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NewsViolinist Arkadij Vinokurow dies aged 72
The Ukrainian musician and professor worked in Austria for the last three decades of his life
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NewsEasyJet updates cabin baggage policy for musical instruments
Instruments up to 30 x 117 x 38 cm can now be taken onboard
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NewsZachary DePue to become concertmaster of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra
The violinist previously held a position as concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for more than ten years
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NewsJuilliard withholds Pinchas Zukerman’s masterclass
The masterclass contained use of ’insensitive and offensive cultural stereotypes’
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NewsRoyal Northern Sinfonia appoints Maria Włoszczowska as its new leader
The Polish violinist’s first concert in the role will be the season-opening concert on Saturday 18 September at Sage Gateshead
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NewsObituary: professor and cellist Tao Song 1932-2021
The cellist was a long-standing pedagogue at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
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NewsFire breaks out at Chetham’s School of Music
The fire started in a concert hall at the Long Millgate campus around 2.20am on Thursday
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NewsAndrew Lloyd Webber demands results of UK government’s test pilot events
‘When you find a viola player who has been playing the Walton Concerto stacking shelves in Tesco you begin to weep,’ he said
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NewsViolinist Randall Goosby signs joint management deal with HarrisonParrott and Primo Artists
’For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others’
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NewsCo-principal double bass of London Symphony Orchestra retires
Colin Paris joined the orchestra in 1988, becoming co-principal in 1991
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NewsBBC Radio 3 announces record number of New Generation Artists, including rising star violinist
Among the artists selected for the talent development scheme is the Spanish violinist María Dueñas, winner of this year’s Menuhin Competition
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn appointed Chicago Symphony Orchestra artist in residence
Hahn will begin her two-year tenure in September 2021
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NewsCarl Nielsen International Competition launches 2022 edition
Running from 31 March to 10 April 2022, the contest features Violin, Clarinet and Flute categories and a new integrated programme of mentoring, coaching and networking opportunities entitled Espansiva!
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NewsThe Strad July 2021 issue is out now!
Micro-CT scanning technology reveals the secrets of the 1735 Carlo Bergonzi ’Baron Knoop’ violin
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis July 2021: A rickety career ladder
In the UK, since opportunities for recent lutherie graduates are few and far between, many are turning to self-employment to make ends meet. By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2021
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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NewsKronberg Academy announces prizewinners for its 2021 series of Violin Masterclasses and Concerts
Eight of the 60 participants were awarded prizes, each carrying a value of €5000
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NewsNo first prize awarded at 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani competition
The Balourdet and Leonkoro quartets received the €10,000 second prize, while the Adelphi Quartet came third
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NewsViolinist and Tafelmusik music director Jeanne Lamon has died aged 71
The early music specialist was also a teacher at Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto
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NewsInmates repair violins in Czech prison initiative
More than 200 stringed instruments have been mended, and 30 built from scratch, in the innovative scheme
