All News articles – Page 11
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NewsViolinist Svetlana Makarova appointed professor in Vienna
Makarova will begin her professorship in October 2025
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NewsJupiter Quartet appoints a new violinist
Mélanie Clapiès will join the Illinois-based ensemble, succeeding Nelson Lee
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NewsPrague Philharmonia appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Pavla Tesařová will take up the role alongside current concertmaster Romana Špačková from September 2025
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NewsViolinist Anna Agafia joins the Royal Danish Academy of Music
The Danish-Ukrainian violinist takes over the class of Alexandre Zapolski, who died earlier this year
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NewsReason revealed for ICE detainment of Utah violinist
The violinist received an impaired driving ticket in 2019, which was flagged by immigration authorities
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn withdraws from the Proms due to injury
Violinist Isabelle Faust steps in to play Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, with Hahn out of action until at least November
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NewsCallisto Quartet appoints new first violinist
Taiwanese-American violinist Eric Tsai joins the quartet
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NewsFundraiser launched for Utah violinist detained by ICE
Violinist John Shin’s wife is raising funds for the expensive legal process required to bring him home
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NewsTransavia airlines refuses to board Stradivari violin
Patrick Roberts said there was no concern expressed for the safety of his instrument by airline staff on a recent flight from Paris to Milan
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NewsDouble bassist Uxía Martínez Botana signs with Fuga Libera
Martínez Botana will release an album of Felix Mendelssohn’s string quartet repertoire, in arrangements replacing the cello with double bass
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NewsNew string appointments at Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Four string players have been appointed to the orchestra, including two bassists, one violinist and one cellist
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NewsLaGrange Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Venezuelan violinist Samuel Vargas takes assumes leadership of the orchestra in Georgia, US
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NewsViolinist Inmo Yang to make Proms debut on $20 million ‘del Gesù’ violin
Both Yang and the violin, the 1743 ’Carrodus’ Guarneri ’del Gesù’, will take to the Royal Albert Hall stage for the first time on 28 August
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NewsNorwegian jazz bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr has died
The bassist, who contributed to many recordings for the ECM label, was 74
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NewsString tension? Tennis player Novak Djokovic and violin appear in a new Asics ad
The bow hold still needs work, Novak
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NewsHealing in a time of war: how a 16-year-old teaches violin in Gaza
Gazan violinist Sama Nijm has been teaching violin to children against the backdrop of war, in an effort to uphold a sense of structure, purpose and beauty in their lives
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NewsAir France charged me €240 to check in my cello - Peter Martens
Peter Martens was forced to pay an extra fee to check in his cello contained in a dedicated flight case, having never been charged by any other airline in the past
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NewsRNCM appoints professor of pop violin
Andra Vornicu, who has enjoyed a varied career in orchestral leadership, studio recording and theatre work, joins the faculty from September 2025
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NewsConservatory teachers continue string teaching in Gaza
Teachers from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music give music lessons on a range of instruments across Gaza
