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NewsCellist Han-na Chang takes conducting role at Symphoniker Hamburg
Chang will start the post of principal guest conductor for the 2022/23 season
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Vilcek Foundation announces $150,000 in prizes for creative promise
Three prizes of $50,000 will support emerging to mid-career creative professionals who are immigrants to the US
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1758 Nicolò Gagliano violin stolen in Chicago
Three instruments, including the Gagliano violin, were stolen from MingHuan Xu’s Chicago home while she and her family slept
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Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition 2022 names 24 semi-finalists
The semi-final rounds take place from Monday 16 May until Saturday 21 May, with contestants playing for the chance to win the top prize of €25,000 in the final round
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The 8th Sendai International Music Competition contestants announced
40 contestants will have the chance of winning JPY 3,000,000 (US$29,000) at the competition held from 21 May
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Carl Nielsen Competition winner to receive Usedom Music Prize
Estonian violinist Hans Christian Aavik will receive the €5000 prize at the Usedom Music Festival in September
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New concertmaster for North Netherlands Orchestra
US-violinist Emi Ohi Resnick will begin the role on 1 August 2022
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Obituary: Tom Blackburn (1944-2022)
The London-based luthier and restorer ran Blackburn Stringed Instruments for more than 50 years
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Violinist, 25, killed in train accident
Daniel Guillen-Navarro, first violinist with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, has died in a train accident in Münchendorf
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String supplies needed for sheltering Ukrainian music students
A call for violin, viola and cello strings, shoulder rests, rosin and bow hair for music students aged 7-17 taking refuge in Lviv
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Juilliard Quartet announces new violist
The Juilliard Quartet celebrates its 75th anniversary with the appointment of Molly Carr as its new violist
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New principal viola for Kansas City Symphony
22-year-old violist Ming-Yu Hsu will begin her role in September
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2022 Sphinx MPower Artist Grant recipients announced
14 artists were selected to receive a total of $100,000 to address each recipient’s creative ambitions
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Photo gallery: Guy Johnston granted use of ‘Segelman’ Stradivari cello
Take a close-up look at a cello made during 1692, when Stradivari was 48 years old
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Violinist Irène Duval and cellist Steven Isserlis to feature in Ukraine benefit concert
Appearing at St Peter’s Church, Belsize Park, the soloists will perform with the Whittington Festival Players under the baton of Andres Kaljuste at 7pm Wednesday 25 May
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San Francisco Conservatory acquires Pentatone record label
The acquisition will have mutual benefits between the organisations in an aim to change the face of music education and performance experiences in the future
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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra names top string players as artistic partners
Cellist Abel Selaocoe and violist Tabea Zimmermann will make numerous appearances in the ensemble’s upcoming season
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Ukrainian exile orchestra to perform at Berlin Philharmonie
The Mriya Exile Orchestra, comprising of refugees and Ukrainian musicians, will perform a benefit concert on 10 May 2022
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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
