All News articles – Page 173
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NewsMithras Trio wins Trondheim Chamber Music Competition
The UK-based ensemble wins €15,000 and festival engagements in 2020
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NewsUpdate: Airport reimburses cellist for bows broken in security check
Luton Airport apologises and agrees to reimburse Strad reader following incident in which he claims guards were careless
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NewsThe Czech Philharmonic appoints new concertmaster
Olga Šroubková will share the role with the orchestra’s other two concertmasters
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NewsTrio finalists revealed in Trondheim
The three ensembles will compete in Friday’s final for a top prize of €15,000 plus concert engagements
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NewsTrondheim Chamber Music Competition names semi-finalists
Five piano trios remain in competition for a top prize of €15,000 and concert engagements
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NewsKammerorchester Basel wins Swiss Music Prize
The ensemble receives CHF25,000, alongside 13 other winners
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News‘De Munck, Feuermann’ Stradivarius cello is loaned to Camille Thomas
The one-year loan of the instrument, previously owned by Aldo Parisot, starts today
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NewsMusicians’ Union backs remain position in Brexit debate at Labour Party Conference
The Musicians’ Union will vote for a motion that asks the Labour Party to campaign for remain
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NewsBaltimore musicians reach one-year agreement
The players of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra have ratified a new one-year contract that ends strike action, for now
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NewsPepper spray robber takes four violins in St Paul, Minnesota
Employee at Fein Violins was not seriously injured in attack. One instrument has already been recovered
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NewsZhuhai Competition names winners across three age categories
Simon Zhu takes top prize in senior category of Chinese/Austrian event, winning $30,000
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NewsFrank Almond announces final season as Milwaukee concertmaster
After 25 years and many adventures, not least the theft and recovery of his Stradivarius, the violinist is stepping down
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NewsNew instruments for 25 young string players in Germany
The German Musical Instrument Fund matched a new raft of junior musicians with high quality loan instruments
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NewsThe Strad October 2019 issue is out now
Raphael Wallfisch marks the centenary of Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the story of the work’s composition, premiere and subsequent interpretations
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NewsHilary Hahn donates $25,000 award to music education charity
Violinist makes Project 440 in Philadelphia beneficiary of her 2014 Glashütte prize from the Dresden Music Festival
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NewsJanine Jansen reveals arm injury as cause for cancellations
‘Full recovery and return to stage expected soon’ according to a statement from the violinist
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NewsJanine Jansen cancels seven-date South American tour due to illness
Simone Lamsma and Julian Rachlin are stepping in to perform with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis: the ramifications of a no-deal Brexit for musicians
With the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looking increasingly likely, what are the real ramifications for musicians – and what steps can be taken to minimise the impact?
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: October 2019
Anna Agafia Egholm COMPETITION RESULTS The Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Sion, Switzerland, awarded its first prize to 23-year-old Danish violinist Anna Agafia Egholm. A former student of Svetlana Makarova at the Haute École de Musique in Lausanne, Egholm also won the award for the best ...
