Latest news – Page 210
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NewsViolinist Nigel Kennedy considers leaving 'fascist' UK for Germany
The British musician was speaking to Sky News about the result of the UK's Brexit referendum
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NewsLong-serving Boston Symphony principal cellist Jules Eskin has died, aged 85
Eskin served as principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 53 years and was a founding member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players
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NewsMet concertmaster David Chan named Montclair Orchestra music director
Chan, who has served as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 17 years, will take up his new Montclair post from the ensemble's inaugural 2017-2018 season
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NewsThe Strad December 2016 issue is out now
British violinist Tasmin Little describes how lessons with Yehudi Menuhin informed her new disc of Vivaldi's Four Seasons
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NewsViolinist Benjamin Baker and double bassist Xavier Foley named 2016 Young Concert Artists
Each musician receives three major debuts in New York and Washington D.C. next season, and will join the roster of Young Concert Artists Inc.
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NewsLondon Philharmonic Orchestra musician's Vuillaume violin goes missing from train
The instrument has now been recovered safely after it was handed in to police by a member of the public
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NewsPianist to be evicted from apartment for loud practising
American pianist Soheil Nasseri is to be evicted from his Berlin apartment in just 13 days following a noise complaint
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NewsApplications open for Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
Open to applicants aged 21 or under, the contest is due to take place next year at the UK's Birmingham Conservatoire
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News17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason signs to Decca Classics
The British cellist was the first black musician to be named BBC Young Musician in the competition's 38-year history in 2016
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NewsSchwarz-Bournaki Duo wins Boulder International Chamber Music Competition
American cellist Julian Schwarz and Canadian pianist Marika Bournaki receive $7,000 and concert engagements
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NewsViolinist Ray Chen to be guest leader of New Century Chamber Orchestra
Ray Chen is to perform as guest concertmaster of the New Century Chamber Orchestra in a series of concerts this week. The Queen Elisabeth and Menuhin Competition-winning violinist will direct the San Francisco-based ensemble and perform as soloist in Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, and works by Britten ...
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News2016 Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists names winners
The 8th contest was held in three age categories from 29 October to 8 November in Weimar, Germany
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NewsRobert Kowalski named Szymanowski Quartet violinist
The Polish musician's appointment follows the departure of ensemble co-founder Grzegorz Kotow
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NewsMan charged with stealing his mother's $65,000 violin
A warrant has been issued for the man from Ellington, Connecticut, who allegedly sold the violin to fuel his drug habit
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NewsInternational Wieniawski Violin Competition 2016 publishes jury scores
The Polish contest awarded its €30,000 top prize to 20-year-old Veriko Tchumburidze two weeks ago
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NewsJuilliard Students respond to Westboro Baptist Church protesters with music
Between 60 and 100 Juilliard School students confronted three protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church with music and singing this morning. The church, which regularly stages racist and homophobic protests, targeted the New York school 'where vanity and pride rule,' according to a press release on its website.The ...
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NewsBBC Proms to hold inaugural festival in Dubai
The four-day BBC Proms Dubai takes place from 21-24 March 2017
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NewsSurvey finds 65% of musicians have suffered from depression
In addition 71% are afflicted with anxiety and panic attacks
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NewsViolinist Thomas Gould named Britten Sinfonia leader
The British musician will share the position with current leader Jacqueline Shave
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NewsElly Suh wins Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition
The Korean violinist receives a top prize of €20,000
