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NewsFormer La Scala concertmaster Franco Fantini has died
The violinist was 99 years old and joined the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala at the age of 17
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NewsViolinist Meret Lüthi receives the Golden Bow award
The early music specialist receives the award in recognition of her work with her orchestra, Les Passions de l’Âme
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NewsAlexander Quartet announces retirement
2025 marks the 44th and final year of the San Francisco-based US quartet
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NewsOrchestra of Opera North appoints a new leader
Violinist Katie Stillman will take up the role in August 2024
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NewsPercius signs violinist Johannes Pramsohler and Ensemble Diderot
The violinist and the early music ensemble join the roster ahead of a busy performance and recording season
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NewsThe Javus Quartet wins the 2024 Jürgen Ponto Foundation Music Prize
The Vienna-based quartet receives €60,000 and concert engagements
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NewsDelta Piano Trio appoints new cellist
German-Irish cellist Nuala McKenna will be assuming the role
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NewsJazz violinist joins the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty
Regina Carter will teach courses in jazz performance and history alongside instrumental lessons and masterclasses
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NewsNew second violinist to join the New Zealand String Quartet
Australian violinist Peter Clark will assume the role in June
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NewsThe Ulysses Quartet appoints new violist
US violist Peter Dudek joins the New York-based string quartet
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NewsYCAT Musicians’ Mental Health Month: tackling performance anxiety
The April campaign is a collaboration between the Young Classical Artists Trust, the Musicians’ Union, the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, and Tonic Rider
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NewsInternational Society of Bassists 2024 Jane Little Scholarship winner announced
US double bassist Maxine Gimbel receives $10,000
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist
Paul Phillips, who served as first violinist with the orchestra for 40 years, has died aged 77
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NewsViolinist Alexandra Tirsu loaned 1717 ‘Reifenberg’ Stradivari
The violinist received the violin from the Stradivari Society of Chicago and will perform on the instrument in a host of upcoming engagements
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NewsNew research reveals the extent of gender inequity faced by women in the music industry
Results from the first-ever UK Musicians’ Census finds that half of women in music have experienced gender discrimination and a third have been sexually harassed
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NewsWinners announced for the inaugural Tokyo Classic Violin Competition
The first prize of €20,000 was awarded to South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon
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NewsNew cello appointment at Cleveland Institute of Music
Principal cellist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wei Yu will join the faculty in autumn 2025
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NewsObituary: Igor Ozim
The Slovenian violinist and pedagogue, who taught many acclaimed violinists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, was 92
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NewsDouble bassist Paul Sharpe receives University of North Carolina Teaching Award
The bassist receives $12,500 and a bronze medallion in recognition of his teaching excellence, which has seen many of his students win positions in orchestras worldwide
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NewsJoseph Conyers receives ASTA Artist Teacher Award
In his acceptance speech, the US bassist acknowledged the organisation’s influence on his career
