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NewsNo first prize awarded at Seoul International Violin Competition 2015
Second prize was shared between Ayana Tsuji from Japan and Suliman Tekalli from the USA
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NewsUS violin dealer Charles Magby repays $379,000 to avoid 8-year jail sentence
The luthier has been charged with three counts of first-degree larceny
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NewsViolinist Peter Manning appointed Dallas Opera guest concertmaster and conductor
The British musician is currently concertmaster of the Royal Opera House Orchestra
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NewsJohansen International Competition for Young String Players names winners
The triennial event, held in Washington DC, is open to young violinists, violists and cellists
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NewsCarbon fibre violin wins German Musical Instrument Award
The violin, by mezzo-forte Streichinstrumente, shared the top prize in its category with a wooden instrument by Andeas Haensel
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NewsStudents practise performance skills on virtual audience
The Royal College of Music, London and Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano have developed a performance simulator
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NewsViolinist Ji Yoon Lee wins 2015 Windsor Festival International String Competition
The South Korean musician will perform with the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of her prize later this year
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NewsThe Strad April 2015 issue is out now
Berlin Philharmonic music director Simon Rattle discusses the mysteries of the orchestra's string sound
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NewsVeteran Chicago Symphony violinist Adrian Da Prato has died aged 94
The violinist was a member of the orchestra for 49 years
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NewsCellist Julian Lloyd Webber appointed new Birmingham Conservatoire principal
The British artist was forced to retire from performing last year due to a neck injury
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn announces pregnancy, but will complete 2014-15 season
The artist will shortly release a new Mozart and Vieuxtemps album on DG
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NewsKarajan Music Prize 2015 goes to conductor and violinist Thomas Hengelbrock
Worth €50,000, the award must be used by the recipient to further the careers of young musicians
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NewsSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra cancels US tour
The ensemble cites a government cut in its touring budget
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NewsViolin maker claims to have discovered the location of buried Nazi treasure
Cyril Whistler says he has cracked the code hidden in the score of Gottfried Federlein’s 'Marsch-Impromptu'
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 names shortlisted violin candidates
A number of the 69 contestants are prize winners from other international competitions
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NewsNew York Youth Symphony rejects commissioned work over Nazi reference
The orchestra pulled the plug on a performance at Carnegie Hall when it was discovered the work contained the Nazi anthem
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NewsThe Strad Sundays – FREE at London's Barbican
The Strad marks its 125th anniversary by partnering with the LSO International Violin Festival
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News2-string 3D printed violin to be revealed in New York
The instrument is one of five pieces created using the cutting edge technology
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NewsIn Mo Yang wins 2015 Paganini International Violin Competition
The 19-year-old artist receives €20,000 and concert opportunities
