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NewsUS visa issues force TwoSet Violin to postpone start of world tour
Brett Yang’s application for a visa to work in the US was denied in May, leaving the duo no choice but to postpone five West Coast concerts in July as Yang makes a second visa application
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NewsGalvin Cello Quartet signs new management deal
The group will be represented in a partnership between Epstein Fox Performances and Dinin Arts
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News1353 string players set record for largest string orchestra
The group played Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ in its record-breaking performance, surpassing the previous record by over 300 players
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NewsViolinist Lisa Batiashvili receives award from Bavarian state
The violinist received the Pro Meritis Scientiae et Litterarum award, while raising awareness of the slow progress made to optimise Bavaria’s concert venues
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist, Fox Fehling
Fehling was a member of the orchestra’s violin section from 1979 to 2022
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NewsNew scholarship named in honour of cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson
London Metropolitan University’s Ayanna Witter-Johnson Rising Star Scholarship will go towards a talented individual under 21 intending to study music technology and production
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NewsOrchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse names new concertmaster
24-year-old violinist Quentin Vogel assumes the role
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News15 cellists selected for 2025 Budapest International Cello Competition
The cellists will compete for a prize pool worth over €40,000 from 8 to 14 September 2025
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NewsStradivari violin looted in Nazi-era Berlin believed to have been found in Japan
Experts claim there are strong similarities between the 1709 ‘Mendelssohn’ Stradivari and a violin exhibited in Tokyo in 2018
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NewsOpera Australia’s former concertmaster Aubrey Murphy has died
The Irish violinist, who led numerous prominent orchestras worldwide, was 60
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NewsFive emerging Irish string players loaned fine instruments in new national award
Each young musician receives a three-year loan of an exceptional instrument plus a grant of up to €5,000 for a new bow
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NewsKronos Quartet signs to MKI Artists
The San Francisco-based ensemble partners for representation in North America
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NewsConcertgebouw Orchestra second concertmaster retires after nearly 40 years
Marijn Mijnders joined the orchestra in 1989
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NewsA New Voice of Brilliance: Larsen Strings Introduces Il Cannone Silver for Violin
Larsen Strings is pleased to announce the official launch of Il Cannone Silver for violin – a shining new chapter in the Il Cannone legacy, crafted for the modern performer and rooted in the pursuit of nuance, clarity and expressive freedom. This refined addition to the Il Cannone family will ...
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NewsWinners announced at Vienna’s Violins & Soul Competition
Cash prizes, along with loans of a Stradivari and Jacob Stainer violins, were awarded to the three finalists, who performed salon music repertoire and works by female composers
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NewsMinnesota Orchestra announces unexpected passing of violist Ken Freed
The long-standing violist, conductor and educator died aged 64 while taking part in a triathlon
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NewsJuilliard Quartet appoints new second violinist
Leonard Fu succeeds Ronald Copes, who steps down after a 28-year tenure
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti performs at NHS hospital
The Edinburgh International Festival director gave a performance as part of her vision to remove barriers to cultural discovery, as the festival announces free tickets for NHS workers, plus an affordable ticket scheme
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NewsParis concertmaster joins Paris Conservatoire faculty
Finnish violinist Petteri Iivonen joins the stringed instrument faculty as violin teacher
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NewsMusic@Menlo announces new artistic directors
Cellist Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park will succed David Finckel and Wu Han from 2027
