Latest news – Page 238
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NewsVeteran Chicago Symphony violinist Adrian Da Prato has died aged 94
The violinist was a member of the orchestra for 49 years
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NewsCellist Julian Lloyd Webber appointed new Birmingham Conservatoire principal
The British artist was forced to retire from performing last year due to a neck injury
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn announces pregnancy, but will complete 2014-15 season
The artist will shortly release a new Mozart and Vieuxtemps album on DG
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NewsKarajan Music Prize 2015 goes to conductor and violinist Thomas Hengelbrock
Worth €50,000, the award must be used by the recipient to further the careers of young musicians
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NewsSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra cancels US tour
The ensemble cites a government cut in its touring budget
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NewsViolin maker claims to have discovered the location of buried Nazi treasure
Cyril Whistler says he has cracked the code hidden in the score of Gottfried Federlein’s 'Marsch-Impromptu'
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 names shortlisted violin candidates
A number of the 69 contestants are prize winners from other international competitions
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NewsNew York Youth Symphony rejects commissioned work over Nazi reference
The orchestra pulled the plug on a performance at Carnegie Hall when it was discovered the work contained the Nazi anthem
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NewsThe Strad Sundays – FREE at London's Barbican
The Strad marks its 125th anniversary by partnering with the LSO International Violin Festival
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News2-string 3D printed violin to be revealed in New York
The instrument is one of five pieces created using the cutting edge technology
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NewsIn Mo Yang wins 2015 Paganini International Violin Competition
The 19-year-old artist receives €20,000 and concert opportunities
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NewsCleveland Orchestra principal violist Robert Vernon to retire after 40 years
The long-serving musician will continue as an instructor at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Juilliard School
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NewsBorodin Quartet signs to Decca Classics
Long-standing Russian quartet will record major Shostakovich cycle
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NewsNew York's Avery Fisher Hall to be renamed David Geffen Hall following $100m donation
The entertainment mogul-turned-philanthropist will contribute toward the concert hall’s extensive renovation
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NewsNew York’s last classical sheet music store to close
Frank Music Company, which opened in 1937, will cease trading on Friday
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NewsSimon Rattle announced as London Symphony Orchestra music director
The British conductor will join the LSO in September 2017
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NewsStudy finds classical music has a calming effect on dogs
Research was undertaken by the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the University of Glasgow
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NewsA bow hair disaster
A violinist is taken by surprise when the majority of her bow hair suddenly detaches from the point - midway through a performance of Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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NewsEaling Strings director Alan Mann dies aged 71
Alan Mann, co-founder of Ealing Strings music shop in London, has died aged 71. For more than four decades he attended to the instruments of string players from around the globe; regular customers based in the British capital included Gyorgy Pauk, Robert Smissen, Paul Silverthorne and Thomas Gould.Born ...
