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Violinist Jennifer Pike cancels concerts due to fractured wrist
Swedish soloist Ava Bahari will step in to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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Winners announced for New Zealand’s 2024 National String Competition
14-year-old violinist Hayden Chiu receives NZ$5,000 and performance opportunities
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Prize-winning Adelphi Quartet announces split
The ensemble was formed seven years ago and had won numerous competition prizes
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New concertmaster for Deutsche Oper Berlin
Violinist Roberta Verna will begin her trial process in September 2025
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Balourdet Quartet signs with Colbert Artists Management
The ensemble joins the roster for worldwide management, having previously received joint management from Concert Artists Guild and Young Classical Artists Trust
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Fitzwilliam Quartet violist steps down after 56 years
Founding member Alan George has left the group, which is now seeking his replacement
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Kanneh-Masons forced to postpone Toronto concert due to travel misfortunes
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his pianist sister Isata were due to perform at Koerner Hall on 11 December, but were kicked off a delayed Air Canada flight despite having booked a separate ticket for the cello
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman partners with music publisher Primary Wave
The violinist is the only living classical musician to partner with the independent music publisher
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Michiaki Ueno receives the 2024 Beethoven Ring
Awarded by the Citizens for Beethoven association, the ring recognises a young artist who performed a Beethoven work at Bonn’s Beethovenfest
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Watch: New violin-playing robot specialises in Indian music
The machine, created by robotics student Raghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan, uses AI to generate Carnatic music
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Violist Nils Mönkemeyer named Professor of the Year by the German University Association
The renowned German soloist and professor of viola will receive an award worth €10,000 for his long-time commitment to social causes
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String stars perform at reopening of Notre Dame cathedral
The historic Paris landmark reopened on 7 December with a spectacular concert attended by 1,500 international dignitaries
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Winners announced at the 2024 Mieczysław Wajnberg International Violin Competition
Romanian violinist Iohan Coman received the €10,000 first prize
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Watch: Fire alarm interrupts a performance of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto no.1
TÁR cellist Sophie Kauer’s performance of the concerto was paused during the second movement
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TwoSet Violin returns with Bach-themed rap music video
The music video, which was posted under the B²TSM name, comes after the duo’s shock retirement news on 14 October
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Six violinists proceed to finals of the 2024 Mieczysław Wajnberg International Violin Competition
The finalists will perform a concerto by Prokofiev, Shostakovich or Wajnberg for the chance to win the top prize of €10,000
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Albany Symphony appoints new musicians, including concertmaster
Violinist Christina Bouey takes up the leading role alongside five other violin appointments
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Free violin lessons enrich adult learners’ lives in rural Scotland
The initiative is run by PhD student and violist Arianna Ranieri who will present her findings on the impact of music making on the local community
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‘Joachim-Ma’ Stradivari violin to appear at auction, estimated at $12-18 million
The 1714 violin from the maker’s Golden Period, that likely premiered the Brahms Violin Concerto, will be offered at auction by Sotheby’s for the first time in nearly a century
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New viola professor appointed in Bremen
Sara Kim will join the faculty at the University of the Arts Bremen from April 2025