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NewsNew violin dedicated to Russian former cosmonaut Valentina Tereškova
The violin, containing an image of the cosmonaut, was presented at the International Kogan Festival in Jaroslavl
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Quartet Amabile wins Young Concert Artists auditions
Japanese ensemble will receive recital debuts and management
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Dalibor Karvay named first concertmaster of Vienna Symphony
The Slovak violinist replaces Jan Pospichal, who retired last month
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Joshua Bell extends Academy of St Martin in the Fields contract until 2023
The musician has led the London-based chamber orchestra since 2011, succeeding founder Sir Neville Marriner
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The Strad December 2019 issue is out now
The fascinating story of Nicolò Amati’s 1677 ‘Romanov’ viola, which was once part of Russia’s imperial collection
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Ice cello performance comes to Huddersfield
An ice cello, dyed black with food colouring, will be played by a cellist in a wetsuit, as part of this year’s Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
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Leon Bosch awarded honorary Fellowship of RNCM
The double bassist will receive his award at the college on 10th December
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Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Prelude recording hits 100M streams
The cellist is the first core classical artist to reach this number of streams on Spotify with one track
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Inaugural Stuttgart International Violin Competition announced for 2021
The first Stuttgart International Violin Competition takes place in February 2021, with a prize fund of €50,000
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Steven Isserlis to join roster of Columbia artists New York
The cellist will be managed by Martin Wittenberg
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Boris Pergamenschikow Prizes awarded
Prizes from the Berlin-based competition for contemporary chamber music go to the Trio Tempestoso and the Nerida Quartet
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Israeli charity concert cancelled after outcry over exclusion of women singers
Rabbi cancels charity concert after his request to exclude women singers sparks public uproar
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Winners announced at Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists
Phoenix Avalon from the US wins 1st prize in the senior category
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Rare portrait of Mozart as a teenager auctioned in Paris
The painting, attributed to the Italian master Giambettino Cignaroli, will be sold at Christie’s Paris on 27 November
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Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition awards prizes
Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis takes 1st prize of €20,000
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Violinist reunited with Tecchler violin left on London train
Musician Stephen Morris describes shock as 310-year-old instrument is returned
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Jitka Šuranská, violinist and folk singer, has died
Jitka Šuranská playing in Brno in 2014 The Czech violinist and singer Jitka Šuranská, who was known for her interpretation of Moravian folk songs, has died of cancer, aged 41. A graduate of the Šuranská Conservatory in Brno, Šuranská, who came from Kudlovice in the ...
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Violinist and chamber musician Břetislav Novotný 1924-2019
Leader of the Prague String Quartet, soloist and pedagogue has died aged 95
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Curtis Institute appoints Midori to endowed faculty chair
The violinist takes the chair held by Aaron Rosand until his retirement in May 2019
