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NewsWigmore Hall to launch 120th anniversary celebrations with free outdoor concerts
The three free ticketed concerts will take place in Portman Square Garden, London, on Sunday 30 May
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Russia announces new system of instrument passports
Following a number of wrongful confiscations at Russian airports, the new system aims to make life easier for traveling musicians
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Britten Sinfonia returns to perform to live audiences in June
Among the offerings is Surround Sound, a multi-stage classical ‘mixtape’, performed in Ely Cathedral
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Stauffer Center for Strings to open in Cremona this October
The new centre will be dedicated to higher education, research, composition, production, management and innovation
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Violinist thwarted by Covid-19 finds success with dog business
Charlotte Moseley has created a booming business making and selling a variety of clothes for dogs
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Budleigh Music Festival returns this year
The line-up includes 18-year-old violinist Coco Tomita, who won the strings final of BBC Young Musician in 2020
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Summer at Snape to run in place of full Aldeburgh Festival
Britten Pears Arts to put on performances that have a strong Festival feel
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Artists and musicians speak out against proposed 50% funding cut to arts
Under the proposed cuts, spending for arts subjects at universities will be cut from £36 million to £19 million
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The subversive power of the encore according to violinist Pekka Kuusisto
Before his trip to China was cancelled, the Finnish violinist planned to use his encore to protest against the country’s human rights record
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Top violinists record tribute to Corinne Chapelle
Alumni of the Yehudi Menuhin School are raising money for the family of the violinist, who died in March
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Double bassist Naomi Shaham appointed Leipzig Gewandhaus principal
Born in 1997, Shaham currently plays with the West Eastern Divan and Budapest Festival orchestras
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Violist Laurent Verney killed in Paris road accident
Verney was first solo violist of the Paris Opera for more than 35 years and was closely associated with the Bayreuth Festival
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Violinist, 5, awarded distinction in grade 8 exam
Travis Wong Kai Xuan, from Singapore, could barely read or write when he had his first violin lesson at the age of three
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Project 80/90 opens second round of grants for double bassists in need
The initiative founded by double bassists Gary Karr and François Rabbath is open to all double bassists, including those who previously received a grant
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Menuhin competition announces Junior and Senior semi-finalists
The semi-final rounds will be streamed on 15 and 16 May
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Postponed Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition to return this autumn
The 36 contestants appearing in the Quarter-Final round have been announced
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‘I felt the power suddenly go from my bowing arm’ – Julian Lloyd Webber on facing the unthinkable
In this extract from our May 2021 issue, the British cellist recalls the moment a herniated disc put an end to his playing career
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The Strad May 2021 issue is out now
We mark the 70th birthday of British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber with a look back at his life and career
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Philharmonia to return to live music-making at the Southbank Centre in June
The concerts, on 4 and10 June, will also be the last in Esa-Pekka Salonen’s tenure as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor Artistic Advisor
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French lutenist signs to Warner Classics
Thomas Dunford performs with Jupiter, the instrumental ensemble he founded in 2018, on the forthcoming Erato release Amazone
