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NewsEasyjet to charge extra for using overhead luggage lockers
The changes will be effective from 10 February
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Musicians say they were dropped by Strictly after asking to be paid
According to band members, they were offered a ‘free lunch’ but no payment for appearing on the BBC programme’s spinoff show It Takes Two
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Updated guidance for musicians and music teachers in England
The latest advice from the Incorporated Society of Musicians on the first day of the new three-tier system
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New Jacqueline du Pré opera set to tour
’We’ll Never Let You Down’ brings together music by three Dutch composers
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Music Masters announces composer Daniel Kidane as its latest Ambassador
Kidane has already worked extensively with the music education charity
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Benedetti Foundation presents the first Christmas Sessions
The Christmas Sessions will bring together string players of all ages to perform a new arrangement of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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American violinist Camilla Wicks dies aged 92
Nathaniel Vallois remembers the pioneering soloist, whose 1952 recording of the Sibelius Concerto was a career highlight
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Uncertainty ensues over concertmaster’s apparent resignation
Reiko Niiya insists that she has not officially resigned from the Southwest Florida Symphony, although others are less sure
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Incorporated Society of Musicians responds to Spending Review
ISM Chief Executive calls for a clear roadmap to support the return of live UK performance in 2021
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Nicola Benedetti collaborates with father Gio Benedetti to provide mental health support
Together they will launch a series of one hour webinars through Gio’s Green Cross Training company to offer help for those in need this winter
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Violinist Yehonatan Berick has died aged 52
The Israeli-born virtuoso was also a respected teacher in Canada
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Sphinx Competition semi-finalists announced
Prizes totalling nearly $100,000 are available at the contest for US-based Black and Latinx string players
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra launches activities for older people in care home settings
Cuppa Concerts: At Home is a series of filmed concerts, specially designed for older people living in care settings, to watch from home
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Winners announced for Pablo Casals International Award 2020
First prize went to the 16-year-old Chinese cellist Xuanhan Xu
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Shanghai Quartet announces new member
Angelo Xiang Yu joins the group as its new second violinist
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New partnership between Music Masters and YCAT gets underway with a new series
A YCAT artist will give a session to a KS2 Musicianship class via Zoom once a month
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City Music Foundation announces its new artists
The ten artists were chosen from over 140 applicants
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Cello varnish badly damaged in calamitous hand sanitiser spill
The repair job on the instrument’s coating took more than 80 hours
