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NewsSouthbank Centre and Wigmore Hall are amongst several venues to close doors
A wave of classical music venues have announced their immediate closure, following government coronavirus advice to the public
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The Strad launches Cello Focus digital resource
The new micro-site brings together a selection of the best cello coverage from The Strad’s extensive archive - and all content is free to view until 23 April 2020
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Musikmesse, Musikmesse Plaza 2020 and Musikmesse Festival have been cancelled
Europe’s biggest trade fair for the music industry, with events attracting more than 1,000 attendees, will not go ahead
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Concert halls, musicians and audiences embrace live-streaming
With cancellations and closures being announced daily, venues and artists are turning to the internet to keep the music playing
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Nicola Benedetti receives honorary degree from Robert Gordon University Aberdeen
The violinist was rewarded for her ‘outstanding contribution to arts and continued work in making music accessible to young people’
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Concertgebouw concerts cancelled
All Concertgebouw Orchestra concerts up to and including 31 March 2020 have been cancelled due to Coronavirus
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New York’s major cultural institutions close due to Coronavirus
Institutions including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center are temporarily closing owing to the spread of Coronavirus.
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The 2020 Salzburg Easter Festival has been cancelled
Organisers make ‘extraordinarily distressing’ decision to cancel in light of the coronavirus pandemic
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Emerson Quartet cancels Europe concert dates
The ensemble will forego March concerts in Finland, France, Spain, Austria and Poland as a precaution in the light of coronavirus
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Barbican Quartet named Kirckman Artists 2020-21
London-based quartet are also St John’s Smith Square Young Artists for 2020
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Piatigorsky International Cello Festival cancelled due to coronavirus uncertainty
Festival artistic director Ralph Kirshbaum thanks ‘warmth, affection and generosity of spirit’ of festival colleagues and supporters
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Fitzroy Piano Quartet wins ROSL Competition string ensembles section
The ensemble received £10,000 and a performance at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition Gold Medal Final
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London Philharmonic appoints three new violinists to join First Violin section
Minn Majoe, Kate Oswin and Lasma Taimina are all alumni of the LPO’s Foyle Future Firsts (FFF) Development Programme
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Juilliard moves to remote learning and postpones all performances until 29 March
New York performing arts conservatory has no known cases of coronavirus, and measures are preventative
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As coronavirus spreads, Cleveland Orchestra cancels travel to Europe and Abu Dhabi
In light of recent developments related to coronavirus, the Cleveland Orchestra has cancelled travel to Europe and Abu Dhabi for its forthcoming tour
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EUYO announces changes to spring residency and tour plans in response to coronavirus
The European Union Youth Orchestra has cancelled its forthcoming Italian residency and concerts in Ferrara and Pavia
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UK government calls on music industry to help shape future of music education
The Department for Education is asking musicians, teachers, students and parents for their views in a ‘Call for Evidence’
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Berlin Philharmonic recruits first female first principal of the second violins
Marlene Ito succeeds Christian Stadelmann, who died in July 2019
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Renowned composer tests positive for coronavirus
Brett Dean has tested positive for coronavirus on returning to Australia from Taiwan
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ISM calls for full sick pay for teachers affected by COVID-19
The Incorporated Society of Musicians, the UK’s professional body for musicians, is calling for music education hubs to ensure compensation for those affected by the coronavirus
