Latest news – Page 204
-
NewsThe Juilliard School appoints violinist Wei He as artistic director of its Tianjin Juilliard campus
The new Tianjin Juilliard School, to be based in Tianjin, China, will open in 2019 and offer a US accredited master’s degree – the first for any performing arts institution in China
-
NewsCroall, McEwen' Stradivarius violin sells for almost £2 million
1684 instrument sold for just under its upper guide price at Ingles & Hayday on 28 March 2017
-
NewsFormer Berlin Philharmonic violinist Rainer Kussmaul has died aged 70
Kussmaul was also a sought-after violin professor, teaching at the Freiburg Musikhochschule, where he specialised in Baroque violin
-
NewsItalian luthier Luigi Lanaro has died aged 96
Based in Padua for most of his working life, Lanaro was notable for founding the first school of violin making in Mexico
-
NewsQueen Elisabeth Music Competition 2017 announces cello jury
This year's contest is the first to be dedicated to the cello - 70 candidates of 22 different nationalities will compete for a grand prize of €25,000 in three rounds in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June
-
NewsBirmingham Conservatoire student attempts to set world record dressed in viola costume
Alistair Rutherford is to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for running the fastest half marathon dressed as a musical instrument
-
NewsLondon-based violin dealer J&A Beare acquires W.E. Hill & Sons
In addition to the Hill trademark Beare's has acquired the company's records, including sales ledgers and certificates, and the Hill accessories line
-
NewsApplications now open for Tarisio Trust Young Artist Grants 2017
Online instrument and bow auction house Tarisio is offering five awards of $5,000 each for innovative string-based projects
-
NewsThe Strad April 2017 issue is out now
Matthew McDonald, the Berlin Philharmonic's first principal bass, discusses the culture of creativity in the great German orchestra
-
NewsQueen Elisabeth Music Competition 2017 names 70 cello candidates
The 21 women and 49 men of 22 different nationalities will compete for a grand prize of €25,000 in three rounds in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
-
NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter donates performance fee to refugee charities
Mutter's fee, along with those of conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, amounted to €60,000 and were gifted to two education bodies
-
NewsMalta International Violin Making Competition 2017 names winners
Run by the Central Academy of Arts, the contest received 61 separate instrument and bow entries this year, while makers hailed from nine different countries
-
NewsViolinist Nathan Meltzer, aged 16, wins Windsor Festival International String Competition
2017's youngest finalist, Meltzer wins a £5,000 cash award, a fine contemporary bow from Bishop Instruments and Bows, a solo recording on Champs Hill Records and performance opportunities
-
NewsViolist Dimitri Murrath joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
The former Primrose International Viola Competition winner has taught at the New England Conservatory since 2009
-
NewsJascha Heifetz and Family Collection to be auctioned
The Mossgreen Australia online auction of items belonging to the great violin virtuoso opens on Wednesday 22 March 2017
-
NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn gives concerts for babies
The US artist identified a gap in the market following the birth of her first child – a daughter named Zelda - in 2015
-
NewsWindsor Festival International String Competition names three finalists
Violinists Luke Hsu, Nathan Meltzer and Jonian Ilias Kadesha will perform in tomorrow's final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
-
NewsJames Ehnes joins London's Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin
The Canadian violinist will begin his role with a masterclass on 15 June 2017, broadcast live on the Academy's Facebook page
-
NewsAvery Fisher Career Grants awarded to violinists Chad Hoopes and Stephen Waarts, plus the Dover Quartet
The awards are designed for young musicians or chamber groups with the potential for major careers, and are each worth $25,000
-
NewsElly Suh wins Moroccan Philharmonic Violin Competition 2017
The South Korean-American violinist receives €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
