Latest news – Page 252
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ArticleRussian cellist Dmitry Volkov dies aged 26
The cellist's Russian Trio was named winner of the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition last month
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ArticleTakács Quartet receives Wigmore Hall Medal
The London venue launched the award for international artists in 2007
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ArticlePhilanthropist donates AUS$510,000 to Australian String Quartet's Guadagnini cello
The instrument is one of a quartet of Guadagninis on loan to the ensemble
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ArticleViolinist Nikolaj Znaider accused of tax evasion by Danish authorities
It has been alleged the violinist overstayed the country's taxation threshold between 2006 and 2007
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ArticleStudy finds musical training increases blood flow to language centres of the brain
Just 30 minutes of musical training can significantly change brain patterns
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ArticleDallas Symphony Orchestra violinist Arkady Fomin has died
The violinist was also artistic director of the New Conservatory of Dallas
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ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra appoints two new violas
Wei-Ting Kuo from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Danny Lai from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra join the CSO on 19 May
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ArticleStudy finds professional musicians are four times more likely to develop hearing loss
The research has also found that musicians are 57 per cent more likely to develop tinnitus
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ArticleNorwegian orchestras hit by pension increases
The Oslo and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestras are each experiencing financial issues due to wage increases and longer life expectancies
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ArticleColorado Symphony launches cannabis-friendly concert series
Classically Cannabis' is sponsored by pro-marijuana promoter Edible Events
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ArticleStephen Miahky named first violinist of the Blair String Quartet
The musician and pedagogue is also named Blair School of Music Joachim Professor of Violin
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ArticlePhilharmonia Orchestra launches iOrchestra to encourage instrumental tuition
The project targets the South West of the UK, where in some areas over a third of children do not learn an instrument
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ArticleCellist Julian Lloyd Webber announces forced retirement from playing
The British musician is suffering from a herniated disc in his neck
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ArticleOsmo Vänskä to return as Minnesota Orchestra music director
The conductor will lead a minimum of ten weeks during the next two seasons
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ArticleRhode Island Philharmonic concertmaster Charles Sherba dies aged 62
The US violinist also taught at Brown University since 1986
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ArticleGuarneri violin copy to be auctioned for charity Luthiers Sans Frontières
The sale, through Ingles and Hayday, is expected to make £3,000-£5,000
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ArticleViolinist Janine Jansen to appear in Last Night of the Proms 2014
This year's festival will also feature performances from Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Julia Fischer and Alisa Weilerstein
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ArticleCampaigns to protect government music education launch in Australia and the UK
The UK's ISM and Australia's The Music Trust warn that lack of funding will impact children from poorer backgrounds
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ArticleKreutzer Stradivarius violin to be auctioned by Christie's in New York
Watch a video of Joshua Bell playing the instrument, which is valued around $7.5m
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ArticleLouisville String Academy awarded $240,000 Starling Foundation grant
Given over three years, the award aims to support violin playing at the highest level
