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Analysis July 2025: The effects of Leicester Square’s ban on buskers
Now that buskers have been banned in London’s Leicester Square, how does the future of street entertainment look for those who depend on it for their livelihood? By Peter Somerford
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Violinist Jack Liebeck takes up teaching role at St Mary’s Music School
The London-based violinist will work closely with the school’s violin and viola pupils over the next year
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra appoints principal viola and assistant principal bass
Violist Zhenwei Shi and bassist Michael Banks join the orchestra from posts in Atlanta and Los Angeles respectively
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Verona Quartet receives 2025 Fischoff Ann Divine Educator Award
The Fischoff competition alumni receive the award in recognition for their outstanding educational outreach work for children and youth in the US
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Bellot Ensemble named as 2025-27 New Generation Baroque Ensemble
The early music ensemble will undergo a career development programme comprising coaching, performances and radio broadcasts over a two-year period
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Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society announces fellows for 2025-27 seasons
Violinist Eliana Estrada and cellist Sarah Ghandour join H+H in a two-year fellowship aimed to foster development in early-career musicians of underrepresented ethnicities
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David Finckel and Wu Han to step down from Music@Menlo leadership roles
The founding artistic directors will conclude tenure after 25 years of leadership, following the summer 2026 season
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Metropolitan police release CCTV images of suspected £150k violin thief
David López Ibáñez’s 1740 Carcassi violin and bows were stolen from a pub in Canonbury, London on the evening of Tuesday 18 February 2025
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Results announced for the 2025 Antonio Mormone International Prize
Dutch violinist Hawijch Elders receives €30,000, artistic management and an album recording opportunity
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Israeli violist Gad Levertov has died
The musician and pedagogue, who taught at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, was 86 years old
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Estonian cellist Teet Järvi has died
The cellist, who was part of the extensive Järvi musical dynasty, died aged 67
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The youngest-ever Tibor Varga winner signs with Harrison Parrott
Seohyun Kim, who won the Tibor Varga International Competition at the age of 14 in 2023, joins the roster for worldwide general management
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Barrier-breaking double bassist Charles Burrell has died, aged 104
Referred to as the ‘Jackie Robinson of Classical Music,’ Burrell was the first Black member of the Denver Symphony in 1949
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Fast fashion in music: Arco to hold violin recycling event in London
London-based charity Arco, which provides affordable tuition and stringed instruments to students, is seeking donations of violins and accessories on 21 June
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Violinist Renaud Capuçon extends tenure with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
The violinist will serve as artistic director through to the end of the 2028/29 season
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Lucile Boulanger joins Paris Conservatoire faculty
Boulanger joins the faculty as a viola da gamba teacher in the conservatoire’s ancient music department
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July 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the July 2025 issue, which features Domenico Montagnana’s 1730 ‘Farina’ cello
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Festival Academy Budapest 2025: ten years of classical excellence
Find out more about the tenth edition of Festival Academy Budapest, taking place from 18-28 July 2025
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Violinist Nicola Benedetti takes up presenter role at Classic FM
Benedetti will host a six-part series entitled ‘The Truth About Classical Music with Nicola Benedetti,’ highlighting the realities of life as a musician at the top of the profession
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New cello faculty member at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
British cellist Benjamin Hughes will join the faculty from autumn 2025