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NewsFinalists announced for the 8th Mirecourt International Violin Competition
Three finalists will perform a concerto with orchestra on 9 November 2025 in Thaon-les-Vosges, France
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NewsFinalists announced for 2025 Isang Yun Cello Competition
Four cellists will perform a concerto on 8 November in Tongyeong, South Korea, for the chance to win the top prize of KRW30,000,000 (£16,000)
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NewsCellist Anouchka Hack receives Beethoven Ring 2025
The cellist receives the award in recognition for her recent performance of a Beethoven work at Bonn’s Beethovenfest
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NewsObituary: Philadelphia violinist Robert de Pasquale (1928–2025)
De Pasquale was a former associate principal second violin for the Philadelphia Orchestra and member of the De Pasquale Quartet with his brothers
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News2025 Concours de Genève preview: what to expect from this year’s viola edition
The competition’s first viola edition since 2005 kicks off with an opening concert tonight, featuring Tabea Zimmermann and the Novo Quartet
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for 2025 Isang Yun Cello Competition
Ten cellists have progressed to the next round, which will be held on 5 and 6 November in Tongyeong, South Korea
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NewsPekka Kuusisto loaned 1695 ‘Sandars’ Stradivari violin
The violinist and conductor receives the violin from the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation’s extensive collection of Stradivari instruments
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News‘A vast expressive range’: violinist Stanislav Pronin performs Der Rosenkavalier on Heifetz’s violin
Discover Stanislav Pronin’s breathtaking new original composition – Fantasy on Themes from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier – performed on the legendary 1736 ‘Heifetz’ Guarneri del Gesù
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NewsGrancino violin and two bows stolen from Dutch train
The instrument and bows, which belong to Ryo Terakado, were in a triangular blue case
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NewsBelgian National Orchestra mourns concertmaster
Alexei Moshkov, who was the Brussels-based orchestra’s concertmaster since 1998, has died aged 57
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NewsStefan Jackiw joins the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings faculty
The violinist will assume the role in the autumn of 2026
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NewsHilary Hahn cancels three Berlin Philharmonic dates in December
The violinist is still recovering from a double pinched nerve injury
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News‘It came as a surprise to us’: Essen Philharmonic issues statement on cancelled violin concerto
Members of the orchestra say of Clara Iannotta’s new concerto, ‘the decision to cancel was made by the artistic management’, not the musicians
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NewsViolinist Hiu Sing Fan wins $50,000 fellowship from Meadowmount School of Music
The recent semi-finalist at the 2025 Premio Paganini International Violin Competition will receive financial and support and mentorship, as well as concert opportunities and development with Meadowmount faculty members
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NewsObituary: Bulgarian violinist Petar Deltchev (1949–2025)
Twice a laureate at the Premio Paganini International Violin Competition, the violinist died aged 75
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NewsViolinist Julian Rhee signs to IMG Artists
The Korean–American violinist joins the agency for North American representation
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News‘Heartbreak’ as Essen Philharmonic cancels premiere performance of violin concerto
Carolin Widmann’s premiere performance of Clara Iannotta’s concerto for detuned violin, orchestra and electronics has been cancelled after the orchestra allegedly voted not to perform the work
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NewsBanff Competition winners begin year-long residency at Caramoor Center
The Poiesis Quartet starts its Caramoor residency with a concert on 16 November
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NewsViolist Karolina Errera secures two new roles
The violist has won a principal position with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and a teaching position at the Barenboim-Said Foundation in Seville
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NewsScott LaFaro’s 1800s double bass loaned to New Jersey Performing Arts Center
The late double bassist’s instrument will be performed on during the 2025 TD James Moody Jazz Festival, as well as by young instrumentalists at the Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass in 2026
