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The Javus Quartet wins the 2024 Jürgen Ponto Foundation Music Prize
The Vienna-based quartet receives €60,000 and concert engagements
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Delta Piano Trio appoints new cellist
German-Irish cellist Nuala McKenna will be assuming the role
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Jazz violinist joins the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty
Regina Carter will teach courses in jazz performance and history alongside instrumental lessons and masterclasses
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New second violinist to join the New Zealand String Quartet
Australian violinist Peter Clark will assume the role in June
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The Ulysses Quartet appoints new violist
US violist Peter Dudek joins the New York-based string quartet
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YCAT Musicians’ Mental Health Month: tackling performance anxiety
The April campaign is a collaboration between the Young Classical Artists Trust, the Musicians’ Union, the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, and Tonic Rider
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International Society of Bassists 2024 Jane Little Scholarship winner announced
US double bassist Maxine Gimbel receives $10,000
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist
Paul Phillips, who served as first violinist with the orchestra for 40 years, has died aged 77
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Violinist Alexandra Tirsu loaned 1717 ‘Reifenberg’ Stradivari
The violinist received the violin from the Stradivari Society of Chicago and will perform on the instrument in a host of upcoming engagements
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New research reveals the extent of gender inequity faced by women in the music industry
Results from the first-ever UK Musicians’ Census finds that half of women in music have experienced gender discrimination and a third have been sexually harassed
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Winners announced for the inaugural Tokyo Classic Violin Competition
The first prize of €20,000 was awarded to South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon
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New cello appointment at Cleveland Institute of Music
Principal cellist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wei Yu will join the faculty in autumn 2025
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Obituary: Igor Ozim
The Slovenian violinist and pedagogue, who taught many acclaimed violinists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, was 92
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Double bassist Paul Sharpe receives University of North Carolina Teaching Award
The bassist receives $12,500 and a bronze medallion in recognition of his teaching excellence, which has seen many of his students win positions in orchestras worldwide
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Joseph Conyers receives ASTA Artist Teacher Award
In his acceptance speech, the US bassist acknowledged the organisation’s influence on his career
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Celebrating Women Luthiers 2024
The work of talented women luthiers will be spotlighted at exhibits hosted by Potter Violins, Reuning & Son Violins and Sapp Violins from May to July 2024
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Cellist Gaeun Kim wins 2024 Schadt String Competition
Kim scooped first prize of $12,000 plus future concert engagements
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Analysis April 2024: Discrimination towards LGBTQ+ musicians
A new report highlights the experience of LGBTQ+ musicians in the UK’s orchestral landscape, revealing that discrimination is still all too common in such environments
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Come and meet Team Strad at the 2024 ASTA national conference!
We’ll be at booth 404 in the exhibition hall with free issues and discounts. See you there!
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Continuo Foundation grants £100,000 to 27 period-instrument ensembles
In celebration of Early Music Day, selected ensembles across the UK have received funding for projects and concert tours