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Ayano Ninomiya replaces Frank Huang as Ying Quartet first violinist
Ayano Ninomiya is the new first violinist of the Ying Quartet, which is based at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She replaces Frank Huang, who left the group after just one year to become concertmaster of the Houston Symphony. Japanese-born Ninomiya, who has lived in ...
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British Violin Making Association conference cancelled
The British Violin Making Association (BVMA) has cancelled a conference it had planned to run this September at Leicester University. The association had been hoping to revive the annual conference after not holding it last year, but organisers received too few bookings to make this autumn's event viable. BVMA secretary ...
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Berklee professor Valerie Taylor reunited with lost violin
A Berklee College of Music professor has thanked staff at the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) after they found and kept safe the violin she left on a bus, reports the Boston Globe. Valerie Taylor was travelling home from a music festival when she forgot to pick up the instrument, ...
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Concert promoter claims Ryanair charged £1,340 to seat three violins
A small arts trust in eastern England is considering legal action against Ryanair. Norfolk Concerts had to pay £1,340 so that three violinists it had engaged could fly from Frankfurt-Hahn airport to Stansted with their instruments in the cabin. Douglas Gowan, Norfolk Concerts' executive director, claims Ryanair broke a ...
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Elgar String Quartet orchestration to receive premiere in Presteigne
A new orchestration of Elgar's String Quartet in E minor, op.83, will have its world premiere at the Presteigne Festival in mid-Wales later this month. The festival commissioned British composer David Matthews to arrange the quartet for string orchestra. The three-movement quartet was first performed at the Wigmore Hall in ...
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Alexandra Conunova and Vladyslava Luchenko share top prize at Tibor Varga competition
Alexandra Conunova and Vladyslava Luchenko were the highest placed prizewinners at the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Martigny, Switzerland. The jury at the 43rd edition of the contest chose not to award a first prize. Conunova, 22, from Moldova, and Luchenko, also 22, from Ukraine, shared second prize, each ...
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Venezuelan-Italian Giovanni Guzzo to join Manchester Camerata as leader
UK chamber orchestra the Manchester Camerata has appointed Giovanni Guzzo as its new leader. The 24-year-old Venezuelan-Italian violinist will start in the role at the beginning of the 2010-11 season. Guzzo, who plays on a 1719 Santo Serafin, has worked closely with violinist and conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy, who is due ...
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London Symphony Orchestra nets top violinists for 2010-11 season
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) seems to be taking over where this summer's BBC Proms leaves off when it comes to violin-heavy seasons. Proms artists James Ehnes, Julia Fischer and Leonidas Kavakos will be among the 14 violinists performing concertos with the LSO during 2010 and 2011. The orchestra ...
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Extreme cellists hike across Britain on 192-mile trek
Three cellists are hiking from the east coast of Britain to the west coast to raise money for charity. Clare Wallace, James Rees and Jeremy Dawson, who have been performing as the 'Extreme Cellists' since 2003, are carrying their cellos on the 192-mile route from St Bees in Cumbria to ...
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Korean violinist Jinjoo Cho wins in Buenos Aires contest
Jinjoo Cho has won the first prize at the inaugural Buenos Aires International Violin Competition. The 22-year-old from South Korea, who studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Paul Kantor, took home $15,000. Second place went to Nigel Armstrong from the US. Hyuk Joo Kwun from South Korea won ...
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1620 Maggini violin joins Peabody Institute collection
The Peabody Institute at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University has added another violin to its instrument collection. A 1620 Maggini violin has been donated by Karl Kostoff, a former orchestral musician and a longtime employee of the university's Applied Physics Laboratory. Kostoff, 85, bought the instrument 40 years ago for $9,000. ...
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Finzi Quartet to play on matched set of Vuillaume instruments
The Finzi Quartet will be able to use the 'Evangelists', a matched set of Vuillaume instruments, for two years after winning a competition at the Wigmore Hall. The instruments are owned by the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation, and were previously loaned to the Modigliani Quartet. Vuillaume made the set in ...
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US violinist Marié Rossano triumphs in Salt Lake City junior contest
American Marié Rossano has won the top prize at the Stradivarius International Violin Competition. The contest, for players aged 11 to 17, took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sixteen-year-old Rossano, who studies with Simon James and Brian Lewis, received $7,500 for her first prize. Andi Zhang of China won ...
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Restorer is robbed of two violins in central London
The thief who stole a double violin case in London's Carnaby Street last week might have had a shock when they examined their haul. Inside were two violins but both were being restored: one was in three pieces (with noticeable woodworm damage to the back), and the other was just ...
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Database of 115 years of BBC Proms performances goes online
The BBC Proms has launched an online archive of every performance in its 115-year history. The database features 7,168 concerts and users can search by composer, work, soloist, conductor, ensemble or date. The archive can be accessed at bbc.co.uk/proms/archive
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Order of Canada for violinist James Ehnes
Violinist James Ehnes has been named a Member of the Order of Canada. The honour is given to recognise outstanding achievement and service to the nation. Ehnes, who was born in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1976, now lives in Bradenton, Florida. His previous Canadian awards include the 1997 Virginia Parker Prize ...
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Violinist Nick Eanet to leave Juilliard Quartet
The Juilliard Quartet's first violinist Nick Eanet is to leave the group because of health problems. Eanet, who made his debut with the quartet last September, is suffering from an acute but not life-threatening digestive ailment that makes extended touring too difficult. He will remain with the group next season ...
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Violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo nets 1723 Montagnana
A Montagnana violin of 1723 has sold at auction in London for £612,000. The figure, which includes 20 per cent buyer's premium, is a world record price for the maker, according to auctioneers Brompton's. The violin, which had been given an estimate of £250,000–£350,000, attracted serious bids from several musicians ...
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Russian Artem Chirkov wins Bradetich solo double bass competition
Artem Chirkov from Russia has won the first Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition held in Denton, Texas. Chirkov, 30, from St Petersburg, received $10,000 as well as a CD recording contract and performance engagements. The $5,000 second prize went to Namgyun Kim from South Korea. Rex Surany of ...
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Nearly 400 players set record for largest string ensemble
Officials from Guinness World Records have officially certified a new world record for the largest string ensemble under one roof. The ensemble comprised 392 violinists, violists, cellists and double bassists, who performed Pachelbel's Canon in D major as part of the String Jam '10 event at Juanita High School in ...
