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NewsCompetitors announced for 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
24 live-round competitors will have the chance to perform for the first prize of $15,000 in June this year
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NewsA violinist’s album featuring Sting aims to raise funds to save the rainforest
50 per cent of proceeds from the album Fragile, featuring violinist Patrick Roberts, Sting and guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, will go towards reforestation efforts
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NewsPirastro KorfkerRest: showing off the true timbre of any instrument
Setting a new standard in sound, comfort and adjustability for shoulder rests, explore the popular KorfkerRest line of products with insights from violinist and inventor, Berent Korfker
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NewsViolinist Jinjoo Cho to join Bienen School of Music faculty
The former winner of the Indianapolis and Montreal violin competitions will take up the role of associate professor of violin from September 2024
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NewsNew cello appointment at Eastman School of Music
Principal cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Joseph Johnson will take up the role of associate professor of cello in autumn 2024
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NewsEdinburgh International Festival seeks emerging string players for paid mentorship opportunity
Six conservatoire-level string musicians will work alongside world-renowned artists with a chance to perform at this year’s festival
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis May 2024: How musicians are finding opportunities through livestreaming
With musicians finding it harder to find traditional performing engagements, some players have found a profitable way to make livestreaming work for them
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NewsEastman School of Music appoints new violin professor
Violinist David Bowlin will begin the role in autumn 2024
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NewsSphinx Organization announces its MPower Artist Grants for 2024
Ten Sphinx alumni, including three violinists, a violist, two cellists and a bassist, will receive grants to go towards achieving their career objectives
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NewsThe Strad May 2024 issue is out now!
21-year-old violinist María Dueñas speaks about her rapid rise to fame, finding her musical identity and her latest projects
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NewsViolin winners of the Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition announced
Violinist Kim Byeol Claire won the senior category, receiving $2,000
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NewsCleveland Institute of Music announces new chair of violin department
Violin pedagogue Jessica Lee will begin the role in autumn
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NewsInternational Society of Bassists awards inaugural Al Fisher Scholarship Grant
US double bassist Broner McCoy receives $5,000
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for the 2025 Antonio Mormone International Prize
In a unique semi-final round where the jurors follow competitors over ten months, ten violinists will have the opportunity to compete for a first-prize package, which includes €30,000, a recording contract, concert engagements and artist management
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NewsArthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition announces 2024 winners
Winner of the senior division, violinist Ilva Eigus, receives €3,000 and a violin bow
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NewsViolinist Joshua Bell extends Academy of St Martin in the Fields tenure
The contract now extends through to August 2028
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BlogsSphinx Organization makes Wigmore Hall debut in ‘American Sketches’
Discover the vibrance of American Musical Heritage with Sphinx Organization at Wigmore Hall
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NewsA tribute to David Ernest Gooch: violinist and long-time Strad subscriber
Joe Gooch remembers his father, a violinist in The Royal Artillery Band and a subscriber to The Strad for over 70 years
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NewsVienna Classic Violin Competition announces winners
Japanese violinist Yuki Hirano wins the first prize of €20,000 and advances to the Classic Violin Olympus Competition in Dubai in 2025
