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NewsDouble bassist Uxía Martínez Botana signs with Fuga Libera
Martínez Botana will release an album of Felix Mendelssohn’s string quartet repertoire, in arrangements replacing the cello with double bass
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NewsNew string appointments at Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Four string players have been appointed to the orchestra, including two bassists, one violinist and one cellist
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NewsLaGrange Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Venezuelan violinist Samuel Vargas takes assumes leadership of the orchestra in Georgia, US
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NewsViolinist Inmo Yang to make Proms debut on $20 million del Gesù violin
Both Yang and the violin, the 1743 ’Carrodus’ Guarneri del Gesù, will take to the Royal Albert Hall stage for the first time on 28 August
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NewsNorwegian jazz bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr has died
The bassist, who contributed to many recordings for the ECM label, was 74
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NewsString tension? Tennis player Novak Djokovic and violin appear in a new Asics ad
The bow hold still needs work, Novak
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NewsHealing in a time of war: how a 16-year-old teaches violin in Gaza
Gazan violinist Sama Nijm has been teaching violin to children against the backdrop of war, in an effort to uphold a sense of structure, purpose and beauty in their lives
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NewsAir France charged me €240 to check in my cello - Peter Martens
Peter Martens was forced to pay an extra fee to check in his cello contained in a dedicated flight case, having never been charged by any other airline in the past
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NewsRNCM appoints professor of pop violin
Andra Vornicu, who has enjoyed a varied career in orchestral leadership, studio recording and theatre work, joins the faculty from September 2025
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NewsConservatory teachers continue string teaching in Gaza
Teachers from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music give music lessons on a range of instruments across Gaza
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NewsFewer than 5,000 A-level music students in England for third year in a row
The number of music entries decreased by 1.8 per cent across the UK and 2.7 per cent across England
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NewsViola refused on board British Airways flight
Daniel Cubero had to pay a €85 fee despite not being let on board after all
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NewsChicago Sinfonietta names new principal cello
Lindsey Sharpe assumes the role, having previously served as section cello in the 2024-25 season
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NewsNew violin professor at University of Ljubljana Academy of Music
Violinist Dan Zhu will join the faculty from October 2025
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NewsSeptember 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the education-themed September 2025 issue, starring German violist and educator Tabea Zimmermann
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NewsRussian authorities place violinist Asya Sorshneva under house arrest
The violinist has pleaded guilty to making seven payments to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation between August 2021 and February 2022
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NewsViola and bow stolen from Mathieu Herzog
The former Ébène Quartet violist’s 2016 Charles Coquet viola was last seen at La Teste-de-Buch in southwestern France
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News‘Nobody should have to go through that’: cellist refused boarding on Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines refused to accommodate for Andrew Shulman and his instrument and forced him to rebook with Delta, despite him having booked extra seats
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NewsUniversity of Manitoba violin professor charged with sexual assault
Oleg Pokhanovski allegedly groomed and assaulted his then-15-year-old student more than a decade ago
