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NewsRiot Ensemble and Synaesthesis awarded €150k by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Riot Ensemble. Photo: Justyna Skwierawska The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation has announced the first two recipients of its new Ensemble Prize for outstanding young ensembles. The London-based Riot Ensemble and Synaesthesis from Lithuania will each receive €75,000. In its citation, the foundation said the Riot Ensemble ...
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NewsThe Strad December 2020 issue is out now
Examining the 1734 ’Willemotte’ violin - a masterpiece from Stradivari’s later period, now owned by Leonidas Kavakos
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter starts concert series to raise funds for musicians
From this Sunday, the German violinist will be playing in churches with musician friends
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis December 2020: Competing with coronavirus
Most of 2020’s international string competitions were postponed – but with no easy resolution to Covid-19 in sight, how are events planned for 2021 dealing with the uncertainty? By Peter Somerford
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NewsRussian cellist Alexander Buzlov dies aged 37
The international soloist died suddenly of a stroke
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NewsABO opens applications for grants to champion music by historic women composers
The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 March 2021
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NewsBenedetti Foundation presents the Global Violin Sessions
This new venture by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Benedetti Foundation takes participants on a musical trip around the world
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NewsMetropolitan Opera violinist Patmore Lewis has died
The violinist, who was associate violinist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, sought to bridge the gap between classical music and hip-hop
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NewsMusicians’ Union expresses lukewarm welcome for financial assistance for the self-employed
General Secretary points out that this latest announcement does not achieve parity with employed people on furlough
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NewsVienna Philharmonic to tour to Japan
The orchestra will be in Japan for ten days, with concerts at Suntory Hall
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NewsVienna Philharmonic Orchestra calms crowds following terrorist attacks
Following Monday night’s terrorist attacks in Vienna, the ensemble started playing in Wiener Staatsoper to keep audiences calm
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NewsOskar Nedbal International Viola Competition announces winners
Owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, the competition was held online this year
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NewsFormer violin professor arrested on charges of sexually exploiting a minor
The charges against 67-year-old Stephen Shipps follow several allegations of sexual misconduct spanning more than 40 years
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter calls on German government to help musicians
‘And if that is not the case,’ Mutter said, ‘then we have to take to the streets.’
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NewsSào Soulez Larivière wins Fanny Mendelssohn Advancement Award
The violist receives €10,000 for his innovative programme based around French Impressionism
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NewsFestival de Pâques announces line-up for 2021
The line-up includes Riccardo Chailly, Iván Fischer and Marion Cotillard
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NewsIlya Gringolts and Ilan Volkov create organisation to match performers and composers
I&I foundation aims to commission 20 new works a year, starting from 2021
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NewsBrussels shuts down cultural events for three weeks in response to surge in COVID cases
All cultural centres, theatres, cinemas, museums and galleries will be shut until 19 November in order to slow the spread of Coronavirus
