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ArticleGuarneri 'del Gesù' copy breaks auction record for contemporary maker
A copy of the c.1731 'Gibson', 'Huberman' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin has set a new world auction record for an instrument by a living maker. The copy (pictured), made by US luthiers Joseph Curtin and Gregg Alf in 1985 for Ruggiero Ricci, sold at Tarisio in New ...
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ArticleAuction record: 'Titanic violin' fetches £900,000
The violin thought to have belonged to Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster of the group of players who famously played on as the lifeboats of RMS Titanic were being lowered into the sea, has sold at auction in Wiltshire for £900,000.The sale sets a new world record for the highest price ...
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ArticleBritish violist and teacher Roger Best dies
Roger Best, who was principal viola in the Northern Sinfonia and a member of the Alberni Quartet, died on 8 October aged 77 after a long illness.Over the course of a multifaceted career Best made his living as an orchestral player, soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher. John McCabe, ...
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ArticleViolinist Noah Bendix-Balgley purchases 1732 Bergonzi once owned by Nigel Kennedy
American violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, leader of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, has purchased a 1732 violin by the Italian maker Carlo Bergonzi, a close associate of the workshops of Stradivari and Guarneri.The violinist spent over a year searching for a new instrument and tried out more than 50 violins ...
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ArticleCellists invited to free day of cello events at UK's Birmingham Conservatoire
Cellists of all ages, levels and walks of life are invited to a free day of workshops, performances and masterclasses at the UK’s Birmingham Conservatoire on 27 October.The college’s annual Cello Day is open to anyone who plays the cello, from music students to hobbyists and amateurs. The event will ...
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ArticleInternational organisation set up to promote music education and cultural understanding
Violinist Tasmin Little is among the artists lending their support to a new organisation being launched this month to promote and music education and cultural dialogue across the Mediterranean and the Middle East.EMMA for Peace, or the Euro Mediterranean Music Academy, is supported by UNESCO and seeks to create a ...
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ArticleAtlanta Symphony Orchestra principal double bassist Ralph Jones dies
Ralph Jones, who recently retired as principal double bassist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, died on 9 October aged 68 following a long battle with cancer.Jones was part of the orchestra for over 40 years. He joined in 1970 and served as principal bass from 1977 until his retirement at ...
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ArticleDaniel Müller-Schott awarded Aida Stucki Prize
The German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott is the recipient of the Aida Stucki Prize, worth €10,000 and bestowed by the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. The sponsorship award offers recipients performance and educational opportunities.The Foundation praised Müller-Schott for ‘his outstanding contribution to the cello repertoire’. The statement read: ‘He is unpretentiously devoted to ...
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ArticleJohannesburg violinist claims gold at Artscape Youth Music Competition
A 15-year-old violinist from Johannesburg has taken the top laurels at the 2013 Artscape National Youth Music Competition for pianists and orchestral instrumentalists.Frances Whitehead from Dunkeld, Johannesburg, received ZAR25,000 and a gold medal as overall winner. She also won the string category prize and the award for the best performance ...
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ArticleMedical scans reveal secrets of world's oldest cello
Researchers at the National Music Museum in South Dakota, US, have used hospital scanning equipment to gather information on the construction of what is thought to be the oldest surviving cello, the 'King', made by the 16th-century Cremonese luthier Andrea Amati (c.1505–1577).Matthew Zeller, a graduate research assistant at the museum ...
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ArticleAnimato International Violin Competition extends deadline
The entry deadline for the Animato International Violin Competition in Australia has been extended to 31 October.The contest is open to violinists under the age of 18 (born after 1 January 1995) and will run from 22–24 November at the Old Museum Building in Brisbane. The first prize winner receives ...
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ArticleJuilliard uses $60m donation to establish fellowships
Students entering New York’s Juilliard School in 2014 could benefit from a new scholarship programme for classical music students, paid for with a $60m gift made to the school – the largest single donation in its history.The Kovner Fellowship Programme will cover the full cost of attendance – including full ...
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ArticleMulti-million pound development for Belgium's Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
String students training at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium are to benefit from a new multi-million pound building due for completion in 2014.The Music Chapel, which is known for its elite intake and its holistic approach to music tuition, announced that the new construction will effectively form a ...
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ArticleTwo winners share first prize at Thailand International String Competition
First prize at the Thailand International String Competition in Bangkok has been won jointly by violist Patcharaphan Khumprakob, 21, from Thailand, and violinist Wang Hao, 22, from China. Each received Bt30,000 (£600). Khumprakob was also awarded the jury prize for excellence.In the middle age category Thailand’s Muang Luanghvisut, 17, won ...
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ArticleCelebrity violins to go under the hammer this month
Instruments owned by violinist Leila Josefowicz and renowned violin pedagogue Dorothy DeLay are set to be auctioned this month.DeLay's 1778 Guadagnini features in Tarisio's New York sale, which ends on 17 October. DeLay, who died in 2002 at the age of 84, purchased the violin in 1969 from Rembert Wurlitzer ...
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ArticleSydney violinist Grace Clifford sweeps the board at Kendall Competition
Violinist Grace Clifford has won a clutch of prizes at the Kendall National Violin Competition in Australia. The 15-year-old took the first prize, as well as the audience choice award, the Richard Pollett Sonata Prize and prizes for the best performance of a solo sonata and partita by Bach. Clifford ...
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ArticleViolin master toolmaker Brian Hart dies
Brian Hart, an industrial toolmaker who found success creating bespoke clamps and implements for violin makers, has died at the age of 77. Hart started his career making tools for engineering components but later switched to creating devices for stringed instrument, becoming known as a clamping guru for his range ...
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ArticleSwiss luthier Pierrick Sartre wins gold in Pisogne
The gold medal at the 4th International Violin Making Competition of the Associazione Nazionale Liuteria Artistica Italiana (ANLAI) in Pisogne, Italy, has been won by Swiss luthier Pierrick Sartre. Silver went to Oh Dong Hyun, from South Korea, and Andreas Haensel, from Germany, took bronze. Extra medals were awarded to ...
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ArticleFrench quartet wins Trondheim contest top prize
The Van Kuijk Quartet has won first prize and the audience prize at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in Norway. The French ensemble, which formed in 2011 and studies with the Ysaÿe Quartet in Paris, received €15,000 and a concert booking at the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival 2014. Second ...
