All News articles – Page 138
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NewsFrench festival in memory of Ivry Gitlis to take place in July
The lineup at the Colmar International Festival’s 32nd edition will include Maxim Vengerov and Viktoria Mullova
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NewsSouthbank Sinfonia and St John’s Smith Square join forces
The graduate training orchestra and London concert venue to become a ‘hub for world-class musical development’
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NewsNew York Philharmonic announces accelerated reopening of concert hall
The renovation will now be completed in late 2022, almost two years earlier than previously scheduled
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NewsFrench luthier Philippe Dupuy dies aged 88
The grandson of Eugène Sartory, Dupuy was an accomplished violin maker and author in his own right
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News50th anniversary of Stravinsky’s death to be marked by series of events
A number of performances - many of them streamed - will pay tribute to the Russian composer over the next month
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NewsItalians play ‘Accelerations’ waltz in protest at slow vaccine rollout
Johann Strauss II’s famous accellerando chosen ’to highlight the need to speed up vaccine delivery’, says organiser
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NewsSeveral music venues receive support from second round of UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The London Symphony Orchestra and Wigmore Hall are among the recipients
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NewsKadiatu and Stuart Kanneh-Mason join Music Masters board of trustees
The parents of the Kanneh-Mason children will now serve on the Music Masters board
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NewsThousands demand plaque for renowned Black violinist in Bath
A petition demands a memorial for George Polgreen Bridgetower, who gave the first public performance of Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata
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NewsDutch violinist and pedagogue Coosje Wijzenbeek has died
Wijzenbeek, whose students included Janine Jansen, was celebrated for her work with young musicians
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra appoints Antonio Pappano as its chief conductor
Pappano will take over from Sir Simon Rattle, who steps down from the role in 2023
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra announces plans for return to Barbican Hall
The orchestra’s return to the Barbican is scheduled for Tuesday 18 May
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NewsQueen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust offers up to £18,000 for young luthiers
The scholarships are intended to further luthiers’ training through college courses or one-to-one sessions with master craftspeople
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NewsContinuo Foundation awards £150,000 to support UK period instrument ensembles
The grants are inteded to support 23 projects for ensembles across the UK, many of whom have not played together since March 2020
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NewsBBC Proms to return this year
The festival will take place between Friday 30 July and Saturday 11 September
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NewsPrime Minister promises to fix Brexit crisis for creative industries
UK leader Boris Johnson said challenges around touring and cultural exports ‘must get ironed out’
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NewsBenedetti Foundation presents new Virtual Benedetti Sessions
The new sessions, running from 28 March to 18 April, will explore the physicality and psychology of playing
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NewsMusic Masters waives group teaching course fee for second year running
The charity has taken the decision to fund places worth £6000 in response to the impact of Covid-19
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NewsGeneva International Music Competition moves first part online
Web broadcasts will replace the first two rounds, with the semi-finals and finals still expected to take place in person
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NewsThe Strad April 2021 issue is out now
Crossover superstar David Garrett tell us he has no intention of abandoning his classical roots
