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Violinist Stephanie Jeong appointed Chicago Symphony Orchestra associate concertmaster
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has appointed Stephanie Jeong as associate concertmaster. The 24-year-old Jeong joins the CSO from the New York Philharmonic, where she has been a member of the first violin section since November 2010. Jeong, who grew up in Chicago, studied with Aaron Rosand at the ...
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Demonstrators disrupt Proms concert by Gil Shaham and Israel Philharmonic
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators repeatedly interrupted last Thursday's BBC Proms concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. A live broadcast of the concert, in which Gil Shaham played the Bruch First Violin Concerto, was twice taken off air by the BBC because of 'sustained audience disturbance'. The protests were greeted by boos, shouts ...
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Violinist Giora Schmidt to take on Liszt B minor Piano Sonata transcription
Philadelphia-born violinist Giora Schmidt is set to give the first performance of a transcription for solo violin of Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor. The sonata, one of Liszt's most famous and difficult works, was transcribed by Noam Sivan, a pianist and composer who teaches at the Curtis Institute of ...
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Hurricane Irene scuppers Tanglewood Festival's finale concert
The Tanglewood Music Festival cancelled the last concert of the season because of the approach of Hurricane Irene. Lorin Maazel had been due to conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. According to the orchestra, it was the first time a concert had had to be cancelled ...
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BBC tells orchestras: use earplugs
The BBC has published a report warning the musicians in its five orchestras that they are at risk from damaging their hearing. The 48-page report, written by the BBC's safety manager, includes a number of recommendations for players who want to protect themselves against noise while rehearsing or performing. ...
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Russian violinist Marianna Vasilyeva wins Sion-Valais Competition
Russian violinist Marianna Vasilyeva has won first prize at the Sion-Valais International Violin Competition in Switzerland. The 24-year-old, a student of Zakhar Bron in Cologne, received $15,000. Second prize went to JiEun Anna Lee, 16, from South Korea. Mizuki Chiba, 15, from Japan, took third prize. Vasilyeva previously won ...
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Walken film A Late Quartet film to depict egos and lusts
The first pictures have emerged of A Late Quartet, an independent movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken and Mark Ivanir as members of a world-renowned quartet facing up to illness and inner tensions. The film was shot in New York earlier this year, and will likely be ...
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Manchester International Violin Competition delays closing date for applications
The RNCM Manchester International Violin Competition has extended its deadline for applications from 1 September to 30 September. The competition will run at the Royal Northern College of Music from 26 November to 3 December 2011. Violinists aged between 20 and 30 will compete for a top prize of £12,000 ...
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Spanish bassist José Vilaplana Herruzo wins Edouard Nanny competition
José Vilaplana Herruzo has won first prize at the Edouard Nanny International Double Bass Solo Competition, held in Capbreton, France, from 15 to 18 August. The 24-year-old from Spain received €4,000.
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Investigators of violin dealer Dietmar Machold publish list of missing instruments and bows
Austrian authorities investigating the violin dealer Dietmar Machold have published a list of instruments and bows they want to trace in connection with the case. The instruments are believed to have been consigned to Machold for safekeeping, or used as collateral for bank loans. The list includes five violins by ...
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US violinist Sirena Huang wins Cooper Competition
Sirena Huang, from South Windsor, Connecticut, won first prize in the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition for violinists, held in Cleveland, Ohio. The 17-year-old Huang, who studies with Stephen Clapp and Sylvia Rosenberg at the Juilliard School, received $10,000 and a full, four-year scholarship to the Oberlin Conservatory of ...
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Bassist Nico Abondolo joins Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has appointed Nico Abondolo as its new principal bass. Abondolo joins the orchestra for the start of the 2011–12 season on 24 September. Abondolo made his debut at age 14 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and in 1983 became the first double bassist ever to ...
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New York Philharmonic signs partnership with Shanghai Symphony
The New York Philharmonic has signed an agreement with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to develop a new orchestral training institute in Shanghai. The institute, which is set to open in 2013, will provide graduate-level training to 20–30 students, who will get the opportunity to study with members of the Shanghai ...
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Violinist Nigel Kennedy accuses period specialists of pushing Bach into a ghetto
Nigel Kennedy has accused fellow performers of ghettoising Bach's music with soulless, 'so-called authentic' interpretations. In programme notes for his recent evening performance at the BBC Proms, he said he wanted to 'keep Bach in the mainstream and present his music with, rather than without, its emotional core'.Kennedy also ...
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Former English Chamber Orchestra leader José-Luis Garcia dies
Violinist José-Luis Garcia has died at the age of 67. Born in Madrid, he started studying the violin when he was six, receiving lessons from his father. After winning first prize at the Sarasate Violin Competition in 1960, he moved to London to study with Antonio Brosa at the Royal ...
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US violinist and Suzuki teacher Louise Behrend dies
Louise Behrend, a leading Suzuki method pioneer in the US, has died at the age of 94. Behrend studied violin with Louis Persinger at Juilliard, and began teaching there immediately after gaining her graduate diploma in 1943. She remained on the Juilliard School faculty until her retirement in 2009. ...
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Steve Reich responds to controversy over Kronos Quartet album cover
The controversial cover of the Kronos Quartet's new recording of Steve Reich's WTC 9/11 is to be dropped and replaced by new artwork. The composer himself announced the decision in a message posted on the Nonesuch Records website, explaining that he did not want the cover to distract anyone from ...
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra concertmaster gets a 1723 Stradivari
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) has been loaned a Stradivari for use by the orchestra's concertmaster. The 1723 violin, which belongs to an anonymous group of heirs, was presented to the concertmaster, Gregory Ahss, by the MCO Foundation during the Lucerne Festival, where the orchestra is currently in residence.
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra appoints Giulio Plotino as concertmaster
Italian violinist Giulio Plotino has been appointed concertmaster of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Plotino joins the Perth-based orchestra after leaving the concertmaster position at the La Fenice opera house orchestra in Venice. He has previously served as guest concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Teatro alla Scala in Milan ...
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Violinist Aaron Dworkin to serve on National Council on the Arts
Aaron Dworkin, violinist and the founder of the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization, is to serve a six-year term on the National Council on the Arts. Dworkin, who founded Sphinx in 1996 with a mission to increase the participation of minorities in classical music, was nominated for the position by President Barack ...
