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ArticleViolists in Portugal set record for largest ever viola ensemble
More than 300 musicians gathered at the Porto Conservatory of Music in Portugal on 19 May to break the world record for the largest ever viola ensemble. The number of players has yet to be confirmed by Guinness World Records, but unofficial figures put the total at ...
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ArticleInfluential composer Henri Dutilleux dies at the age of 97
The French composer Henri Dutilleux has died in Paris at the age of 97. He represented one of the very few surviving members of a generation whose music stretches back to the beginning of the 20th century. Dutilleux (pictured) wrote extensively for strings, including concertos for ...
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ArticleYoung Classical Artist Trust selects violinist, cellist and piano trio
A violinist, cellist and piano trio are among the musicians selected for representation by the London-based Young Classical Artist Trust (YCAT). The young players were chosen at public final auditions, which took place at Wigmore Hall on 17 May. New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Baker, 23, won ...
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ArticleMarcello Villa wins two first prizes in Italian making competition
Cremonese maker Marcello Villa (pictured) came first in the violin and viola professional divisions of the Associazione Nazionale Amici Della Liuteria Italiana (ANLAI) national competition. Other multiple prizewinners were Chinese-born maker Liu Zhaoyang, who took third prize in the violin category and second in the viola ...
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ArticleViolin worth six-figure sum stolen in Vienna burglary
A violin was stolen last week during a burglary in Vienna, Austria. According to police, the thieves also made off with four bows, though it could not be ascertained whether they had specifically targeted the building for its musical contents. No further details of the violin or ...
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ArticleArtists and designers pay tribute to Stradivari at Cremona exhibition
Violin-inspired shoes, jewellery and high-concept headwear have gone on display in Cremona as part of a new exhibition honouring Stradivari. The show, entitled 8 Variations for Stradivari, brings together works by eight artists and designers: milliner Francesco Ballestrazzi, jewellery designer SungHee Kim, shoe designer Kobi Levi, ...
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ArticleHeath Quartet among winners at RPS Music Awards
The Heath Quartet received the Young Artists award at the UK's Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards this week. The quartet (pictured) was the first ensemble in 15 years to win the award. Other winners at the RPS Music Awards included the Britten Sinfonia and Sheffield-based ...
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ArticleViolinist arrested for performing in Atlanta subway station
A US street violinist was arrested on 9 May for performing in an Atlanta subway station without permission. New York-based musician Juan Pablo Chavez, who performs under the name Johnny Arco, claims to have spent five days in police custody after the incident. Speaking to local ...
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ArticleBelgian violinist heads prizewinners in Montreal competition
Marc Bouchkov was awarded first prize in the Montreal International Musical Competition, which this year was for violinists. The 22-year-old Belgian, who studies with Boris Garlitsky at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, received C$30,000. Second prize went to American Stephen Waarts, 16. Another 16-year-old, ...
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ArticleSeattle Symphony players agree new two-year contract with management
The musicians of the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera have agreed to ratify a new contract. Effective until 31 August 2015, the agreement stipulates cuts in salaries and healthcare benefits, although pension benefits will increase by ten per cent over three years. The new contract calls ...
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ArticleViolinists and string quartet receive 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grants
Two violinists and a string quartet are among the five recipients of the 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grants. The awards, administered by the Avery Fisher Artist Program, are worth $25,000 apiece and are designed to help young musicians build careers. Bulgarian-born violinist Bella Hristova (pictured) has ...
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ArticleChristie's quits instrument auctions for private sales
Christie's has become the latest major auction house to abandon musical instrument auctions. In a similar move to that made by Sotheby's in London at the end of 2012, the New York-based instruments arm of Christie's has shifted all its activities to private sales. The head ...
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ArticleSchumann Quartet takes grand prize at Bordeaux competition
The Cologne-based Schumann Quartet has won the €20,000 grand prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. The group comprises three brothers – violinists Erik and Ken and cellist Mark Schumann – and violist Liisa Randalu. Second prize in the competition went to the Ellipse Quartet from ...
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ArticleBow maker Garner Wilson dies aged 68
British bow maker Garner Wilson has died at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer. Born in 1944, he began his career at W.E. Hill & Sons, where he worked as a bow maker from 1960 to 1966. He later opened his own workshop in ...
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ArticleDouble bass teacher arrested in Manchester music schools abuse investigation
Duncan McTier, a double bass professor at London's Royal Academy of Music, was arrested on Friday 10 May by police investigating sexual abuse at top music schools in Manchester, UK. McTier, 58, was questioned in connection with an alleged indecent assault of a 21-year-old female student ...
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ArticleRemainder of Minnesota Orchestra's 2012–13 season cancelled
The management of the Minnesota Orchestra has announced that the remaining five concerts of the current season have been cancelled. This means that the musicians, who have been locked out since 1 October 2012, will have played none of the scheduled concerts by the end of the 2012–13 ...
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ArticleRemainder of Minnesota Orchestra's 2012–13 season is cancelled
The management of the Minnesota Orchestra has announced that the remaining five concerts of the current season have been cancelled. This means that the musicians, who have been locked out since 1 October 2012, will have played none of the scheduled concerts by the end of the ...
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ArticleNearly 40 Manchester music teachers under investigation after abuse claims
Police are investigating 39 teachers from the two leading music schools in Manchester, UK, following allegations of historic sexual abuse from more than 30 former pupils. According to the Guardian, ten of the tutors, all of whom have taught at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) or ...
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ArticleUK orchestras want 'sports star' tax breaks for visiting musicians
Orchestras and other UK arts organisations are calling on the government to give visiting musicians similar tax breaks to those being made available to visiting sports stars. The demand comes in response to the government's decision to give tax exemptions to athletes competing at this summer's ...
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ArticleCleveland Orchestra appoints Alexandra Preucil as assistant concertmaster
The Cleveland Orchestra has promoted first violinist Alexandra Preucil (pictured) to the position of assistant concertmaster. Preucil, who has been a member of the orchestra since 2008, is the granddaughter of János Starker, who died last month. Her father is William Preucil, the concertmaster of the Cleveland ...
