All News articles – Page 162
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NewsViola da gamba bought on eBay is smashed in transit
Violist Phillip Serna has posted images of the wrecked instrument on Twitter
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NewsPrizes awarded at International Anton Rubinstein Chamber Music Competition
Poland’s Gidaszewska/Łaguniak Duo are awarded first prize
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NewsIntermusica signs cellist and Tchaikovsky Competition winner Zlatomir Fung
Zlatomir Fung, the youngest musician ever to win First Prize in the competition’s cello division, has been signed in Europe, Asia and Australasia
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NewsZakhar Bron students take top prizes at 2019 Novosibirsk International Violin Competition
Sara Dragan has been awarded 1st prize in the Senior Category at the 2019 Novosibirsk International Violin Competition
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NewsBowmaker Paul Martin Siefried has died
The eminent American bowmaker, master copyist and restorer has died, aged 69
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NewsConductor Mariss Jansons dies aged 76
Royal Concertgebouw first violinist Christian van Eggelen pays tribute
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NewsMozart portrait sold for record price
The oil-on-canvas portrait was sold for €4 million, well beyond the auction house’s presale estimate
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NewsString players honoured at 2019 RPS awards
Alina Ibragimova and the Castalian String Quartet were among the winners
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason and Castalian Quartet shortlisted at RPS Awards
Violinist Alina Ibragimova and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras also nominated for awards
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NewsMenuhin Competition receives record number of applications
The competition has drawn entries from countries including Albania, Egypt, Macedonia, Thailand and the UAE
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NewsKronos Quartet receives Ouevreprijs
The American Quartet has been honoured with an Edison award for career achievement
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NewsRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic cellist appeals for return of stolen cello
Cellist Gethyn Jones’s Colin Irving 1977 instrument was taken from his car
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NewsMidori awarded 10,000-euro Brahms Prize 2020
Brahms Society recognises ‘one of the most impressive personalities in the music world’
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NewsNew musical toy combines modern technology with aspects of violin-making
Klang2 is a gaming device consisting of smartphone technology and wooden blocks chiselled in a violin-makers’ workshop
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NewsNew violin dedicated to Russian former cosmonaut Valentina Tereškova
The violin, containing an image of the cosmonaut, was presented at the International Kogan Festival in Jaroslavl
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NewsQuartet Amabile wins Young Concert Artists auditions
Japanese ensemble will receive recital debuts and management
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NewsDalibor Karvay named first concertmaster of Vienna Symphony
The Slovak violinist replaces Jan Pospichal, who retired last month
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NewsJoshua Bell extends Academy of St Martin in the Fields contract until 2023
The musician has led the London-based chamber orchestra since 2011, succeeding founder Sir Neville Marriner
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NewsThe Strad December 2019 issue is out now
The fascinating story of Nicolò Amati’s 1677 ‘Romanov’ viola, which was once part of Russia’s imperial collection
