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NewsDocumentary based on 'Lipinski' Stradivarius robbery to be released
The film, based on the 2014 robbery, will be premiered in late April
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Johan Dalene wins violin section of Nielsen Competition 2019
The violinist wins a cash award of €12,000, a CD recording with the Odense Symphony Orchestra on Orchid Records, and performance opportunities
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The Strad April 2019 issue is out now
Superstar violinist Augustin Hadelich often selects unusual concerto pairings for his recordings. His latest, combining Brahms and Ligeti, is no exception
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Two cellists and a violinist are Windsor Festival Competition finalists
Jamal Aliyev, Jonathan Swensen and Mathilde Milwidsky will perform in tomorrow’s final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
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Landolfi violin at centre of legal dispute
A former Royal Academy of Music professor is alleged to owe a student thousands of pounds over part-exchange of violin
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Three violin finalists announced at Nielsen Competition
Two-part final on Friday and Sunday will see all three play the Nielsen concerto plus another 19th- or 20th-century concerto of their choice
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A Rostropovich Quiz
On the 92nd anniversary of the great cellist’s birth, the Strad team has put together ten questions about his life.
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Luthier develops concept of the itinerant workshop
With the itinerant workshop, housed in a van or truck, Lydie Sauzet plans to go wherever the work is
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New String Quartet incorporating brain waves to be premiered by the JACK Quartet
During the performance, members of the quartet will be outfitted with sensors that detect brain activity
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2019 Carl Nielsen competition announces semifinalists
With streaming and other television footage, this year’s competition has been turned into a festival-like experience
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Semifinalists announced for Irving M. Klein String Competition
Nine semifinalists will compete for the grand prize this June
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Inaugural Stradfest takes place with diverse programme of events
Among the offerings was a Silent Quartet Roulette, performances from the Dover Quartet and Anne Akiko Meyers, the opportunity to try some of the world’s finest instruments, and a wide array of talks and workshops
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Play with Ray competition for Hollywood Bowl concert
Winner will Perform Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Ray Chen
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Nielsen Competition kicks off today: who are the competitors, and what are the prizes?
The young violinists taking part in this year’s Carl Nielsen International Competition in Odense, Denmark, are today arriving and registering for what could be a career changing event. The violin event takes place in parallel with a clarinet and flute competition, reflecting the three instruments Nielsen ...
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Pekka Kuusisto on his Greenpeace collaboration
Elegy for the Forest , Pekka Kuusisto’s short film made in collaboration with Greenpeace, aims to build awareness of deforestation. He speaks to Peter Quantrill about combining art and activism
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30 cellos in a Chicago swimming pool
Katinka Kleijn and Lia Kohl perform Water on the Bridge, a devised theatre and music piece, in and around the Eckhart Park pool in Chicago. The performance represented the first full-scale iteration of a project the two cellists have been working on since 2016, incorporating ‘elements of theatre, movement, ...
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Nicolò Gagliano violin stolen in Berlin
A violin by Nicolò Gagliano made in Naples in 1769 was stolen without its case in Berlin on 11 March
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Le Jonc Fleuri wins 10th International Telemann Competition
The Berlin-based quartet receives €7,500 and various concert engagements
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