Latest news – Page 215
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NewsFranco Buitoni, co-founder of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, has died aged 82
Launched in 2003, BBT has provided support to 96 individuals and ensembles from 30 countries.
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NewsLondon Philharmonic Orchestra signs to Sunshine agency
The company plans to move the ensemble 'further into popular culture on a global scale'
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NewsThe Strad September 2016 issue is out now
Veteran violinist, violist and pedagogue Pinchas Zukerman speaks about how personal experience informs his teaching
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NewsBritish Airways tried to block me from entering the cabin with my viola, says musician
Jennifer Stumm was eventually able to persuade ground staff in Amsterdam to allow her instrument on board the flight, which was not fully booked, she says
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NewsClassical concerts should be shorter to attract younger audiences, says pianist Stephen Hough
The musician also suggests that orchestras should abandon their formal dress
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NewsSantiago Cañón Valencia wins Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Mexico
The Colombian cellist receives a top prize of $10,000 a CD recording and concert opportunities
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NewsDouble bass belonging to Helsinki Strings musician is smashed on flight
The youth ensemble were flying from Helsinki to the Faroe Islands via Copenhagen on Finnair
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NewsNorwegian Air refuses to transport violin in the cabin - despite change to hand baggage rules
Violinist Ellen Samdal was told her instrument would be checked into the hold because she was also carrying a purse
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NewsLSO principal cellist Rebecca Gilliver appointed Guildhall School professor
Gilliver will begin her new role as professor of cello at the London conservatoire in September 2016
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NewsViolinist and teacher Dejan Mihailović has died aged 84
The Serbian musician taught at the Faculty of Music at the University of Arts in Belgrade
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NewsInaugural Dominique Peccatte Competition for violinists and bow makers names winners
Japanese violinist Rika Masato and bow maker Kaspar Pankow take the top awards
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NewsMedici Quartet founding violinist Paul Robertson has died aged 63
The violinist performed with the ensemble for over four decades, but had suffered from ill health in recent years
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NewsUS Library of Congress to buy David Bromberg's collection of over 250 American violins
The guitarist and violin dealer began collecting the instruments in the 1960s
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NewsABRSM launches new performance diploma for post Grade 8 players
The new qualification involves no written or spoken elements, and no sight reading, aural tests or scales
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NewsCellist Daniel Hass wins 2016 Michael Measures Prize, worth $25,000
The prize recognises promise in the next generation of Canadian classical musicians
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NewsBritish Airways denies cello entry to the cabin 'because it doesn't have a visa', claims musician
A cellist was told she needed a USA ESTA visa for her instrument and would have to pay over $4,000 to re-book her flights
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NewsCathay Pacific and Dragonair increase space allocated for musical instruments in the cabin
Small instruments such as violins, violas, clarinets and flutes are now allowed on flights as hand luggage
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NewsViolinist Yu-Chien Tseng signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The 21-year-old Taiwanese musician will release his first album for the label at the end of December
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NewsChristoph Croisé wins Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition cello section
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names joint violin winners
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
