Latest news – Page 7
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NewsViolinist Alina Ibragimova signs to BIS Records
Ibragimova will begin her recording journey with the label with a complete cycle of Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas
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NewsCellist Joshua Roman signs to the Cliburn Agency
The US cellist will receive comprehensive professional guidance from the boutique artist management firm
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NewsEscher Quartet appoints new second violinist
US violinist Bryan Lee joins the quartet, while continuing his role as second violinist of the Dover Quartet
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NewsEinstein’s violin exceeds estimate and fetches £860k at auction
The 1894 violin, played by the German scientist while he developed his theories of relativity, tripled its estimate of between £200,000- £300,000
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NewsString players among YCA’s semi-finalists for 2025 auditions
The artists will have the chance to perform to be accepted into a three-year YCA Jacobs Fellowship, with the semi-finals starting on 5 November
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NewsViolinist Joshua Bell spotlighted as a ‘Langham Luminary’
The violinist joins the global campaign marking the luxury hotel brand’s heritage
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NewsYura Lee signs with Nordic Artists Management
The agency said it was ‘honoured’ to sign the multifaceted violinist-violist to its roster
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NewsNovember 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the November 2025 issue starring legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year
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NewsTimothy Chooi loaned 1714 ‘Dolphin’ Stradivari violin
The Canadian violinist received the instrument from the Nippon Music Foundation in Japan
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NewsPrizewinners announced at the 2025 Kronberg Academy Violin and Viola Masterclasses
Four prizes were shared between eight participants, each receiving €2,500
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NewsNo first prize awarded at the 2025 Henry Vieuxtemps Violin Competition
Japanese violinist Rei Wakabayashi receives the €1,250 second prize
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NewsBalanas Sisters sign with Decca Classics
The Latvian sisters described the signing as a ’chance to push boundaries and tell our story through music’
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NewsWinners announced at the Tokyo Minato City International Music Competition
Korean cellist Woochan Jeong has won the first prize worth YEN5,000,000 (£25,000)
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter receives Enescu Festival Award of Excellence
It is the first time the award has been bestowed, recognising the German violinist’s long career
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NewsNine string players among Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s new academists
The academists were introduced during the orchestra’s first concert of the 2025/26 season
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NewsPoiesis Quartet signs with MKI Artists
Fresh off its win at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the American quartet has joined the artist management agency
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NewsEarthquake-surviving Japanese cello to be heard in free concert
The instrument, which survived the 2024 Noto earthquake, will be played by Eru Matsumoto on 26 October
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NewsWinners announced for the International Tadeusz Wroński Solo Violin Competition
Chinese violinist Tianyou Liu receives the first prize of PLN100,000 (£20,500)
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NewsThousands of young violinists perform to mark China’s National Day
The event on 28 September saw 3,000 students take part with their teachers in the country’s ‘Music Valley’
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NewsRoyal Scottish National Orchestra appoints new principal guest leader
Russian-born violinist Igor Yuzefovich assumes the position, while continuing his role as one of the BBC Symphony Orchestra leaders
