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NewsObituary: violinist Christian Stadelmann, 1959-2019
The Berlin Philharmonic’s principal second violin for over 20 years has died aged 60 after an illness
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NewsAnother guitar suffers the airline treatment
Brand new handmade classical guitar destroyed en route from Spain to US
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News2019 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition announces category candidates
The young musician competition takes place in September
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NewsDallas Symphony Orchestra appoints new principal viola
Meredith Kufchak has been appointed as the orchestra’s new principal viola, effective from the beginning of the 2019-2020 season
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NewsFedor Rudin announced as recipient of 2019 Ivry Gitlis Prize
The 27-year-old violinist receives €5,000 and a number of concert engagements
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NewsCurtis Institute apologises for handling of recent historical sexual abuse claims
Curtis Institute President and CEO, Roberto Diaz has issued an apology for the school’s initial handlings of the recent historical sexual abuse allegations
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NewsCityMusic Cleveland appoints cellist-conductor as music director
Amit Peled, who played Pablo Casals’s legendary cello for six years, will replace the composer-conductor Avner Dorman as the ensemble’s music director
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NewsWinner announced at Cooper Competition in Cleveland
American violinist Eric Charles Chen, 18, scoops $20,000 top prize
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BlogsCellist describes multi-leg travel nightmare
Jacob Shaw has written an exasperated post about a recent trip from Denmark to Mexico in which the airlines seems to fail him in a different way each leg
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NewsObituary: Period cello pioneer Anner Bylsma, 1934-2019
The Dutch cellist, whose 1979 recording of the Bach Suites on gut strings was hugely influential, has died at 85
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis: a new European chamber coaching initiative
A new two-year masters programme is set to give young European string players an edge in the competitive chamber music market, writes Peter Somerford. What’s the thinking behind the initiative?
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NewsLara St John makes sexual assault allegations against Jascha Brodsky
The Canadian violinist has alleged the events occured at Curtis Institute when she was 14
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NewsCooper Violin Competition in Cleveland names three finalists
Aged 14, 16 and 18, each will perform a concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra this Friday 26 July
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NewsARD competition invites 64 cellists to Munich for 2019 competition
The Bavarian Radio competition offers cash prizes and numerous performance opportunities
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NewsSix remain as Cooper Violin Competition enters final rounds
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are competing for a first prize of $20,000 in Cleveland, Ohio
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NewsOberlin’s Cooper Competition reaches concerto round
Ten violinists aged 14 to 18 compete for the Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition’s $20,000 top prize
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NewsObituary: violinist Elliott Golub, owner of the ‘Spagnoletti’ ‘Del Gesù’
Concertmaster of Chicago’s Music of the Baroque for over 30 years, Golub had recently lent his Guarneri to the Museo del Violino in Cremona. He was 85
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NewsThe Strad August 2019 issue is out now
South African-born double bassist Leon Bosch on commissioning, conducting, his favourite basses, diversity in classical music, and much more
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis: UK options for instrumental teacher training
With a new teacher-training qualification just about to launch, what are the options for British musicians when it comes to becoming an accredited tutor? By Peter Somerford
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NewsLA Phil veteran violist Jerry Epstein has died aged 72
Spending 43 years in the rank and file of the orchestra, Epstein collected a treasure trove of stories and photographs
