Latest news – Page 8
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NewsBoston museum loaned 1714 ‘Kneisel, Grün’ Stradivari violin
The ‘golden period’ instrument was recently acquired by an anonymous buyer, who loaned it to the museum on condition that it be played in a concert series
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NewsCello finalists announced at the Tokyo Minato City International Music Competition
The cellists are competing for a YEN5,000,000 (£25,000) first prize
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NewsCremona Musica 2025: The Strad’s round-up
Here’s what The Strad team got up to at this year’s exhibition and festival
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NewsPhoto gallery: Count Cozio di Salabue exhibition in Turin
The show dedicated to the Italian violin collector runs until 23 November at Turin’s Palazzo Madama
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NewsVienna Philharmonic welcomes new concertmaster and string players
Four string players are among the orchestra’s six new appointments
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NewsInfluential Australian violinist and educator Graham Wood dies
Wood was a pivotal figure in the development of string playing in Western Australia
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NewsResults announced at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition
The top prize has been awarded to the Erinys Quartet
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NewsMidori receives 2025 Cremona Musica award
The Strad attended the award ceremony, where the Japanese–American violinist was recognised for her life’s work
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NewsViolinist Nancy Zhou appointed to the faculty of Tianjin Juilliard School
The Texas-born violinist described the institution as a ‘vital cultural voice in today’s world’
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NewsQueensland Symphony Orchestra appoints new associate concertmaster
Glenn Christensen assumes the role, having previously held positions with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
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NewsThree string quartets advance to 2025 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition finals
The finalists will take to the stage on Saturday 27 September for the chance of winning the top prize of €15,000
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NewsViolinist Kyung-Wha Chung returns to the stage following injury
The violinist is currently on tour in Korea and will return to Carnegie Hall for the first time in eight years in November
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NewsItalian violinist loaned historic 1736 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
Ulisse Mazzon has been granted the use of the ‘Muntz’ ‘del Gesù’ for a year
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News‘The strength of a herd of horses’ - Maria Ioudenitch on her new instrument loan
The violinist recently shared that she has received a 1790 Lorenzo Storioni violin
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NewsTrondheim International Chamber Competition semi-finalists announced
The five ensembles are competing for a €15,000 first prize
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NewsCremona Musica 2025 preview: what to expect at this year’s event
Team Strad will be at the annual event from Friday 26 September - here’s what you’ll find at our stall, as well as what to expect of the weekend
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NewsUkrainian violinist wins UConn School of Fine Arts outstanding faculty award
Solomiya Ivakhiv receives the award, particularly in recognition for her work spotlighting Ukrainian music
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NewsPekka Kuusisto to take up conducting role in Tokyo
Kuusisto will start his tenure as chief conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra from April 2028
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NewsContinuo Foundation awards £120k to early music ensembles in tenth round of grants
The foundation’s latest round of grants marks £1 million awarded since its inception in 2020
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NewsObituary: violist Alan Iglitzin (1931 - 2025)
The founding member of the Philadelphia Quartet died on 15 September 2025, aged 93. Iglitzin’s wife, Leigh Hearon, recalls the violist’s life story
