juilliard alum and the School’s current deputy dean and director of the music division
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Grand Teton Music Festival announces Simon Woods as interim executive director
News follows the resignation of president and CEO Andrew Palmer Todd in December
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Important Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin returns to the stage after 30 years
The c.1744 ‘Leduc, Szeryng’ is to be loaned exclusively to the German-American violinist Augustin Hadelich
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen appointed Artistic Director of Two Moors Festival
The violinist has been appointed Artistic Director for the festival’s 20th anniversary season
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Double bass cracked after United Airlines flight
Louis Levitt, a member of Sybarite5, has reported damage to his instrument following a United Airlines flight
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Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong Arts Festival cancelled
The Shanghai Quartet is among the string ensembles to be affected by the announcement
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Cellist–composer Hildur Guðnadóttir wins Best Score Oscar
The Icelandic composer’s score for Joker featured her own cello playing
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Winners named in 2020 Sphinx Competition
Gabriel Martins takes $50,000 first prize in senior division while Esme Arias-Kim wins the junior section
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Musicians’ instruments confiscated at Domodedovo Airport, despite having passports
Two violinists from the Moscow Philharmonic have their instruments confiscated by Customs at Domodedovo Airport, despite both having passports
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Clarissa Bevilacqua wins International Mozart Competition
The 18-year-old takes home €11,000 in prize money at the Salzburg-based contest
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Luthiers sans Frontieres UK heads to Malawi
Organisation plans to establish a fully-equipped workshop in the city of Blantyre
