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NewsFormer lutherie student wins prestigious motorcycling championship
‘Violin Rider’ Brian Hsu, 21, plays his instrument while touring to international motocross events
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Adrian Brendel and Ning Kam join teaching staff at The Yehudi Menuhin School
Brendel appointed as principal cello teacher and Kam as principal violin teacher
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Prizes Awarded at inaugural Anna Kull International Cello Competition
Competition’s rules state that current students of jury members cannot participate
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Eleanor Corr wins ROSL Annual Music Competition Strings Section
The British violinist received £5,000 and a place at the Gold Medal Final at Queen Elizabeth Hall this summer
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Borletti-Buitoni Trust Announces Awards and Fellowships for 2020
Violinist Alexi Kenney and violist Timothy Ridout are among this year’s grant recipients
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Cello stolen in Prague
A Honek cello and Pfretzschner bow, collectively valued at USD $5,500, has been stolen from a parked car in Prague
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Cremona in partial lockdown as coronavirus spreads
Cremona is in partial lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus, as a resident of the city tests positive
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A method for viola-playing, according to Karen Tuttle
Violists, particularly in the US, regard Karen Tuttle as a pioneer of pedagogy. As this month marks the 100th anniversary of her birth, Carlos María Solare outlines some of her ideas on playing the viola
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Refuse to Tour by Plane
To fight the climate emergency the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment refuses to tour by plane
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Opera based on cellist Jacqueline du Pré’s life opens in Toronto
‘Jacqueline’, with music by Luna Pearl Woolf, features the playing of Matt Haimovitz alongside soprano Marnie Breckenridge in the title role
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Patient plays violin during brain surgery
Doctors operated on Dagmar Turner, 53, to remove a tumour without affecting her ability to play
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The Strad March 2020 issue is out now
The Strad marks 100 years since the birth of the pioneering American viola pedagogue Karen Tuttle with an appraisal of her influential teaching methods
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Analysis: Proactive solutions
A new organisation founded by violin and bow makers aims to work with legislators to find answers to the problem of endangered wood species
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: March 2020
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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On Valentine’s Day, trumpeter proposes on-stage to a violinist
Trumpeter proposes to girlfriend violinist during a Philadelphia Orchestra live concert
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Obituary: Soroku Murata (1927–2020)
The veteran violin maker and teacher was head of the Tokyo Violin Making School and a respected jury member at international making competitions
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Schoenfeld International String Competition launches 5th edition in Harbin
Competition will also host the World Federation of International Music Competitions general assembly in 2023
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Endellion String Quartet set to retire
After forty-one years, the group is set to retire at the end of this year’s Leeds residency
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The Juilliard School names violist Adam Meyer as incoming provost
Meyer is a Juilliard alum and the School’s current deputy dean and director of the music division
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Grand Teton Music Festival announces Simon Woods as interim executive director
News follows the resignation of president and CEO Andrew Palmer Todd in December
