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NewsViolinist Ray Chen acquires a Strad
Chen announced he will play on the 1714 ‘Dolphin, ex-Heifetz’ Stradivari violin
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Cello prizes awarded at the 2022 George Enescu International Competition
Benjamin Kruithof won first prize worth €15,000
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String quartet prizes awarded at ARD International Music Competition
The London-based Barbican Quartet won first prize of €24,000, as well as the prize for a commissioned piece
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‘Her smile was totally magnetic and lit up her face completely’: violinist Tasmin Little remembers HM Queen Elizabeth II
The British violinist performed twice for Her Majesty, and received her OBE from the Queen in 2012
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Statement from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra regarding HM The Queen
The music director of the LSO says Her Majesty ’was present at some of the most significant moments in our history’
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BBC Proms cancelled, following Queen’s death
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason will not perform this weekend, as the final two concerts will not go ahead
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‘With this, I’ve fulfilled a lifelong dream’: violinist David Garrett on his 1736 Guarneri ’del Gesù’
Having bought the violin at auction in June, the German superstar has now also created the Guarneri ’del Gesù’ Club
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Violinist Inmo Yang signs with Intermusica
The 2022 Jean Sibelius Violin Competition winner has signed with the London agency for worldwide management
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Prizes awarded at the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition
Over €30,000 worth of prizes was awarded to young violinists over three age categories
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Violinist Emily Davis appointed first concertmaster at Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
The British violinist will leave her current position at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a new position in Norway
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Royal College of Music appoints new viola professor
Spanish violist Isabel Villanueva joins the RCM teaching faculty from September 2022
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RNCM and Manchester Camerata to team up on live music research
The Manchester-based research will establish the difference live and recorded performance have on our non-conscious responses
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Violinist Christoph Koncz appointed music director of Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse
The violinist and conductor Christoph Koncz will take over the role of music director for the French orchestra in September 2023
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Women in Lutherie announces 2022 International Conference
The online conference will be held from 28 to 30 October 2022
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Tributes flow for cellist Fred Zlotkin
The former principal cellist of the New York City Ballet and brother of conductor Leonard Slatkin has died aged 75
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Swiss orchestra farewells leader after 32 years
Gyula Stuller held the post of solo first violin at the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne since 1990
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Searching for the right violin: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra receives $1 million donation
A portion of the money from an anonymous donor will be earmarked to purchase a violin for the orchestra’s concertmaster
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The frightening future of pernambuco: what could it mean for violin and bow makers?
Lynn Hannings, vice president of the International Alliance of Violin and Bow Makers for Endangered Species, explains how the organisation is acting in support of musicians
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Isidore Quartet scoops victory at 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition
The Isidore Quartet took the top prize including $25,000 CAD and a three-year artistic and career development programme
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The Olympics of the Violin: The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
40 of the best, up-and-coming violinists will descend on Indianapolis this September. Find out more about this famous international competition
