All News articles – Page 135
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NewsHardship fund launched for arts freelancers in Manchester
Grants of up to £1,500 each will be made available for those feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsThe Strad February 2021 issue is out now
The Modigliani Quartet discusses directing festivals, the challenges of performing schubert and the benefits of collaboration
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis February 2021: Brave new educational world?
The recent normalisation of virtual learning has raised the profile of subscription-based online instrumental tuition – but it’s still no substitute for one-to-one teaching. By Harry White
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ArticleWigmore chief counts costs of live streaming
A high-profile series of live-streamed concerts has been a good – but expensive – way to reach audiences, says Wigmore Hall artistic director John Gilhooly
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NewsMusicians criticise easyJet’s changed policy on instruments
Violins and violas among those to be barred as hand luggage from 10 February onwards
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NewsBerlin survey paints worrying picture for freelance musicians
Almost a third of respondents see no light at the end of the tunnel regarding the Covid-19 pandemic
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ArticleYuri Bashmet: TikTok star?
The Russian violist considers how to tempt audiences back to the concert hall
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NewsQuatuor Ébène establishes new string quartet class in Munich
The Ébène Quartet Academy will teach string quartet playing to a new generation of students
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NewsOmobono Stradivari violin loaned for Biden’s inauguration ceremony
The violin, valued at just under $4 million, was played by the Irish violinist Patricia Treacy
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NewsGuarneri ‘filius Andreae’ violin at centre of Holocaust storm
The German foundation holding the instrument has failed to pay €100,000 compensation to the heirs of its former owner
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ArticleTop UK musicians decry new costs of EU performances
Artists from Nicola Benedetti to Ed Sheeran and Simon Rattle to Iron Maiden have joined forces to call for government action
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NewsFree live streamed concert series from New York’s Atterbury House announced
Violinist Lara St John presents the ’Atterbury House Sessions’ - a series of chamber concerts beginning this month and featuring musical colleagues - in celebration of the New York venue’s 150th anniversary
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NewsBrussels’ Centre for Fine Arts to close after fire
Two firefighters were injured while saving the multi-purpose arts complex
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NewsISM launches new Visa and Work Permit Advice Service for members
Viva la Visa will provide ISM members with free 30 minute telephone consultations in worldwide visa and work permit procurement
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NewsSteven Isserlis to give free online talk about Beethoven’s piano and cello sonatas
The talk is part of Kirill Gerstein Invites, a series in which leading musical figures speak about a topic of their choice
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NewsBoston Symphony Orchestra’s first female string player dies at 101
Winifred Mayes beat 14 men for a cello post in the ensemble in 1957
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NewsTwoSet Violin make a return
The violin comedy duo makes a comeback, a few weeks after announcing they would take a break
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NewsThe violinist and composer Haim Shtrum has died from Covid-19
As part of a wide-ranging career, Shtrum played as a member of the orchestra for movies including Titanic and ET
