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NewsNew principal players for Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The orchestra has recruited section leader viola and principal cor anglais
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Violinist Michaela Paetsch has died
The US violinist is known for being the first female to record all 24 Paganini Caprices for solo violin
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Violinist Augustin Hadelich joins KD SCHMID for general management
KD SCHMID has previously worked with Hadelich for local representation in Europe and Asia
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Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter wins Ruhr Piano Festival prize
The prize will go to a non-pianist for the first time in its history
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Wieniawski Competition winner Charles Treger has died
Treger was the first and remains the only American violinist to win the Wieniawski International Competition in 1962
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New free video tutorial series aims to boost performance skills in young musicians
Starting 16 January 2023, the Stringcredibles will release weekly videos to boost young musicians’ performance skills
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New concertmaster for Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
The orchestra has named 24-year-old Nathan Mierdl as its new first solo violinist
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YCAT invites applications for 2023
Successful applicants will receive a bespoke career package of performance opportunities, management and media support
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New concertmaster for Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swiss violinist David Nebel begins his new post in 2023
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Violinist Charles Wetherbee dies aged 57
Wetherbee died on 9 January 2023, following a wide-reaching GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his intensive cancer treatment
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Continuo Foundation invites applications for 2023 round of grants
£100,000 will be available to UK period-instrument ensembles for projects between April and September 2023
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Ukrainian soldier plays violin on recaptured ruins of Izyum
Violinist and soldier Moisei Bondarenko performs on land taken back by Ukraine in September 2022
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RCM appoints new double bass professor
Double bassist Rodrigo Moro Martín will join the faculty in September 2023
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Teenaged cellist wins 2022 Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition
14-year-old cellist Bhargava R. Kulkarni wins a cash prize and a performance opportunity with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in 2023
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A tribute to violist David Johnson Dalton
Dalton’s family remembers the violist, a former student of William Primrose, who died aged 88
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Chicago Violin Competition announces 2022 winners and laureates
The online competition awards prizes to violinists in Senior and Young Artist categories
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Violinist entertains passengers during five-hour plane delay
Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue filled the unexpected waiting times with festive cheer by playing Christmas tunes on board a British Airways flight
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Long-standing Ulster Orchestra double bassist has died
Michele Strong was sub-principal double bass of the Ulster Orchestra for nearly 40 years
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New research finds UK public ‘can’t live without music’, while musicians face brutal conditions
Research from Help Musicians shows the significance of music on the British public, during a time when the cost of living crisis, the pandemic and Brexit threaten the future of music making
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Competitors announced for 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition
The ‘New Zealand Violin Olympics’ is back with its first edition since 2019
