All News articles – Page 12
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NewsV.Richelieu - innovation in lutherie: how sustainable materials are redefining instrument design
GaiaTone, a material made from recycled paper, is being used by V.Richelieu™ to create durable, jet-black fingerboards that offer new opportunities for instrument design, enabling custom shapes and models that improve playability and reduce labour costs for luthiers
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NewsDavid Finckel and Wu Han announced as artistic co-directors of South Mountain Concerts
The duo will assume artistic directorship in January 2026, following Lou Steigler’s retirement at the end of 2025
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NewsCastalian Quartet disbands after 15 years
Violist Natalie Loughran and cellist Steffan Morris will form the basis of the new Adler Quartet
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NewsWinners announced for the 2025 Budapest International Cello Competition
German cellist Arne Zeller, 19, receives the first prize of €18,000
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NewsUK government proposes charging for Musical Instrument Certificates
Under the proposals, instrument owners in Britain may need to pay up to £200 per application
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NewsDouble bassist Jessica Gilliam-Valls has died
The Texas-based double bassist, educator and ISB board member was 55
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NewsFinalists announced at the Budapest International Cello Competition
The three cellists, all from Germany, are competing for the €18,000 first prize
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NewsThe Hallé appoints new cello principal from Berlin
Rachel Helleur-Simcock will join as section leader, cello during the orchestra’s 2025/26 season
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NewsViolinist Jonathan Crow joins Royal Conservatory of Music faculty
Crow will join the Glenn Gould School as director of the Temerty Orchestral Program and as a violin faculty member in September 2026
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NewsItzhak Perlman performs the national anthem at a Mets game
The violinist appeared at the baseball game on 31 August 2025, coinciding with his 80th birthday
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NewsNew principal viola at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Clement Pickering takes up the role as section principal viola from September 2025
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NewsEngegård Quartet appoints new second violinist
Norwegian violinist Amanda Håøy Horn takes up the role as the ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary
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NewsEinstein’s 1894 violin to go to auction for £200,000
The 1894 Anton Zunterer violin, which Einstein likely played while developing his theories of relativity, will be auctioned on 8 October
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NewsStradiVARDY: ex-Leicester footballer announces transfer with a walk through Cremona’s Treasure Room
From Leicester to Lombardy: footballer Jamie Vardy admires some of the Museo del Violino’s finest instruments in celebration of his transfer to the club Cremonese
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NewsOctober 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the October 2025 issue, starring cellist Alisa Weilerstein
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NewsWinners announced at the 2025 Filippo Nicosia International Award
The Israeli quartet Ensemble Finale receives €5,000 and an array of prizes
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NewsFive string players join San Francisco Symphony
Four violinists and a cellist join the orchestra, including a new associate concertmaster
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NewsSonowood – the better alternative to the overexploitation of tropical wood
Swiss Wood Solutions offers sustainable high-end violin accessories made from wood from certified forests in the heart of Europe
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NewsUtah violinist detained by ICE is released
Violinist John Shin spent 17 days in a detention facility in Colorado
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NewsWinners announced at the International Van Wassenaer Competition for early music ensembles
Ossian’s Dream and Duo Yamane won joint first prize, each receiving €3,000
