Latest news – Page 237
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NewsViolinist Daniel Hope named Zurich Chamber Orchestra music director
The musician takes up the role in 2016
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NewsViolinist Pekka Kuusisto named Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra artistic partner
The Finnish musician joins fellow artistic associates Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Thomas Zehetmair
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NewsAmerican violin dealer and former teacher Alexander Ross charged with sexual assault
The alleged incident, involving a 13-year-old girl, occurred in February
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NewsHolocaust-era ‘Violins of Hope’ to be performed and exhibited in Cleveland
The collection of instruments performed on by Jewish musicians during the Nazi regime was restored by Amnon Weinstein
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News2Cellos cancel US tour due to injury
Stjepan Hauser of the cello duo has damaged his neck, according to a statement
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NewsViolist Roland Glassl to depart Mandelring Quartet after 16 years
His replacement is Andreas Willwohl, former principal violist of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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NewsVideo: Met Orchestra cellist performs 3D-printed cello
Designed by Monad Studios, the instrument was revealed at the 3D Print Design Show in New York
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NewsSan Francisco cello theft suspects caught on video
A man and a woman stole a cello worth $8,500 from a parked car on 11 April 2015
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NewsEntries for Menuhin Competition London 2016 open today
Next year’s contest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great violin prodigy
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NewsViolinist Bin Huang appointed associate professor of violin at Eastman School of Music
The Chinese-born musician herself studied at the institution in Rochester, New York
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NewsThe Strad May 2015 issue is out now
Our 125th birthday issue includes features on how recording changed string playing and the Amati 'King' cello
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NewsRobin Scott joins Ying Quartet as first violinist
The American musician also becomes a faculty member of the Eastman School of Music, where the ensemble is the string quartet in residence
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NewsObituary: British cellist Jennifer Ward Clarke
Born June 20 1935, the artist and teacher was a leading figure in the period instrument movement
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NewsGerman musical instrument sales increase despite decline in string sector
The figures from the Society of Music Merchants record a seven percent increase in 2014
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NewsStradivarius violin tops The Strad’s ‘blind test’ of old and modern instruments
The pre-concert event at London’s Barbican compared six instruments, played by LSO concertmaster Roman Simovic
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NewsViolinist Frank Huang appointed New York Philharmonic concertmaster
The Chinese-born American is currently concertmaster of the Houston Symphony
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NewsLeipzig Quartet violinist appeals for help with legal fees following arrest
Stefan Arzberger was arrested for strangulation and burglary, but maintains he was drugged while drinking at a hotel bar
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NewsLong-serving Boston Symphony violinist Ronald Knudsen dies aged 83
The musician performed with the orchestra for 48 years
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NewsTwo orchestras of Radio France should merge, recommends government body
The two Paris-based ensembles are Orchestre National de France and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
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NewsStudy finds classical music has a calming effect on cats
The felines were fitted with headphones during surgery in Portugal
