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NewsAir France charged me €240 to check in my cello - Peter Martens
Peter Martens was forced to pay an extra fee to check in his cello contained in a dedicated flight case, having never been charged by any other airline in the past
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NewsRNCM appoints professor of pop violin
Andra Vornicu, who has enjoyed a varied career in orchestral leadership, studio recording and theatre work, joins the faculty from September 2025
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NewsConservatory teachers continue string teaching in Gaza
Teachers from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music give music lessons on a range of instruments across Gaza
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NewsFewer than 5,000 A-level music students in England for third year in a row
The number of music entries decreased by 1.8 per cent across the UK and 2.7 per cent across England
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NewsViola refused on board British Airways flight
Daniel Cubero had to pay a €85 fee despite not being let on board after all
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NewsChicago Sinfonietta names new principal cello
Lindsey Sharpe assumes the role, having previously served as section cello in the 2024-25 season
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NewsNew violin professor at University of Ljubljana Academy of Music
Violinist Dan Zhu will join the faculty from October 2025
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NewsSeptember 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the education-themed September 2025 issue, starring German violist and educator Tabea Zimmermann
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NewsRussian authorities place violinist Asya Sorshneva under house arrest
The violinist has pleaded guilty to making seven payments to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation between August 2021 and February 2022
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NewsViola and bow stolen from Mathieu Herzog
The former Ébène Quartet violist’s 2016 Charles Coquet viola was last seen at La Teste-de-Buch in southwestern France
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News‘Nobody should have to go through that’: cellist refused boarding on Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines refused to accommodate for Andrew Shulman and his instrument and forced him to rebook with Delta, despite him having booked extra seats
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NewsUniversity of Manitoba violin professor charged with sexual assault
Oleg Pokhanovski allegedly groomed and assaulted his then-15-year-old student more than a decade ago
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NewsObituary: violinist Anna Lemiszka (1971-2025)
The violinist was a long-time member of the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw
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NewsNew cello professor at the Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao
Joanna Sachryn will join the school in October 2025
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NewsFormer long-standing Cincinnati Symphony cellist has died
Norman E. Johns was formerly assistant principal cellist of the orchestra, having joined 50 years ago in 1975
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NewsNovo Quartet takes up residency at RNCM
The Danish group has been named ensemble in association for 2025/26
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NewsNew string appointments for Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Double bassist Ha Young Jung takes up the role of principal bass, and violist Andrew Eng joins the section
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NewsBritten Sinfonia appoints new leader
Violinist Zoë Beyers will appear as leader with the ensemble in performances this summer and early 2026, before assuming the role fully for the 2026/27 season
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NewsNorwegian cellist loaned Guadagnini once owned by Rostropovich
Amalie Stalheim has been granted the use of the 1783 G.B. Guadagnini cello from the start of the 2025–26 season
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NewsCologne University of Music and Dance appoints historical violin and viola professor
German violinist Nadja Zwiener takes up the role
