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NewsCello of Holocaust victim reunited with daughter after 80 years
The cello, which has been loaned to Sam Lucas, was discovered to be that of composer and Holocaust victim Pál Hermann
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NewsJoshua Bell named New Jersey Symphony’s principal guest conductor
The violinist will be the orchestra’s inaugural principal guest conductor from the 2025-26 season
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News2024 BBC Young Musician semi-finalists announced
The semi-finals will be broadcast on 13 October on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer
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NewsPekka Kuusisto takes up conducting role in Gothenburg
The Finnish violinist and conductor will be the new principal guest conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra from the 2025-26 season
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NewsObituary: Violinist and violist Kay Pech (1940-2024)
Pech was a committed educator and performer in California and beyond
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NewsRichard Harwood named principal cello at the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
The British cellist was previously the principal cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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NewsFound: 1896 Léon Fischesser violin stolen in Cape Town in 2022
South African violinist Petrus De Beer has been reunited with his instrument thanks to two local citizens
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NewsViolinist Randall Goosby takes up artist residency with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has appointed Goosby as the 2025 MAC Music Innovator, for a community-focused artist residency that includes educational programmes celebrating diversity
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Premium ❘ ArticleNovember 2024: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the US-themed November 2024 issue, which features US violinist Rachel Barton Pine, string players in the US military, luthier Nicola Giorgis and his daughter Francesca Maria and the centenary of Leonid Kogan
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NewsWinners announced at the 2024 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
Three violists from South Korea, Japan and the US took the top prizes, comprising cash, a fine viola bow, plus cases and accessories
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NewsDanish Quartet wins $150,000 Léonie Sonning Music Prize
The string quartet is the first ensemble to ever win the accolade, which is usually awarded to individual artists
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NewsUncovered Imogen Holst Violin Concerto to receive first public performance
Violinist Midori Komachi will perform the work almost 90 years after it was written, following recent discovery of the manuscript at the Britten Pears Arts Archive
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NewsKarol Lipiński Violin Competition names winners
South Korean violinist Sunjae Ok scooped the top prize of €15,000
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NewsJoel Smirnoff joins the Jacobs School of Music string faculty
The US violinist was previously the president of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the second violinist of the Juilliard Quartet
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NewsChamber Orchestra of Europe appoints new leader and director
Violinist Maria Włoszczowska takes up the shared role at 50 per cent, which she describes as ‘a dream come true’
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NewsViolinists Hilary Hahn and Isabelle Faust triumph at the 2024 Gramophone Awards
Both violinists received two awards, with Hahn’s album of Ysaÿe’s solo violin sonatas recognised as Recording of the Year
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NewsFinalists announced for the Karol Lipiński Violin Competition
Six violinists will progress to the third and final stage of this year’s competition, which will be held on 4 and 5 October
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NewsViolinist Clara-Jumi Kang receives a Golden Period Stradivari violin on long-term loan
Kang has received the 1702 ‘Thunis’ Stradivari violin, thanks to Kia Motors, via J & A Beare
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NewsViolinist Johnny Gandelsman awarded $800,000 MacArthur Fellowship
The New York-based violinist and founding member of Brooklyn Rider receives a no-strings-attached grant
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NewsViimsi Sinfonietta: a new string orchestra in Estonia
Created by South African violist and conductor Xandi van Dijk, the new ensemble will perform its inaugural concert on 6 October
