Latest news – Page 228
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NewsChina customs officials confiscate string players’ rosin
Three separate incidents have been reported recently in connection with Shanghai International Airport
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NewsMusician aims to create 10 pop-up orchestras in 10 days around the UK
Shaun Buswell must perform with 100 local musicians he has met personally – and cannot offer payment
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NewsNational Orchestra of Belgium launches petition to prevent merger
The petition against plans to merge the orchestra with La Monnaie currently has 11,500 signatures
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NewsOreste Martini violin stolen from Italian sibling duo
The instrument was taken from the home of Natascia Gazzana near Rome
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NewsSalem Chamber Orchestra cancels remainder of 2015-16 season
The ensemble has suffered a decline in ticket sales and donations
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NewsTrio Isimsiz wins Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition 2015
The London-based piano trio receive €15,000 and concert engagements
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NewsViolist Scott Ligocki has died aged 51
The American musician was an experienced orchestral performer and teacher
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NewsLev Sivkov wins 2015 Naumburg International Cello Competition in New York
The 25-year-old Russian cellist receives $15,000 and two recitals
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NewsThe Strad November 2015 issue is out now
Our North America focus traces the story of American lutherie - from the days of the earliest settlers to the rise of lutherie hubs in New York and Chicago
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NewsViolinist Augustin Hadelich wins inaugural Warner Music Prize, worth $100,000
The prize for musicians under 35 also includes the opportunity to make a recording for Warner Classics
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NewsRachel Barton Pine Foundation acquires ‘Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan’ Stradivarius violin
The instrument will be loaned to a worthy young candidate
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NewsInternational Max Rostal Competition 2015 names violin and viola winners
Violinist Alican Süner and violist Diyang Mei triumphed in the finals
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NewsRare Mozart letter sells for $217,000 at auction
The signed note was written around 1786 and was sold through Boston company RR Auction
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NewsLondon’s Royal College of Music granted planning permission to develop campus
The premises, opposite The Royal Albert Hall, will benefit from new performance spaces, recording facilities and practice rooms
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NewsUniversity of Michigan to launch chamber music competition with $100,000 first prize
The M-Prize is the idea of Sphinx Organisation founder Aaron Dworkin
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NewsRussian customs officials seize Czech Philharmonic concertmaster’s violin
Josef Š paÄek failed to fill out the correct paperwork for his 1855 Vuillaume, according to officers
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NewsSergei Dogadin wins €50,000 top prize at 2015 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
The violinist triumphed following a performance of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto at the finals in Hannover, Germany
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News2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover names six finalists
The violinists will each perform a substantial concerto on 8 and 9 October before the winner of the €50,000 first prize is announced
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NewsVan Kuijk Quartet named BBC New Generation Artists
The French group is one of seven musicians and ensembles taking part in the development programme
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NewsYoung violinist and her sister killed in Florida car crash
Brittany and Alexis Musumeci were hit by a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction
