All News articles – Page 12
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NewsContinuo Foundation awards over £100k to early music projects
This marks the foundation’s eleventh round of grants, with the total amount awarded since 2021 surpassing £1.1 million
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NewsViolinist Alina Pogostkina steps back from performance
The winner of the 2005 Sibelius Competition has announced she will be focusing on her life away from the stage, after 35 years of performing
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News44 ensembles selected to join MERITA Platform
The emerging chamber ensembles will have the opportunity to pursue performing projects and residencies across Europe through 2029
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NewsFibonacci Quartet appointed to new residency role
The award-winning quartet has been appointed associate ensemble at Music at Paxton festival for 2027-2029
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NewsApril 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the German theme April issue, in which cover star Frank Peter Zimmermann explores his new recording of Elgar’s Violin Concerto
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NewsSaint Paul Chamber Orchestra names Alina Ibragimova as new artistic partner
Ibragimova’s tenure with the orchestra begins in the 2026/27 season
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NewsObituary: violinist Rodica Gonzalez
Gonzalez, a long-standing member of the Houston Symphony, died of cancer aged 59
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NewsBorletti-Buitoni Trust 2026 awards and fellowships announced
Two cellists and two string quartets feature in this year’s cohort
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NewsCellist Andrew Yee named Moab Music Festival composer-in-residence
The founder member of the Attacca Quartet is currently working on a piece for string quintet
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NewsObituary: American violinist Marina Brubaker
The 67-year-old performed with the Houston Symphony for almost four decades and was a keen violin tutor
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NewsChamber Music Festival of Lexington appoints new artistic director
Snarky Puppy’s violinist Zach Brock will assume the role, succeeding Nathan Cole
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NewsLA Opera Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Alyssa Park assumes the role in April 2026
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NewsElmore Quartet wins Royal Over-Seas League Competition strings and keyboard ensemble prize
The quartet receives £10,000 and a Wigmore Hall performance
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NewsWinners announced at New Zealand’s 2026 National Concerto Competition
Violinist Lorna Zhang won the top prize of NZD10,000, following her performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
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NewsWinners announced for 2026 Coltman Chamber Music Competition
Trio Sinfonia wins the the string and piano division and $2,500
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NewsGalvin Cello Quartet joins Dinin Arts management
Sarah Dinin had already worked on the group’s East Coast bookings
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NewsWinners announced for the 2026 John Pollard Competition for Young String Players
Violinist Junhyung Kang and cellist Shirley Lu each receive €2,000
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NewsMontagnana violin and Rugeri cello loaned to Danish Quartet
The Anders Sveaas Charitable Trust has loaned Frederik Øland a Domenico Montagnana violin, while cellist Fredrik Sjölin receives a Francesco Rugeri cello
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NewsViolinist Chad Hoopes joins Cleveland faculty
The CIM alum joins the faculty as associate professor of violin from autumn 2026
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NewsNew violin professors at the Conservatoire de Lausanne
Violinists Anna Agafia and Samuel Hirsch join the Swiss school’s teaching staff
