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NewsRecipients announced for Chamber Music America 2026 Awards
The Poiesis and Takács string quartets have been recognised for their achievements in the annual awards, as well as Imani Winds
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NewsSame soul. New roots. Mexican pernambuco – a sustainable choice for the future of bow making
As Brazilian pernambuco faces increasing environmental regulations and trade restrictions, L’Archet Europe presents an alternative material
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NewsCoull Quartet violinist Philip Gallaway has died
The violinist was a founding member of the quartet and a principal player with Sinfonia Viva since 2001
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NewsObituary: Ronald Masin (1937–2025)
The violinist was a former concertmaster in Amsterdam and an influential musician and educator in South Africa and Ireland
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NewsWhat an encore: Sterling Elliott proposes to girlfriend following concerto performance
The cellist popped the question after performing Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Sequoia Symphony
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NewsRay Ushikubo loaned 1741 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
The violinist will give public performances on the ‘Playfair’ violin in Los Angeles and New York in December
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NewsBournemouth Symphony Orchestra mourns double bassist and music animateur
A double bass player who joined the Bournemouth Sinfonietta in 1978, Andy Baker worked extensively as a music animateur and workshop leader in various community outreach projects
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NewsTwo first prizes awarded at the 2025 Concours de Genève viola edition
Sarah Strohm and Brian Isaacs have each won the CHF20,000 (£17,600) first prize
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NewsViolinist Geraldine O’Grady dies aged 93
The Irish musician was a well-known figure in the music world, appearing on radio and TV and serving for four years as concertmaster of the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra
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VideoWATCH LIVE: Concours de Genève viola finals
The three viola finalists will perform the competition’s compulsory work, plus a concerto of their choice on 12 November
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NewsDecember 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the December 2025 issue starring Swedish violinist Johan Dalene, who has released his sixth album at the age of only 25
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NewsWinners announced for the 2025 Young Concert Artists auditions
The auditions identify three exceptional early-career artists and offers them a three-year career mentorship programme
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NewsMirecourt International Violin Competition winners announced
South Korean violinist Seonglan Hong receives the €5,000 first prize and performance opportunities
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NewsSearch launched for the violin of Holocaust victim Hélène Berr
The musician and diarist perished in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 aged 24
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NewsDanish National Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Norwegian violinist Ludvig Gudim, 26, has officially passed his trial period with the orchestra
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News‘Vesuvio’ Stradivari violin goes on display in Seoul
The c.1727 instrument is the first from a public Italian collection to be exhibited in South Korea
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News2025 Concours de Genève viola finalists announced
The three finalists will perform at Geneva’s Victoria Hall on 12 November
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NewsString players and ensembles among 2025 YCA finalists
The finalists are competing for a three-year YCA Jacobs Fellowship
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NewsWinners announced at the 2025 Isang Yun Cello Competition
Korean cellist Youbien Lee received both first prize and the UNESCO City of Music Special Prize
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NewsFundraiser launched to send British Baroque delegation to Ukraine
The campaign has been set up to cover urgent travel, rehearsal and logistical costs for the cross-cultural collaboration to begin on 16 November
