All concertmaster articles
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NewsLA Opera Orchestra concertmaster Roberto Cani has died aged 57
The Milan-born violinist fought a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer
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NewsViolinist Donald Hazelwood, former Sydney Symphony concertmaster, has died aged 95
The much-loved and highly respected violinist was concertmaster with the SSO for 33 years, from 1956 until his retirement in 1998
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BlogsChromatica: the birth of a new orchestra
Violinist Maren Bosma, concertmaster and associate artistic director of the brand new orchestra Chromatica, writes about the journey of setting up an ensemble from scratch
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NewsOpera Australia appoints a new concertmaster
French violinist Matthieu Arama will assume the role from August 2024
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NewsLong-standing Mexican concertmaster retires
Violinist Mikhail Medvid served as concertmaster of the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra since 1989
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NewsOrchestre de Chambre de Lausanne appoints new first concertmaster
French violinist Clémence De Forceville will assume the role in March 2024
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NewsViolinist Volker Worlitzsch has died aged 78
Concertmaster of the NDR Radio Philharmonic for 39 years, he was also a chamber musician and tutor
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NewsSinfonietta Riga concertmaster resigns, citing performances of Russian repertoire
Violinist Marta Spārniņa believes the ensemble is performing too much music by Russian composers during the war with Ukraine
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NewsTwo new concertmasters for London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore and Andrej Power will join Roman Simovic in the role in August 2023
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NewsA tribute to HM The Queen from Eric Wang, concertmaster, Commonwealth Orchestras
The violinist shares his appreciation for the late monarch’s support at numerous performances throughout his career
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NewsViolinist Kate Suthers named concertmaster at Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
The ensemble has also announced the appointment of violinist Emily Sun as artist-in-association
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FeatureLeadership and diplomacy: how to be a good orchestral concertmaster
A piece from our archive in which former concertmaster John Georgiadis, who died on Tuesday, tells Julian Haylock his memories of the London Symphony Orchestra
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NewsLSO concertmaster John Georgiadis dies aged 81
The violinist led the LSO for two periods, between 1965 and 1979, before turning to conducting
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NewsFrank Almond announces final season as Milwaukee concertmaster
After 25 years and many adventures, not least the theft and recovery of his Stradivarius, the violinist is stepping down
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VideoFrank Huang plays The Star-Spangled Banner
New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang plays his own arrangement of the United States national anthem before a November 2018 game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets at the Brooklyn Barclays Center
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NewsNew chart sheds light on US concertmaster earnings
According to the chart, six US concertmasters earn more than half a millon dollars
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NewsHouston finally hires a concertmaster - at Detroit's expense
Yoonshing Song has taken over the chair left vacant since Frank Huang moved to the New York Phil three years ago
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NewsPhilharmonia Orchestra concertmaster awarded Saxony-Anhalt State Prize
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay honoured in his home state for his role as cultural ambassador after ten years leading the London orchestra
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Premium ❘ FeatureAntonio Pappano: What conductors want from their string sections
A regular, nice, beautiful sound doesn’t interest the music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, he told The Strad in this interview from 2008
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ReviewRoman Simovic: Paganini, 24 Caprices
Beguiling solo virtuosity that demonstrates very few flaws
