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NewsCellist Victor Simon has died
A highly-respected Soviet-era musician, Simon served as principal cellist of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio for more than fifty years
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NewsString quartets revealed for 2021 Trondheim Competition
The ten groups will compete for a €15,000 first prize at the contest, to be held in Trondheim in September
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NewsNew documentary profiles Janine Jansen and her relationship with 12 Stradivari violins
’Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari’ will have its premiere at the Curzon Mayfair in London on 2 September
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NewsRussian cellist Alexey Seleznev has died
The musician was active in conservatoires and in promoting the careers of talented young cellists
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NewsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2021 programme
The programme for live audiences includes a wide variety of string offerings, among them a residency from Nicola Benedetti
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NewsJavier Comesaña wins 2021 International Jascha Heifetz Competition
The Spanish violinist, 22, receives the €10,000 first prize
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NewsCellist Lev Evgrafov dies aged 86
One of the Soviet Union’s most celebrated cellists, he was often accompanied by his mother on piano
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NewsEgmont Trio takes first prize at ‘Beethoven in His Time’ Competition
The group, founded in 2019, receives €15,000 and a Naxos recording
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NewsEUFSC announces Chamber Classic International Competition in Israel
The inaugural edition of the Chamber Classic International Competition will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 23 May to 1 June 2022
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ArticleGermany pledges €2.5bn for Covid-hit arts sector
The money will give assurances to events organisers in the event of forced cancellations due to Covid-19
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NewsUK music school ‘vicariously liable’ for sex abuse by violin teacher
Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester has been ordered to pay £45,000 in damages for assaults carried out in the late 1990s
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ArticleBBC Proms 2021 lineup announced
Stars of the strings world will join live audiences this summer at the world’s biggest classical music festival
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NewsThe Strad June 2021 issue is out now!
We talk to South Korean violinist Bomsori about her Deutsche Grammophon deubt and being ‘addicted’ to pushing her limits
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis June 2021: Limited access
Most conservatoires depend on their annual intake of international students. What happens when a crisis such as Covid-19 affects the young musicians’ ability to travel at all? By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: June 2021
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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NewsJoseph Joachim violin competition announces competitors
The 36 hopefuls will be required to play solo and chamber repertoire, as well as direct an orchestra to be in with a chance of winning the €30,000 top prize
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ArticleBergen International Festival features young talent and composer Missy Mazzoli
Other artists to appear include violinists Johane Dalene and Ragnhild Hemsing and the Trondheim Soloists
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NewsViolist James Durrant has died
In a career spanning more than six decades, this doyen of British violists played with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish National Orchestra and taught many of today’s eminent viola players
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NewsAttacca Quartet signs exclusively to Sony Classical
The ensemble’s first album with the label is due out in July
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NewsMenuhin Competition Richmond 2021 announces this year’s Prizewinners
The Gala Presentation takes place on Sunday 23 May at 5pm EDT
