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News‘Openness, clarity and nasality’: why Stradivari violins provide a preferred sound
An experiment coordinated by the Italian National Research Council has compared the sound of different violins and identified the combination of sound qualities that makes the sound of a Stradivari violin more pleasant
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Analysis: Support Network
The past few years have seen a change in attitudes regarding mental health provision at UK music colleges. How are conservatoires responding to rapidly growing demand? From January 2020
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Analysis: Brain training
Can learning a musical instrument have a positive effect on a child’s mental health? Players and teachers give their thoughts on the psychological benefits for young people, as Peter Somerford finds out
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Taliban-fleeing music educator to receive Juilliard honorary doctorate
Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast relocated the Afghanistan National Institute of Music from Kabul to Lisbon, Portugal, where the school now enjoys a thriving music education programme, including a recent visit from cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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Prizes awarded at the Janigro Junior International Cello Competition
The competition for young cellists up to 21 years of age was held from 19 to 24 April
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Munich Philharmonic concertmaster tours with former chief conductor Gergiev
Despite the orchestra cutting ties with Gergiev in March, long-standing concertmaster Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici is currently undertaking a tour of Russia with the recently departed chief conductor
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Competitors announced for the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
41 violinists under the age of 31 will have the chance to scoop first prize of €50,000 in October this year
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Participants announced for Banff International String Quartet Competition
Ten top string quartets representing 16 countries will have the chance to compete for cash prizes and opportunities worth over $500,000 this summer
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Wigmore Hall to hold fundraising concert for Ukrainians arriving in the UK
Proceeds from the concert on 5 May will go to charities including the newly-launched Ukrainian Welcome Centre
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Violinist Leonidas Kavakos awarded Greek Parliament Gold Medal
The violinist receives the award in recognition of his efforts promoting Greek culture worldwide and recent humanitarian contributions
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€4 million 1736 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ to be auctioned
Aguttes Auction House will present the instrument on 3 June, the first Guarneri to be auctioned in over a decade
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Tarisio to auction violin in support of Mariupol luthier
A violin made by Ukrainian luthier Oleksandr Smykovskyi will appear in Tarisio’s May online catalogue
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String duo repertoire wanted: a call for scores
The Leczky brothers of the Kodály String Duo are calling for new compositions to expand the string duo repertoire
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Stolen €350,000 Giuseppe Rocca violin returned
The 1861 violin had been missing from the Alessandro Scarlatti Conservatory instrument collection since the late nineties
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New Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to debut at BBC Proms
The orchestra, consisting of recently refugeed Ukrainian musicians, Ukrainian members of European orchestras and top Ukrainian musicians, will participate in a concert demonstrating the power of art over adversity on 31 July
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Winners announced at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
Held from 19 to 23 April, this year’s edition was dedicated to cello and piano duos
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Composer wins rights from Hollywood studio to stage Holocaust opera
After 18 months of negotiations, Miramax finally waived a $1 million fee to allow composer Noah Max to stage an opera of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Californian cellist to raise funds for Ukraine
Cellist Cécilia Tsan and pianist Timothy Durkovic will perform a benefit concert on Sunday 24 April
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Music charity Arco launches stringed instrument recycling scheme
London-based charity Arco, which provides affordable string instruments to students, has opened a pop-up recycling event
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The Strad May 2022 issue is out now!
Violinist Viktoria Mullova talks about her new Schubert album, and reveals her unexpected creative inspirations
