All News articles – Page 163
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NewsViolinist Rachell Ellen Wong becomes first Baroque artist to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant
The other grant recipients for 2020 are violinist Stella Chen and cellist Zlatomir Fung
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NewsMenuhin Competition Richmond 2020 postponed to May 2021
Artistic director Gordon Back praises ‘Herculean efforts’ of all involved as competition becomes the latest to reschedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsObituary: Hellmut Stern (1928-2020)
The former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic fled the Nazis in 1938 and also performed in Israel and the US
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NewsThe Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announces new Bowers Program Artists
String players Stella Chen, Sihao He, Richard Lin, Timothy Ridout and James Thompson have been selected for a three-season residency
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NewsMelbourne Digital Concert Hall launches on Friday
A new online concert platform aims to support classical musicians who have lost work due to the coronavirus crisis
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NewsFrench violinist Jean Leber dies of coronavirus
The French violinist Jean Leber, founder of the Paris Octet, has died of coronavirus
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NewsMusicians’ Union sets up £1m hardship fund for MU members
Members ‘with genuine and pressing hardship’ invited to apply for individual grants
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NewsLondon Mozart Players launch ‘At Home with LMP’ web page
New resource offers audiences live-streamed performances and educational talks, plus concerts for children
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NewsCellist Jan Vogler announces 24-hour music video livestream marathon event
‘Music Never Sleeps NYC’ will be a 24-hour music video livestream marathon event taking place on Friday March 27 2020
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NewsAustralian-Chinese violinist Christian Li becomes youngest ever Decca Classics signing
The 12-year-old is also the youngest ever winner at the Menuhin Competition
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NewsISM urges UK government to provide emergency funds to musicians
The Incorporated Society of Musicians has written to parliamentarians, civil servants and ministers outlining the impact of Covid-19 on the creative industries
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VideoCello playing robot forms part of exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich
The artwork, which plays music created in collaboration with cellist-composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, is part of artist Olafur Eliasson’s Symbiotic Seeing
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NewsThe Associated Board suspends all music exams in the UK and Ireland
The UK music examinations board has postponed all examinations at all public venues and private visits from 18 March until further notice
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NewsThe Strad April 2020 issue is out now
The Strad talks to the indefatigable German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter about her plans for the Beethoven 250th anniversary year, and her recent recording collaboration with film composer John Williams
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NewsCremona events postponed in the midst of coronavirus crisis
Cremona musical calendar disrupted as a result of the ongoing coronavirus crisis
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NewsSouthbank Centre and Wigmore Hall are amongst several venues to close doors
A wave of classical music venues have announced their immediate closure, following government coronavirus advice to the public
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NewsThe Strad launches Cello Focus digital resource
The new micro-site brings together a selection of the best cello coverage from The Strad’s extensive archive - and all content is free to view until 23 April 2020
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NewsMusikmesse, Musikmesse Plaza 2020 and Musikmesse Festival have been cancelled
Europe’s biggest trade fair for the music industry, with events attracting more than 1,000 attendees, will not go ahead
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NewsConcert halls, musicians and audiences embrace live-streaming
With cancellations and closures being announced daily, venues and artists are turning to the internet to keep the music playing
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NewsNicola Benedetti receives honorary degree from Robert Gordon University Aberdeen
The violinist was rewarded for her ‘outstanding contribution to arts and continued work in making music accessible to young people’
