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Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto is rarely performed - but the work is unique

2016-05-27T00:00:00Z

Recordings of the work - from Joseph Szigeti's in 1935 to James Ehnes's in 2013 - are compared in The Strad's June 2016 issue

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Russian violinist Elena Tarosyan wins Kloster Schöntal competition

2013-09-09T00:00:00Z

Elena Tarosyan won first prize in the senior division of the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition in Germany. The 20-year-old Russian (pictured), who studies at the Moscow Conservatoire with Edward Grach, received 3,000 euros. Second prize went to Olga Sroubkova from the Czech Republic. Japanese violinist Reina ...