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Yehudi Menuhin’s daughter, Zamira Menuhin Benthall, has died aged 84
The former governor of the Yehudi Menuhin School died peacefully at her home on 31 July
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Long-standing Royal Northern Sinfonia violist dies
Malcolm Critten joined the orchestra in 1987
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‘The yellow violin’: Cremona’s Museo del Violino to display Sarasate’s 1724 Stradivari
The exhibition ‘Sarasate, il violino dei virtuosi’ will mark the instrument’s 300th anniversary
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Lydian Quartet appoints a new violinist
Clara Lyon will join the quartet in September 2024 and replaces Andrea Segar
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Long-standing Boston Symphony players perform final concert
Violinist Valeria Vilker Kuchment and bassist John Stovall performed their last concert with the orchestra after 38- and 36-year careers respectively
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Violinist Samuel Vargas Teixeira joins Schwob School of Music faculty
The role will begin in August 2024
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Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses dies at age 66
The soloist and chamber musician died in Basel, Switzerland, following a cancer diagnosis in July
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Philadelphia Orchestra appoints four new string players
A new assistant principal double bass and three recently appointed second violins will add to the mix of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s string sound this season.
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Lark Music and Allianz UK combine forces in musical insurance acquisition
The two musical instrument insurance businesses will service 68,000 customers
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Notos Quartet appoints a new cellist
Benjamin Lai will join the piano quartet from September 2024, replacing Philip Graham
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Orquesta de Baja California appoints new concertmaster
US-Mexican violinist Luis Angel Salazar Avila takes on the role
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Northern Chamber Orchestra appoints two violinists to artistic leadership roles
Zöe Beyers has been appointed music director and Sarah Brandwood-Spencer has been appointed associate director
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Violinist Hilary Hahn withdraws from concerts due to injury
The violinist will be resting throughout the summer due to a double pinched nerve injury
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Colburn School Academy and Conservatory appoint violinist as director and professor
Margaret Batjer will join both the Colburn School’s Music Academy and Conservatory of Music
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Spanish cellist wins the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
Baroque cellist Víctor García García receives €10,000 and further performance engagements
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Competitors announced at the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
The participants will perform in the first round of the competition in Sion, Switzerland, on 20 August 2024, following the order draw on 19 August
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Former concertmaster charged with rape of a child
The charges against violinist Odin Rathnam also include multiple accounts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of ten
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Cellist Frans Helmerson joins Stauffer Academy faculty
The cellist will assume the role of professor for the Advanced Cello Course at the start of the 2024/25 academic year
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra appoints Hyung Suk Bae as principal cello
Cellist Hyung Suk Bae steps up to the position having served in the orchestra as acting principal cello since 2020 and associate principal cello since 2018
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Long-standing Boston Symphony Orchestra principal double bassist announces retirement
Edwin Barker was appointed to the role nearly 50 years ago in 1976