Latest news – Page 217
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NewsArmenian-American violinist Anahid Ajemian has died aged 92
The musician was a successful soloist and founding member of the Composers String Quartet
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NewsNew York court drops violinist Stefan Arzberger’s attempted murder charge
The former Leipzig Quartet leader has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of reckless assault and faces no jail time
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NewsAmerican cellist and teacher Gilda Barston has died aged 71
The Suzuki specialist was a member of the Music Institute of Chicago’s cello faculty since 1973
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NewsNew women-only chamber orchestra launches in Canada
The Allegra Chamber Orchestra features female musicians performing music by female composers
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NewsWesley Collins appointed Cleveland Orchestra principal viola
The violist replaces his former Cleveland Institute teacher Robert Vernon, who retires after 40 years
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NewsDulcinea Quartet and violist Stephen Upshaw receive Trinity Laban Fellowship awards
The bursaries help young performers to bridge the gap between study and the profession
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 2016 competitors
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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News15th International Wieniawski Violin Competition announces 52 candidates
The contest takes place in Poland from 8-23 October 2016
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NewsAssociation of British Orchestras warns of 'challenges ahead' following Brexit
The organisation has highlighted potential 'uncertainty, bureaucracy and expense'
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NewsCellist arrested in Moscow for ‘preventing pedestrian movement’
Semyon Lashkin, who was performing in a street adjacent to Red Square, has had his cello confiscated
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NewsYura Lee named EnsŠ String Quartet first violinist
The artist replaces Maureen Nelson, who leaves to perform with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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NewsNew prototype violin made with spiders’ silk
The composite material, which uses the silk’s vibrating properties, has been developed at Imperial College London
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NewsThe Strad July 2016 issue is out now
We meet Tim Frederiksen, the man behind the Danish and Nightingale quartets, and speak to musicians and jury members about the various issues surrounding competitions
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NewsThe 'world's tiniest violin' is now a reality
You hear that? It's the world's tiniest violin playing for you'Fans of the mock sympathy gesture of rubbing thumb and index finger together can now actually hear the instrument playing thanks to a new gadget from Design I/O which controls volume and playback through gesture alone.The device uses ...
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NewsViolinist Luke Hsu wins Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition 2016
The American musician receives the gold medal and a cash prize of $25,000
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NewsArtemis Quartet musician's Carl Becker violin stolen on German train
Anthea Kreston's 1928 instrument was taken from the overhead rack
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News15-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The multi prize-winning young musician will record Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as his first DG release
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NewsCellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
The musician, who survived the Holocaust, joins fellow performers Paul Lewis and Alison Balsom on the list
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NewsCypress String Quartet to disband after 20 years together
The San Francisco-based ensemble has recorded the complete quartets of Beethoven on Avie
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NewsBritish Airways defends forcing musician to carry unprotected violin on lap
There were ‘an unusually high number of musicians booked on the flight’, says spokesperson
