All News articles – Page 18
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NewsSuki Lahav, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band violinist, dies at 74
Lahav performed and provided violin and vocals on two of Springsteen’s albums, including Born to Run
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NewsNational Orchestra of Pays de la Loire appoints new concertmaster
South Korean violinist and Eden Quartet member Jueun Jeong will assume the role
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News14-year-old cellist wins the Classic Cello International Competition
South Korean cellist Jung A Kim won the €50,000 first prize
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NewsFibonacci Quartet wins €60,000 Merito Award
Along with the cash prize, the quartet will receive four years of career mentorship
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NewsGerman Music Competition announces winners for 2026
German cellist Constantin Heise receives €5,000, concert engagements, and a CD recording opportunity
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NewsA century of craft: Bow Brand brings back bowed-instrument gut strings
Handmade in Norfolk since 1915, Bow Brand’s revived gut and gut‑core strings celebrate a long English tradition of craftsmanship, offering today’s players character, responsiveness and a connection to centuries of musical heritage
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News15-year-old Jenny Hyeonjeong Lee wins Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition
The violinist, born in December 2010, receives ¥2,000,000 (£9,500) and a loan of a Stradivari violin
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NewsELO donates electric cello to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
The unique instrument was donated by former band member Mel Gale
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NewsBBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists announced
Three string players or groups are among the seven winners
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NewsThe best of April Fool’s Day 2026: string round-up
Social media was filled with jokes yesterday – here are some of The Strad’s favourites from the string world!
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NewsCloning Stradivari?: Scientists claim to have sequenced Stradivari’s DNA from violin varnish (Happy April Fool's!)
Traces of blood and saliva recovered from a Stradivari instrument were sufficient to sequence the luthier’s complete genome. Just kidding… HAPPY APRIL FOOL’S DAY!
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NewsAmalia Hall joins Australian agency Emblem Artists
The New Zealand violinist is an alumnus of the Curtis Institute of Music and laureate of major international competitions
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News‘Let the world know’: celebrating Hungary’s rich violin legacy
A three-day celebration at the Liszt Academy highlights the Hungarian violin legacy linking the great concertos of the past with today’s performers and the next generation
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NewsNew York Philharmonic principal cellist announces retirement after 30 years
Carter Brey, who has been in the role for 30 seasons, will retire at the end of the 2025–26 season
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2026: The realities of orchestral employment figures in Germany
Germany’s orchestral landscape is seen as possibly the healthiest in the world – but do the employment figures for musicians tell a different story?
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NewsOrpheus Chamber Orchestra names violinist Anne Akiko Meyers as artistic partner
Commencing in the 2026/27 season, the five-year partnership will see Meyers and the orchestra work together to expand violin and orchestra repertoire
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NewsWigmore Hall announces new associate artists
Five string players and a string quartet join the cohort
