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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn appointed Chicago Symphony Orchestra artist in residence
Hahn will begin her two-year tenure in September 2021
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Carl Nielsen International Competition launches 2022 edition
Running from 31 March to 10 April 2022, the contest features Violin, Clarinet and Flute categories and a new integrated programme of mentoring, coaching and networking opportunities entitled Espansiva!
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The Strad July 2021 issue is out now!
Micro-CT scanning technology reveals the secrets of the 1735 Carlo Bergonzi ’Baron Knoop’ violin
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Analysis July 2021: A rickety career ladder
In the UK, since opportunities for recent lutherie graduates are few and far between, many are turning to self-employment to make ends meet. By Peter Somerford
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2021
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Kronberg Academy announces prizewinners for its 2021 series of Violin Masterclasses and Concerts
Eight of the 60 participants were awarded prizes, each carrying a value of €5000
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No first prize awarded at 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani competition
The Balourdet and Leonkoro quartets received the €10,000 second prize, while the Adelphi Quartet came third
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Violinist and Tafelmusik music director Jeanne Lamon has died aged 71
The early music specialist was also a teacher at Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto
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Inmates repair violins in Czech prison initiative
More than 200 stringed instruments have been mended, and 30 built from scratch, in the innovative scheme
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UK passport approved for Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The decision by the Passport Office came just hours after the cellist posted an appeal on Facebook
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason refused UK passport
The British cellist was applying for a second passport with the approval of the Home Office only to have his original document cancelled and no replacement issued
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Violinist Roberta Verna named as Copenhagen Philharmonic concertmaster
The 22-year-old has previously held the same position at the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra
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Inaugural Piazzolla Music Competition announces winners
Among those recognised are Quinteto Respiro, which has won Gold in the Ensemble division, and the Sonos Piano Trio, which has won the Pablo Ziegler Award
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Tai Murray to join Yale School of Music Faculty
The violinist is to take up a position as assistant professor
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Konstantin Ishkhanov launches Israeli Classic Strings Competition
Winners of the competition for violin and cello in Tel Aviv will share a prize fund worth €210,000
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‘We are going to become more and more parochial’: Julian Lloyd Webber hits out at post-Brexit visa rules
The British cellist said it will become ’really difficult’ for musicians ’to carve out a great international career’
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Violist Yuchen Lu wins 2021 Klein International String Competition
The 22-year-old Chinese musician wins $13,000 and a number of performance contracts
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Winners announced at ISB Double Bass Competition
The International Society of Bassists’ virtual event took place on 7 and 8 June at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Violin that inspired acclaimed book in need of funds for fixing
The inspiration behind ‘Lev’s Violin, An Italian Adventure’ is the subject of a crowdfunding campaign that seeks to fix the instrument’s broken neck
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Quartet and violinist receive 2021 Concert Artists Guild prizes
The winners will receive concert opportunities in New York and London following the virtual competition
