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NewsParticipants and jury announced for the 11th Indianapolis Violin Competition
40 violinists will compete for the largest prize package in the quadrennial competition’s history in front of an internationally acclaimed panel
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David McCarroll appointed concertmaster for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Californian violinist David McCarroll will begin his new position with the orchestra next season
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Participants announced for the 2022 Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition
37 young violinists across three categories will compete for €24,000
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McGill Conservatory of Music to close this summer
After over a century of music tuition the McGill Conservatory is no longer financially viable
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Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony ‘will keep performing’
Bankruptcy may have closed the orchestra’s doors but their musicians refuse to stop performing
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The Strad July 2022 issue is out now!
We take an close-up look at a 1671 violin by Girolamo Amati II - the last and least-recognised maker in the illustrious lutherie dynasty
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis July 2022: Beyond priceless
Violins by Stradivari and Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ both came up for auction at the beginning of June. Records were expected to be broken – but what is the true value of these instruments? By Peter Somerford
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Australian Chamber Orchestra acquires ‘ex-Dollfus’ Stradivari violin
The 1732 instrument will be played by ACO principal violin Helena Rathbone
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Violinist Nicola Benedetti to receive honorary fellowship
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will present Benedetti with the honour on 8 July
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Violist Maxim Rysanov takes up role at Menuhin School
The Ukrainian violist becomes the school’s first associate artist, in a role combining coaching and conducting
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DaPonte Quartet members rehired, board resigns
After termination of their salaried positions on 10 May, the members of the DaPonte Quartet have been reinstated and will work with the newly-formed DaPonte String Quartet Foundation
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Competitors announced for the Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition
The 10th Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition has released the names of the 50 participants taking part this September
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Returned: stolen Gagliano violin in Chicago
MingHuan Xu’s 1758 Nicolò Gagliano violin, plus two other instruments, had been missing since 11 May
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Violist Yuri Bashmet receives honour from Putin
Bashmet received the title of Hero of Labour from the Russian president on 12 June
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Violinist Catherine Mackintosh to receive lifetime achievement award
The early music specialist will receive the honour at the York Early Music Festival in July
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New concertmaster for Brussels National Opera
Violinist Sylvia Huang leaves the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for La Monnaie De Munt
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Violinist Chloé Kiffer joins University of North Texas faculty
The French violinist will begin her role for the new academic year in the autumn
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Singapore Symphony appoints 15-year-old violinist as artist-in-residence
Singaporean violin prodigy Chloe Chua will begin her new role next month for the orchestra’s 2022/23 season
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1714 ‘da Vinci, ex-Seidel’ Stradivari violin sells for $15.34m
The sale of the violin heard on the soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz constitutes the second-highest amount ever paid for a Stradivari violin at auction
