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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti wins 2021 RPS Instrumentalist Award
The violinist is among a host of award winners who have inspired audiences with music-making throughout the pandemic
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Violinist Hilary Hahn wins Herbert von Karajan award
The violinist was awarded €50,000 following her performance of Mozart Violin Concerto no.5 on Saturday 30 October at the Salzburg Easter Festival
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Contestants announced for 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
27 international contestants will take part in the competition from 6 to 12 November at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
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Quartet Integra claim victory at Bartók World Competition string quartet final
The Japanese ensemble take home first prize of €12,000 following Saturday night’s final at the Liszt Academy
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Bulgarians and Italians take top awards at ANLAI violin making competition
The contest saw a hundred instruments by luthiers from ten countries assessed, with the award ceremony taking place in the historic Church of Santa Maria della Neve
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Sitkovetsky Trio signs management deal with Impresariat Simmenauer
The trio become the first piano trio to join the agency’s roster
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A tribute to violin maker and restorer Hans Luthi (1979–2021)
Trained in Switzerland, the luthier worked in London, Europe and South Korea
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New Alexander Technique wellbeing resource for musicians
The free videos are made by Alexander Technique experts following the Alexander Technique Music Conference 2021
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Former Joseph Joachim competition winner has €2 million Guadagnini confiscated at airport
Alexandra Conunova’s violin was taken from her at Chisinau airport customs upon suspicion of smuggling
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Michiaki Ueno wins Geneva Cello Competition
Ueno won first prize in the final round held last night, 28 October, with Bryan Cheng and Jaemin Han taking second and third prize respectively
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Cellist and conductor Michael Nebe has died
The long-standing musical director of the Whitehall Orchestra died on 8 October following a long illness
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Violinist Daniel Shindarov has died
The former pupil of David Oistrakh and concertmaster at the Bolshoi Theatre passed away 21 October aged 96
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Women in Lutherie to hold 2021 online annual conference
The online event will provide a space for female luthiers to discuss their trade through discussions and workshops via Zoom from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 October
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Three finalists selected for Geneva Cello Competition
Following the semi-final rounds over 23-24 October, three cellists from Canada, South Korea and Japan will perform in the final on 28 October
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Giuseppe Gibboni wins 56th Paganini Competition
The 20-year-old violinist is the first Italian in 24 years to win the competition, claiming €30,000 and the opportunity to perform on Paganini’s violin, ‘Il Cannone’
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Prizes awarded at the Hindemith International Viola Competition
25-year-old Japanese violist Emiko Yuasa claimed the top prize of €5000 as well as the audience prize
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Conductor Bernard Haitink has died
The renowned Dutch conductor died peacefully last night at the age of 92, in the company of his wife and family at his London home
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D’Addario Foundation awards $487,500 to music education programmes
170 music education programmes across 104 cities in the US and Canada will enjoy monetary and product grants for 2021
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Gateways Music Festival awarded $800,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The funds will help support the organisation’s mission to support and connect classical musicians of African descent, including its debut as the first all-Black symphony orchestra to perform at Carnegie Hall next year
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Danish String Quartet x Music Lab: exploring subconscious interaction in performance
The Danish String Quartet will perform a livestreamed concert which aims to research physiological reactions to music between performers and audience members
