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NewsDubai Classic Violin Competition announces finalists
The ten violinists will be competing for a €20,000 first prize
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NewsLea Birringer appointed violin professor at the University of Music Würzburg
The violinist will also focus on the university’s programme for talented pre-college students
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NewsCompetition preview: what to know before the IsangYun Violin Competition
From 3 to 10 November 2024, 23 violinists from around the world will compete at this year’s violin edition, which includes a prize pool worth £44,000
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns former violinist Eric Wicks
Wicks, a member of the orchestra for nearly 40 years, has died aged 89
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News‘Our little boy deserves a future’ - violin-cello couple aims to raise €800,000 for son’s cancer treatment
The eight-year-old son of violinist Anna Lipkind-Mazor and cellist Gavriel Lipkind has a rare and aggressive form of cancer that requires specialist treatment in Barcelona
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NewsArditti Quartet postpones upcoming concerts due to broken arm
The Arditti Quartet pulls out of its early November Wien Modern festival concerts after cellist breaks his arm
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NewsViolist Donald McInnes has died, aged 85
In addition to his performance and recording career, McInnes taught extensively at institutions and festivals across the US and abroad
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NewsViolinist Angèle Dubeau calls time on career, due to nerve injury
The 62-year-old has suffered from a ‘worn and severely damaged’ nerve in her right index finger, but plans to channel experience from her performance career into future projects
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NewsDouble bass winners announced at the 2024 International Bottesini Competition
Double bassist Siheon Ryu wins the first prize, receiving a double bass by Marco Nolli worth €30,000
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NewsDistinguished US violinist Matthew Raimondi has died aged 96
The highly respected and versatile American worked with many musicians, from Louis Armstrong and Elliott Carter to Sinatra and Stravinsky
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NewsViolin winners announced for International Max Rostal Competition
German violinist Benjamin Günst took the top prize following the final round on 25 October 2024
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News16-year-old wins newly revived Viotti International Violin Competition
Mariam Abouzahra scooped first prize of €14,000 at the competition, which has not held a violin edition since 1988
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NewsViola winners announced for International Max Rostal Competition
South Korean violist Kyungsik Shin took the top prize following the final round on 24 October 2024
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NewsMusic of Remembrance gives US premiere of Sándor Kuti’s String Quartet no.2
US correspondent Thomas May previews the US premiere of Holocaust victim Sándor Kuti’s String Quartet no.2 by the Seattle-based Music of Remembrance
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NewsWinners announced for the 2024 UCT Strings Competition
Violinist Pieter Joubert wins the first prize of R30,000 (£1,300)
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News‘A short-sighted decision’: Lydian Quartet fired from Brandeis University faculty
The university’s resident quartet has been sacked in order to save the faculty $275,000 a year
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NewsDistinguished violinist loans 1714 ‘Massart’ Strad to his most promising former pupil
György Pauk presented his ‘Massart’ Stradivari violin to Júlia Pusker at J & A Beare
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NewsA cello-playing robot makes its debut with symphony orchestra
The premiere of the new work by Jacob Mühlrad took place on 17 October at Malmö Live Concert Hall with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, in an exploration of how technology can sit alongside traditional musical performance
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NewsRecipient of 2024 Walther von der Vogelweide Youth Prize named
Violinist Julian Kainrath wins the award of €1,000, which recognises artistic achievements in South Tyrol
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NewsViola and violin finalists announced for the 2024 International Max Rostal Competition
Three contestants from each discipline will perform a concerto in the final rounds on 24 and 25 October, for the chance to win prizes totalling €23,000
