Latest news – Page 236
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NewsSalomon Quartet founding violist Trevor Jones has died
The British musician was one of a group of pioneering period performers
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NewsAirline workers broke my cello, says American musician
Nashville cellist Nicholas Gold checked his instrument into the hold with Southwest Airlines
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NewsAmerican violist Allan Nilles joins Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The musician was formerly a member of the San Diego Symphony
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 announces jury
The Brussels event is this year devoted to the violin
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NewsViolinist Joshua Peters wins Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition
The Canadian event is devoted to exceptional performances of contemporary repertoire
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NewsCellist Eric Jacobsen named Orlando Philharmonic music director
Cellist and conductor Eric Jacobsen has been appointed music director of the Orlando Philharmonic orchestra in Florida, US. The New York-based musician will take up the post in October 2015. Jacobsen is a co-founder of chamber ensemble The Knights, and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, which was featured ...
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NewsDouble bassist and teacher Leopold Andreev (1923–2015)
Leopold Andreev, the Moscow-based double bassist and teacher, died on 4 May at the age of 91. For almost a quarter of a century he taught a generation of double bassists at the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, while continuing a busy career as a professional musician.Born on 11 October 1923, ...
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NewsSpanish cellist Pablo Ferrández receives Rheingau Music Festival award
The 24-year-old musician will be presented with his €15,000 prize in July
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NewsBaltimore Symphony Orchestra gives free concert following riots in the city
The orchestra has been forced to cancel some of this week’s events, but wishes to show its ‘support of our community’
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NewsMidori cancels LSO International Violin Festival appearances
The violinist has been advised by her doctor not to travel
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NewsViolinist Daniel Hope named Zurich Chamber Orchestra music director
The musician takes up the role in 2016
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NewsViolinist Pekka Kuusisto named Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra artistic partner
The Finnish musician joins fellow artistic associates Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Thomas Zehetmair
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NewsAmerican violin dealer and former teacher Alexander Ross charged with sexual assault
The alleged incident, involving a 13-year-old girl, occurred in February
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NewsHolocaust-era ‘Violins of Hope’ to be performed and exhibited in Cleveland
The collection of instruments performed on by Jewish musicians during the Nazi regime was restored by Amnon Weinstein
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News2Cellos cancel US tour due to injury
Stjepan Hauser of the cello duo has damaged his neck, according to a statement
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NewsViolist Roland Glassl to depart Mandelring Quartet after 16 years
His replacement is Andreas Willwohl, former principal violist of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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NewsVideo: Met Orchestra cellist performs 3D-printed cello
Designed by Monad Studios, the instrument was revealed at the 3D Print Design Show in New York
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NewsSan Francisco cello theft suspects caught on video
A man and a woman stole a cello worth $8,500 from a parked car on 11 April 2015
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NewsEntries for Menuhin Competition London 2016 open today
Next year’s contest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great violin prodigy
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NewsViolinist Bin Huang appointed associate professor of violin at Eastman School of Music
The Chinese-born musician herself studied at the institution in Rochester, New York
