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NewsWinners announced at the 2024 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
Three violists from South Korea, Japan and the US took the top prizes, comprising cash, a fine viola bow, plus cases and accessories
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NewsDanish Quartet wins $150,000 Léonie Sonning Music Prize
The string quartet is the first ensemble to ever win the accolade, which is usually awarded to individual artists
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NewsUncovered Imogen Holst Violin Concerto to receive first public performance
Violinist Midori Komachi will perform the work almost 90 years after it was written, following recent discovery of the manuscript at the Britten Pears Arts Archive
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NewsKarol Lipiński Violin Competition names winners
South Korean violinist Sunjae Ok scooped the top prize of €15,000
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NewsJoel Smirnoff joins the Jacobs School of Music string faculty
The US violinist was previously the president of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the second violinist of the Juilliard Quartet
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NewsChamber Orchestra of Europe appoints new leader and director
Violinist Maria Włoszczowska takes up the shared role at 50 per cent, which she describes as ‘a dream come true’
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NewsViolinists Hilary Hahn and Isabelle Faust triumph at the 2024 Gramophone Awards
Both violinists received two awards, with Hahn’s album of Ysaÿe’s solo violin sonatas recognised as Recording of the Year
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NewsFinalists announced for the Karol Lipiński Violin Competition
Six violinists will progress to the third and final stage of this year’s competition, which will be held on 4 and 5 October
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NewsViolinist Clara-Jumi Kang receives a Golden Period Stradivari violin on long-term loan
Kang has received the 1702 ‘Thunis’ Stradivari violin, thanks to Kia Motors, via J & A Beare
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NewsViolinist Johnny Gandelsman awarded $800,000 MacArthur Fellowship
The New York-based violinist and founding member of Brooklyn Rider receives a no-strings-attached grant
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NewsViimsi Sinfonietta: a new string orchestra in Estonia
Created by South African violist and conductor Xandi van Dijk, the new ensemble will perform its inaugural concert on 6 October
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NewsUS bow expert and author Paul Childs has died
The well-known connoisseur of French bows, whose monumental work on François Xavier Tourte was published in 2023, was 77 years old
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NewsObituary: former Oistrakh violin pupil Stoika Milanova
The Bulgarian violinist, who enjoyed success at the Carl Flesch and Queen Elisabeth competitions, died on 29 September 2024, aged 79
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NewsMusic everywhere: an overview of Cremona Musica 2024
We had such a good time at this year’s Cremona Musica exhibition. From meeting luthiers and players to selling our popular books and posters, you can read all about it here!
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NewsObituary: violinist Spiros Rantos (1945-2024)
The Greek–Australian violinist died in a Brisbane hospital on 27 September, aged 78
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NewsCremona’s Museo del Violino to present 3D-printed violin exhibition
Str3dvari will showcase reproductions of some of the museum’s finest violins, including the 1715 Stradivari ‘Cremonese’, on Saturday 5 October
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NewsBerlin Philharmonic appoints new cellist
25-year-old cellist Moritz Huemer will start his new role in May 2025
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NewsSemi-finalists announced at the International Karol Lipiński Violin Competition
Twelve violinists will proceed to the competition’s second round
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NewsCellist Rohan de Saram has died aged 85
The British cellist was a champion of contemporary music, performing in the Arditti Quartet for 26 years
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NewsJoint first prize awarded at the 2024 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
Angela Chan and Jacques Forestier share the top cash prize of €30,000, with all three finalists sharing a wealth of special prizes
