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News€4 million 1736 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ to be auctioned
Aguttes Auction House will present the instrument on 3 June, the first Guarneri to be auctioned in over a decade
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NewsString duo repertoire wanted: a call for scores
The Leczky brothers of the Kodály String Duo are calling for new compositions to expand the string duo repertoire
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NewsStolen €350,000 Giuseppe Rocca violin returned
The 1861 violin had been missing from the Alessandro Scarlatti Conservatory instrument collection since the late nineties
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NewsNew Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to debut at BBC Proms
The orchestra, consisting of recently refugeed Ukrainian musicians, Ukrainian members of European orchestras and top Ukrainian musicians, will participate in a concert demonstrating the power of art over adversity on 31 July
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NewsWinners announced at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
Held from 19 to 23 April, this year’s edition was dedicated to cello and piano duos
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NewsComposer wins rights from Hollywood studio to stage Holocaust opera
After 18 months of negotiations, Miramax finally waived a $1 million fee to allow composer Noah Max to stage an opera of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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NewsCalifornian cellist to raise funds for Ukraine
Cellist Cécilia Tsan and pianist Timothy Durkovic will perform a benefit concert on Sunday 24 April
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NewsMusic charity Arco launches stringed instrument recycling scheme
London-based charity Arco, which provides affordable string instruments to students, has opened a pop-up recycling event
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NewsThe Strad May 2022 issue is out now!
Violinist Viktoria Mullova talks about her new Schubert album, and reveals her unexpected creative inspirations
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NewsLuminarts Cultural Foundation announces 2022 Classical Instrumentalist Fellows
Violinist Rannveig Marta Sarc, saxophonist Joseph Connor and pianist Qi Kong each receive $10,000
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NewsMissing €100,000 violin found dumped by a Parisian trash can
Enrico Tedde’s 19th-century violin was found by chance having been missing since November 2021
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis May 2022: Bright young things
A new survey by the American String Teachers Association gives an insight into the experiences of young music students. How can educators act on its findings? By Harry White
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: May 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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NewsTchaikovsky Competition excluded from World Federation of International Music Competitions
The majority of member votes in the WFIMC general assembly supported expulsion of the Russian government-financed competition
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2022: Seeing the wood for the trees
With the Brazilian police ramping up its efforts to combat pernambuco trafficking, what could the effects be on the international bow trade? By Peter Somerford
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NewsShanghai violinist jumps to his death amid ongoing lockdown restrictions
Violinist Chen Shunping took his own life after he was refused hospital treatment due to Shanghai’s strict Covid restrictions
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NewsViolin professor sentenced to five years in jail
Violinist Stephen Shipps received his sentence last Thursday for sexually exploiting a minor 20 years ago
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NewsRussians excluded from upcoming Sibelius Violin Competition
Following the announcement last week, two Russian violinists have had their invitations to participate revoked
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News’My home and my violin shop are completely destroyed’: a call for help from a Mariupol luthier
UPDATE: A GoFundMe page in aid of luthier Oleksandr Smykovskyi has now been launched
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NewsNew artistic director for Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
Violinist Sophie Rowell will take up her new role at the beginning of 2023
