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NewsValentino Worlitzsch appointed as 1st principal cellist of Leipzig Gewandhausorchester
The German cellist leaves his position at Frankfurt Radio Symphony to take up his new role
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NewsMarmen Quartet appoints new cellist
Cellist Sinéad O’Halloran will join the London-based quartet following the departure of Steffan Morris earlier this year
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NewsGuildhall School to broadcast online summer chamber music festival
Three performances, including one from the Consone Quartet, will be broadcast from Thursday 22 July, free of charge and available for one week
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NewsViolinist Elizabeth Wallfisch to receive 2021 Telemann Prize
The Baroque specialist has been recognised by the German town for her achievements as a musician and pedagogue
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NewsPhilharmonie de Paris announces lutherie competition
The contest will be held next January for students and professional instrument makers
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NewsSistema Europe Youth Orchestra announces online SummerFest 2021
The free festival will take place between 21 – 24 and 28 – 30 July 2021, with a focus on innovative approaches to music education, diversity and inclusion
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NewsNew violist for Australian String Quartet
Christopher Cartlidge wil leave his role at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to become the Australian String Quartet’s new violist
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NewsContinuo Foundation invites applications for period-instrument ensemble grants
£100,000 is now available for period-instrument ensembles that have been affected by the pandemic
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NewsViolinist Yume Tomita wins 1st prize at the 2021 Il Piccolo Violino Magico Competition
Held in San Vito al Tagliamento in north-eastern Italy, the international competition is for young violinists between the age of 9 and 14
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NewsYamen Saadi to play on 1734 ‘Lord Amherst of Hackney’ Stradivari
The violin was played by Fritz Kreisler from 1936-1945
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NewsNational Children’s Orchestra resumes in person programming in 2022
The UK orchestra has also appointed seven new trustees to oversee the direction of the charity
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NewsNew instrument gifted to viral Kolkata street violinist
Police department in Kolkata gift a brand new violin to Bhagaban Mali, whose street performances have enjoyed thousands of views online
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NewsBenedetti Foundation begins new Baroque Virtual Sessions
The sessions will take place for three weeks from 5 – 25 July with a final concert on Sunday 1 August
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NewsArabella Steinbacher to play on 1718 ‘Benno Walter’ Stradivari
The instrument was formerly played by Dezsö Szigeti, the uncle of Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti
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NewsViolinist Marlon Barrios Araya wins Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize 2021
The 18-year-old violinist performed a winning recital of Beethoven, Ysaÿe and Sarasate at Milton Court Concert Hall on 25 June
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NewsOnline competition jury ‘watched 22 seconds of my video’, claims entrant
Arseniy Strokovskiy also alleged that some videos submitted by him and his duo partner were not watched at all
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NewsCellist John-Henry Crawford named as National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist
The biennial award, worth $20,000, is given to unrepresented young artists ready for a concert career
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NewsViolin prodigy Leia Zhu to perform at free BMW Classics concert in Trafalgar Square
The 14-year-old will perform with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle
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NewsNew study reveals the wood treatments used by Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri
The report reveals how the luthiers changed the molecular structure of the spruce used for instrument tops
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NewsPinchas Zukerman apologises for ‘culturally insensitive’ masterclass
The violinist’s masterclass at Friday’s Starling-DeLay symposium was withheld due to racially insensitive comments
