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NewsLondon’s Royal College of Music receives rare Gagliano violin in its original Baroque set-up
The 1758 instrument has been gifted to the institution on permanent loan
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NewsViolinist Janine Jansen to step down as artistic director of her chamber festival
Cellist Harriet Krijgh, aged 24, will take over the annual event in Utrecht from 2017
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NewsBritish composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has died aged 81
The eminent musician composed more than 300 works during his lifetime, spanning all classical genres
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NewsThe Juilliard School teams with medici.tv to broadcast live masterclasses
The three sessions this month feature cellist David Finckel, and conductors Harry Bicket and Fabio Luisi
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NewsViolist Pavel Nikl leaves Pavel Haas Quartet due to family illness
The emsemble founding member is replaced by Š kampa Quartet violist Radim Sedmidubský
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NewsMontreal International Music Competition 2016 names 24 shortlisted violinists
The candidates will compete for $86,000 in prizes – including a top prize of $30,000
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NewsConductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies aged 86
Friends and colleagues honour early-music pioneer and founder of Concentus Musicus Wien
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NewsDirector announces cancellation of Rostropovich festival in Baku
Festival dedicated to the great cellist hit by financial problems
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NewsNotes for Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 bought for six-figure sum
Composer’s sketches previously owned by private US collection now available to public
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NewsViolinist Ray Chen launches community crowdfunding campaign
Musical Heroes’ initiative aims to recognise ‘unsung' trailblazers
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NewsUK cellist Gywneth George dies aged 95
The Welsh musician was known for her collaborations with pianist Alberto Portugheis
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NewsViolinist Marc Bouchkov to receive 2016 Rheingau Music Festival award
The 24-year-old violinist will receive €15,000 in prize money
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NewsLaSalle Quartet violist Peter Kamnitzer has died aged 93
The musician, who performed with the ensemble for almost 40 years, was a German Jewish refugee of the Second World War
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NewsApplications now open for Tarisio Trust Young Artist Grants 2016
The online instrument and bow auction house is offering five awards of $5,000 for innovative string-based projects
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NewsRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra names Hee Young Lim principal cellist
The 28-year-old has won prizes at multiple competitions
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NewsHRH Prince Charles agrees to be patron of Menuhin Competition 2016
The Prince of Wales, who knew violinist Yehudi Menuhin well, has given his ‘warmest good wishes’ to this year’s competitors
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NewsViolinist Vanessa Mae awarded defamation damages over skiing fix claims
The International Ski Federation had banned the Olympian for four years
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NewsAirBerlin changes hand baggage restrictions to allow violins in the cabin
The airline has responded to recent criticism by string players highlighting its current strict cabin baggage rules
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NewsCellist Joel Krosnick receives Juilliard School’s President’s Medal
The musician will retire from the Juilliard String Quartet after 42 years at the end of its current season
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NewsBeares Auctions launches new perpetual service
Through the online company’s new ‘Moto Perpetuo’ platform, a constant selection of instruments and bows will be offered for sale
