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NewsParis concertmaster Philippe Aïche dies, 59
The violinist was leader of the Orchestre de Paris since 1985
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20-year-old violinist wins the 2022 Wieniawski Violin Competition
Violinist Hina Maeda will receive a cash prize of €50,000
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Leonkoro Quartet wins 2022 Merito String Quartet Award
A prize package worth €50,000 will go towards the quartet’s artistic development, as well as a composition commission to be premiered at the Wiener Konzerthaus
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‘A direct attack on our main working tool’: Petition to protect pernambuco from restrictions
The petition is a reaction to the proposal by the Brazilian government to classify pernambuco wood under Appendix I of CITES regulations
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‘It’s a huge juggle’: new research highlights financial deficit among classical musician parents
The research has found musicians who are parents, especially women, are at a financial disadvantage and under pressure to subsidise earnings
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From Dnipro to Landshut: Violins that travel through a war
The story of a violin, completed in Dnipro the day before the Russian invasion on 23 February 2022, and its remarkable journey across Europe, thanks to an encounter on social media
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Violinist Geoff Nuttall dies, aged 56
The founding first violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet died after a battle with cancer
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Cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia kicked off Copa Airlines flight
Cañón-Valencia was forced to postpone a performance and masterclasses in Venezuela, after airline staff refused to accommodate his cello in the cabin
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Violinist Ida Bieler joins NYU’s Steinhardt School’s string faculty
The American violinist is the school’s newest violin professor
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19-year-old cellist wins 2022 Fanny Mendelssohn Advancement Award
German cellist Philipp Schupelius wins €10,000 for his programme commemorating Pablo Casals’ timeless messages of peace
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Violinist John Ludlow has died, aged 91
The British violinist was the founding leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 1948
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The Yehudi Menuhin School announces new roster of associate musicians
Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky is one of the new appointments at the school, along with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and composer Alexey Shor
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Violinist Emily Sun joins RCM faculty
The Australian violinist returns to her alma mater as a violin professor
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Watch here: Yo-Yo Ma receives $1 million 2022 Birgit Nilsson Prize
The prize ceremony will be livestreamed for free from Stockholm at 6PM CEST on 18 October
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Jazz bassist Chuck Deardorf dies aged 68
The Seattle-based musician died of Covid-19 complications after contracting the virus in August
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Missing in south London: 1860s Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy cello
The cello is in a maroon cello case with two reflective strips on the front and no rucksack straps on the back
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Cellist Alexander Kouguell dies aged 102
The cellist, who taught at Queens College, New York for over 68 years, died on 2 October 2022
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New CBSO scheme to support string players from under-represented backgrounds
The Career Accelerator programme will support five string players with a professional development orchestra scheme in an aim to redress systemic imbalances within the industry
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Analysis November 2022: ‘The gigging system is not set up for fuel to be this expensive’
With the cost of petrol, heating and food skyrocketing in recent months, the outlook for freelance musicians this winter is less than healthy
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Black violinist George Bridgetower commemorated with blue plaque
The violinist, who was the original dedicatee of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata no.9, lived most of his adult life in Peckham, south London
