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NewsChamber music prizes awarded at the Schoenfeld International String Competition
Trio Archai took home the $20,000 first prize
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NewsLong-time Irish Chamber Orchestra leader to leave the ensemble
UK violinist Katherine Hunka has led the ensemble for over 20 years
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NewsRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra appoints associate principal double bass
A regular performer of ensembles in London and the UK, Nathan Knight takes up the role of no.2 double bass
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NewsObituary: luthier Carlo Vettori (1940-2025)
The Italian violin maker died on 20 July 2025, aged 85, following a long illness.
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NewsLondon Philharmonic Orchestra appoints two cellists
Cellists Henry Shapard and Leo Melvin join the section, with Shapard as co-principal
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NewsUK scientists create ‘world’s smallest violin’
The two-dimensional instrument is small enough to fit inside the width of a human hair
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NewsQuatuor Voce announces new violinist
Hélène Maréchaux replaces Sarah Dayan, who will take up a role at Paris Conservatoire from September
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NewsFinalists announced for the Schoenfeld International String Competition
Three violinists and three cellists have progressed to the final round, which will be held on Wednesday 23 July
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NewsObituary: Roger Norrington (1934-2025)
The influential conductor and champion of historically informed performance practice has died, aged 91
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for the 7th Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition 2025
18 violists under the age of 30 have been selected to take part in the competition’s live rounds in Prague from 23 to 26 October
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NewsViolin and cello semi-finalists named at the Schoenfeld International String Competition
Seven violinists and seven cellists will proceed to the next round
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NewsNew professor of violin at the University of Music and Theatre Munich
Sarah Christian will start in the role on 1 October this year
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NewsEnsembles announced for the Schoenfeld International String Competition chamber music division
Nine chamber groups will perform on the 21 July final
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NewsPioneering double bassist Gary Karr has died
Karr’s extraordinary musicianship and technical prowess made him one of the world’s most influential bassists
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NewsObituary: violist Karen Ritscher (1952-2025)
The influential violist had a wide-ranging career in performance and academia, with a special interest in movement and self-expression as a champion of Karen Tuttle’s coordination approach
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NewsViolin and cello candidates announced for Harbin’s Schoenfeld International String Competition second round
14 musicians in both the violin and cello divisions have progressed to take part in the competition’s second round on 17 and 18 July, where competitors will perform sonata repertoire, a virtuosic piece, plus a Chinese commission
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Premium ❘ ArticleAugust 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the August 2025 issue which stars genre-defying South African cellist Abel Selaocoe
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NewsFormer Mozarteum Salzburg director Reinhart von Gutzeit has died aged 78
The influential music professor was also a respected teacher of violin, viola and conducting
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NewsLatvian cellist Marta Sudraba has died
The cellist, who was a member of Kremerata Baltica since 1997, was 50
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NewsNew principal second violinist at the LA Phil
Canadian violinist Melody Ye Yuan will move from the orchestra’s first violin section to the principal role
