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Premium ❘ ArticleA Sforzando of Interest? Analysis April 2020
The number of professional orchestral players in Germany is finally on the rise again. But does this mean classical music is becoming more popular, or is this just a flash in the pan?
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NewsSuzuki pedagogue Alice Joy Lewis has died
The American pedagogue who studied with Dr Shinichi Suzuki has died, aged 77
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NewsLondon’s Guildhall School closes after teacher tests positive for Coronavirus
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama confirms that a member of its teaching staff has tested positive for COVID19
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VideoEleanor Corr performs her ROSL section winning recital
Violinist Eleanor Corr Photo Jane Salmon Watch British violinist Eleanor Corr perform her winning recital with pianist Aleksandra Myslek at the 68th Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition 2020. Corr won the strings section prize with a recital that comprised Lutosławski’s Partita, V: Presto; the 18th variation ...
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NewsNicola Benedetti takes her Benedetti Sessions to the US
The violinist’s new appointment as St. Louis Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence will include the first Benedetti Session Stateside, alongside performances and outreach work
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NewsThe violinist Irina Bochkova has died
The Russian violinist who sat on many competition juries and taught many prize-winning students has died at the age of 81
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NewsViolinist Arabella Steinbacher Switches General Management Roster
Violinist Arabella Steinbacher is to join the management roster of KD Schmid, in London for worldwide general management representation
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NewsFormer lutherie student wins prestigious motorcycling championship
‘Violin Rider’ Brian Hsu, 21, plays his instrument while touring to international motocross events
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NewsAdrian Brendel and Ning Kam join teaching staff at The Yehudi Menuhin School
Brendel appointed as principal cello teacher and Kam as principal violin teacher
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NewsPrizes Awarded at inaugural Anna Kull International Cello Competition
Competition’s rules state that current students of jury members cannot participate
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NewsEleanor Corr wins ROSL Annual Music Competition Strings Section
The British violinist received £5,000 and a place at the Gold Medal Final at Queen Elizabeth Hall this summer
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NewsBorletti-Buitoni Trust Announces Awards and Fellowships for 2020
Violinist Alexi Kenney and violist Timothy Ridout are among this year’s grant recipients
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NewsCello stolen in Prague
A Honek cello and Pfretzschner bow, collectively valued at USD $5,500, has been stolen from a parked car in Prague
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ArticleCremona in partial lockdown as coronavirus spreads
Cremona is in partial lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus, as a resident of the city tests positive
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FocusA method for viola-playing, according to Karen Tuttle
Violists, particularly in the US, regard Karen Tuttle as a pioneer of pedagogy. As this month marks the 100th anniversary of her birth, Carlos María Solare outlines some of her ideas on playing the viola
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NewsOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Refuse to Tour by Plane
To fight the climate emergency the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment refuses to tour by plane
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NewsOpera based on cellist Jacqueline du Pré’s life opens in Toronto
‘Jacqueline’, with music by Luna Pearl Woolf, features the playing of Matt Haimovitz alongside soprano Marnie Breckenridge in the title role
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NewsPatient plays violin during brain surgery
Doctors operated on Dagmar Turner, 53, to remove a tumour without affecting her ability to play
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NewsThe Strad March 2020 issue is out now
The Strad marks 100 years since the birth of the pioneering American viola pedagogue Karen Tuttle with an appraisal of her influential teaching methods
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NewsAnalysis: Proactive solutions
A new organisation founded by violin and bow makers aims to work with legislators to find answers to the problem of endangered wood species
