All News articles – Page 11
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NewsELO donates electric cello to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
The unique instrument was donated by former band member Mel Gale
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NewsBBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists announced
Three string players or groups are among the seven winners
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NewsThe best of April Fool’s Day 2026: string round-up
Social media was filled with jokes yesterday – here are some of The Strad’s favourites from the string world!
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NewsCloning Stradivari?: Scientists claim to have sequenced Stradivari’s DNA from violin varnish (Happy April Fool's!)
Traces of blood and saliva recovered from a Stradivari instrument were sufficient to sequence the luthier’s complete genome. Just kidding… HAPPY APRIL FOOL’S DAY!
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NewsAmalia Hall joins Australian agency Emblem Artists
The New Zealand violinist is an alumnus of the Curtis Institute of Music and laureate of major international competitions
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News‘Let the world know’: celebrating Hungary’s rich violin legacy
A three-day celebration at the Liszt Academy highlights the Hungarian violin legacy linking the great concertos of the past with today’s performers and the next generation
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NewsNew York Philharmonic principal cellist announces retirement after 30 years
Carter Brey, who has been in the role for 30 seasons, will retire at the end of the 2025–26 season
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2026: The realities of orchestral employment figures in Germany
Germany’s orchestral landscape is seen as possibly the healthiest in the world – but do the employment figures for musicians tell a different story?
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NewsOrpheus Chamber Orchestra names violinist Anne Akiko Meyers as artistic partner
Commencing in the 2026/27 season, the five-year partnership will see Meyers and the orchestra work together to expand violin and orchestra repertoire
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NewsWigmore Hall announces new associate artists
Five string players and a string quartet join the cohort
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NewsAvery Fisher Career Grant recipients announced for 2026
String players dominate this year’s cohort, with three out of the four grants awarded to two violinists and a cellist
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NewsHaslemere International String Competition announces 2026 winners
British violinist Sofia Demetriades wins £3,000 and a performance engagement with the English Chamber Orchestra
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NewsMan charged with theft of £150k violin from north London pub
A homeless man will face trial after reportedly taking a ‘priceless’ 1740 Carcassi violin from a member of the Philharmonia Orchestra
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NewsViolinist Keila Wakao wins the 2026 National Schadt String Competition
The US–Japanese violinist receives $12,000 and a performance engagement with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra
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NewsWinners announced for the 2026 Leipzig Bach Competition
German violinist Miha Zhu receives €20,000
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NewsObituary: double bassist Bronwen Naish (1939–2026)
Bronwen Naish, regarded as the first female double bass soloist and an advocate for the instrument, has died aged 86
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NewsCellist Friedrich Thiele signs with Harrison Parrott
The soloist and chamber musician was a major prizewinner at the 2019 ARD International Music Competition
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NewsMaxim Vengerov steps in for indisposed Lisa Batiashvili in London
Vengerov will play the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Philharmonia and Mark Wigglesworth
