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NewsNo first prize awarded at Szymanowski string quartet competition
A surprise result at the finals held on 21 September
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NewsCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason barred from British Airways flight
Despite booking a separate ticket for his cello, the cellist was not allowed to board his flight from Bucharest to London Heathrow, forcing him to book a new flight home
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NewsContinuo Foundation awards £100,000 to 25 period-instrument ensembles
The announcement coincides with the foundation’s three-year anniversary of its creation and supporting musicians in the early music sector
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NewsCome and meet Team Strad at Cremona Musica!
The Strad team will be at stand 274/275 with magazines, posters, calendars and books. Do say hi!
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NewsConcours de Genève 2023 announces semi-finalists
Eight flautists and six string quartets have been selected for the semi-final rounds of the 77th Concours de Genève
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NewsAviv Quartet appoints new first violinist
Anna Göckel joins the ensemble, following founding member Sergey Ostrovsky’s 27 years of service in the role
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NewsViolinist Karen Gomyo signs with IMG Artists and Enticott Music Management
Gomyo joins the roster for general worldwide management
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VideoPrizes awarded at 42nd Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition
Chinese violinist Ziling Guo took first prize of €10,000, a violin and future concert engagements
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NewsFinalists announced for 2023 Freedman Classical Fellowship
Three finalists will showcase career-defining projects for the chance to win the AUD21,000 prize
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NewsWynton Marsalis receives 2023 Praemium Imperiale for Music
The musician, bandleader and composer wrote his Violin Concerto in 2019 for Nicola Benedetti
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NewsViolinist Fedor Rudin appointed professor at Vienna’s University of Music and Performing Arts
The 30-year-old will take up the post as professor for orchestral education next month
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NewsNew appointments at Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The six new members include assistant principal second violin, three bass players, principal horn and principal librarian
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NewsDouble bassist Valentina Ciardelli appointed professor at Trinity Laban
The bassist, composer, performer and visual artist starts her new role in September 2023
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis October 2023: Climate change and tonewood
The past summer has seen catastrophic heatwaves strike almost all of Europe. What effect have they had on the forests of spruce and maple that tonewood dealers depend on?
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News‘They send us garbage and we send back music’ - Orchestra of landfill instruments to accept award in Cremona
A social initiative to overcome poverty in Paraguay, the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura will attend Cremona Musica International Exhibitions And Festival next week, showcasing its instruments made from landfill materials
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NewsCellist Joy Hall has died, aged 102
The British cellist featured on ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ by The Beatles and was a prolific performer and pedagogue
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NewsThe Strad October 2023 issue is out now!
The players of the Berlin-based Leonkoro Quartet speak to Peter Somerford about their future ambitions in our cover feature
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NewsCarpe Diem Quartet appoints new first violinist
Sam Weiser takes up the role in the quartet’s 18th season, effective immediately
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NewsNew York Philharmonic receives $40 million gift
The largest-ever single contribution to the NY Phil from Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang will establish the artistic director chair and expand the orchestra’s future programming and engagement
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NewsWinners announced at 2023 Bartók World Competition
Lilia Pocitari took the top prize of €22,000, as well as the prize for best performance of the compulsory contemporary piece