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NewsFibonacci Quartet signs to Lorenzo Baldrighi Artist Management
The award-winning ensemble joins the roster for representation in Italy.
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NewsAmerican violinist and pedagogue Peter McHugh has died aged 87
The musician and educator taught at the University of Louisville School of Music for almost 40 years
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NewsNew violin appointment to University of Arizona School of Music faculty
Dr Elena Chernova-Davis joins the school as assistant professor of music – violin
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NewsViolinist Catherine Cho takes up directorship role at Perlman Music Program
Cho has been appointed associate director and director of the Summer Music School
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NewsJuly 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the July issue, in which we delve into the dramatic rediscovery of the 1742 ‘Rovelli’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
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NewsSwedish Radio Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Fanny Robilliard takes up the position of first concertmaster alongside Malin Broman
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NewsStefan Jackiw’s tenure as artistic director of the Hawai’i Chamber Music Festival extended
The violinist’s tenure now extends to the 2031 season
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NewsNew solo viola at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Jan Snakowski, previously the principal violist of the Polish National Opera, has won the role in Berlin
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NewsCello winners announced for the 2026 Khachaturian International Competition
24-year-old German cellist Cosima Regina Federle wins $10,000
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NewsPietrasanta in Concerto Festival: celebrating 20 years of rare chamber music collaborations in the heart of Tuscany’s ‘Little Athens’
Michael Guttman, violinist, founder and artistic director of Pietrasanta in Concerto Festival reflects on the festival’s 20 years of classical music performance, which features innovative programming and collaborations with international musicians and interdisciplinary artists
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma included in Forbes list of influential US immigrants
The cellist is among 250 foreign-born figures recognised by Forbes for their achievements and impact in the United States
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NewsLA Phil appoints new concertmaster
Vineta Sareika will take up the role beginning in the 2026/27 season
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NewsSchubert Club appoints Kyu-Young Kim as artistic and executive director
Kim was formerly artistic director and principal violinist of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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News’Bacewicz x Bomsori’ honoured at the Krakow Film Festival
The documentary, which follows Bomsori’s exploration of Bacewicz’s Polish Rhapsody for violin and orchestra, received the Złoty Lajkonik Award for Best Short Documentary Film
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NewsViolinist Sueye Park appointed to faculty of University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
The 2025 Sibelius Violin Competition winner will serve as professor of violin for an initial fixed-term appointment from March 2026 to September 2027
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NewsViolinist Maya Levy joins Alfred Cortot School of Music faculty
Levy will begin her post as professor of violin from September 2026
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NewsBassist Nathaniel West receives C. Hartman Kuhn Award from the Philadelphia Orchestra
West received the award at a ceremony alongside veteran orchestral members, honoured for their contributions to the orchestra
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NewsMeadowmount School of Music announces inaugural Gingold Chamber Fellows
A violinist, violist and cellist will benefit from extensive chamber music and mentorship opportunities
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NewsViolinist Francesca Dego signs with Cami Music
The violinist joins the roster of the New York-based agency for worldwide management
