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Women in Lutherie announces participants for 2022 international fellowship
Eleven fellows will each be matched with an experienced mentor, to foster positive relationships between female luthiers in the industry and encourage skills both on and off the bench
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‘Openness, clarity and nasality’: why Stradivari violins provide a preferred sound
An experiment coordinated by the Italian National Research Council has compared the sound of different violins and identified the combination of sound qualities that makes the sound of a Stradivari violin more pleasant
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Analysis: Support Network
The past few years have seen a change in attitudes regarding mental health provision at UK music colleges. How are conservatoires responding to rapidly growing demand? From January 2020
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Analysis: Brain training
Can learning a musical instrument have a positive effect on a child’s mental health? Players and teachers give their thoughts on the psychological benefits for young people, as Peter Somerford finds out
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Taliban-fleeing music educator to receive Juilliard honorary doctorate
Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast relocated the Afghanistan National Institute of Music from Kabul to Lisbon, Portugal, where the school now enjoys a thriving music education programme, including a recent visit from cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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Prizes awarded at the Janigro Junior International Cello Competition
The competition for young cellists up to 21 years of age was held from 19 to 24 April
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Munich Philharmonic concertmaster tours with former chief conductor Gergiev
Despite the orchestra cutting ties with Gergiev in March, long-standing concertmaster Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici is currently undertaking a tour of Russia with the recently departed chief conductor
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Competitors announced for the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
41 violinists under the age of 31 will have the chance to scoop first prize of €50,000 in October this year
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Participants announced for Banff International String Quartet Competition
Ten top string quartets representing 16 countries will have the chance to compete for cash prizes and opportunities worth over $500,000 this summer
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Wigmore Hall to hold fundraising concert for Ukrainians arriving in the UK
Proceeds from the concert on 5 May will go to charities including the newly-launched Ukrainian Welcome Centre
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Violinist Leonidas Kavakos awarded Greek Parliament Gold Medal
The violinist receives the award in recognition of his efforts promoting Greek culture worldwide and recent humanitarian contributions
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€4 million 1736 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ to be auctioned
Aguttes Auction House will present the instrument on 3 June, the first Guarneri to be auctioned in over a decade
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String duo repertoire wanted: a call for scores
The Leczky brothers of the Kodály String Duo are calling for new compositions to expand the string duo repertoire
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Stolen €350,000 Giuseppe Rocca violin returned
The 1861 violin had been missing from the Alessandro Scarlatti Conservatory instrument collection since the late nineties
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New Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to debut at BBC Proms
The orchestra, consisting of recently refugeed Ukrainian musicians, Ukrainian members of European orchestras and top Ukrainian musicians, will participate in a concert demonstrating the power of art over adversity on 31 July
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Winners announced at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
Held from 19 to 23 April, this year’s edition was dedicated to cello and piano duos
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Composer wins rights from Hollywood studio to stage Holocaust opera
After 18 months of negotiations, Miramax finally waived a $1 million fee to allow composer Noah Max to stage an opera of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Californian cellist to raise funds for Ukraine
Cellist Cécilia Tsan and pianist Timothy Durkovic will perform a benefit concert on Sunday 24 April
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Music charity Arco launches stringed instrument recycling scheme
London-based charity Arco, which provides affordable string instruments to students, has opened a pop-up recycling event
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The Strad May 2022 issue is out now!
Violinist Viktoria Mullova talks about her new Schubert album, and reveals her unexpected creative inspirations