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NewsTimothy Chooi loaned 1714 ‘Dolphin’ Stradivari violin
The Canadian violinist received the instrument from the Nippon Music Foundation in Japan
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NewsPrizewinners announced at the 2025 Kronberg Academy Violin and Viola Masterclasses
Four prizes were shared between eight participants, each receiving €2,500
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NewsNo first prize awarded at the 2025 Henry Vieuxtemps Violin Competition
Japanese violinist Rei Wakabayashi receives the €1,250 second prize
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NewsBalanas Sisters sign with Decca Classics
The Latvian sisters described the signing as a ’chance to push boundaries and tell our story through music’
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NewsWinners announced at the Tokyo Minato City International Music Competition
Korean cellist Woochan Jeong has won the first prize worth YEN5,000,000 (£25,000)
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter receives Enescu Festival Award of Excellence
It is the first time the award has been bestowed, recognising the German violinist’s long career
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NewsNine string players among Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s new academists
The academists were introduced during the orchestra’s first concert of the 2025/26 season
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NewsPoiesis Quartet signs with MKI Artists
Fresh off its win at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the American quartet has joined the artist management agency
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NewsEarthquake-surviving Japanese cello to be heard in free concert
The instrument, which survived the 2024 Noto earthquake, will be played by Eru Matsumoto on 26 October
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NewsWinners announced for the International Tadeusz Wroński Solo Violin Competition
Chinese violinist Tianyou Liu receives the first prize of PLN100,000 (£20,500)
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NewsThousands of young violinists perform to mark China’s National Day
The event on 28 September saw 3,000 students take part with their teachers in the country’s ‘Music Valley’
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NewsRoyal Scottish National Orchestra appoints new principal guest leader
Russian-born violinist Igor Yuzefovich assumes the position, while continuing his role as one of the BBC Symphony Orchestra leaders
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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
