All News articles – Page 187
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NewsNicola Benedetti made CBE in New Year Honours
The Scottish violinist and music education champion is honoured for services to music
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NewsViolin taken in London burglary turns up a year later in Paris
The instrument, by British luthier Chris Johnson, was stolen from a Hampstead flat in December 2017
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NewsSteven Isserlis celebrates 60th birthday with concert and three awards
The concert featured a group of Isserlis’s closest musical friends including Joshua Bell
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NewsMichigan violin professor announces retirement amid allegations
Stephen Shipps was named in an article in The Michigan Daily alleging instances of sexual misconduct spanning nearly 40 years
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NewsWinner of MacArthur prize ditches LA Phil seat to focus on activism
Vijay Gupta is devoting himself to developing his nonprofit Street Symphony, which he founded in 2011
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NewsBritish violinist is appointed in Hannover
Catherine Myerscough’s tenure was confirmed after an eight-month probationary period
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NewsCompetitors announced for Max Rostal violin and viola competition
Berlin-based event runs parallel sections for the two instruments, with 17 violinists and 17 violists invited to the live rounds
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NewsMichigan violin professor is on leave following allegations
Stephen Shipps was the object of an article in The Michigan Daily alleging decades of sexual misconduct
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NewsSaving Stradivari's forests: effort to harvest precious tonewoods felled in storms
A factory in the Fiemme valley has launched a crowdfunding effort to enable it to quadruple its processing capacity before the wood deteriorates
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NewsRoyal College of Music announces new string quartet fellowship
One-year scheme will accept applications from young quartets which are already developing a profile, and offers coaching, use of facilities and more
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason plays at Royal Variety Performance
Another royal engagement for cellist who shot to international prominence by playing at wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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NewsTwo events held as part of the Violins of Hope Exhibition
The events include a performance on the instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust
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NewsInvestigation reveals 40 years of sexual misconduct claims against violin professor
The reports include accusations of unwelcome touching, sexual assault and prolonged sexual relationships with teenage students
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NewsClassical Grammy nominations announced
String players among this year’s nominations include Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Christina Day Martinson and the Kronos, Aizuri, and Danish quartets
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News$100k M-Prize discontinued after three years
University of Michigan School of Music chamber music competition fails to survive departure of dean who championed it
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NewsDominique Peccatte bow fetches nearly €200,000 at Bernard Millant auction
Vichy Enchères’ second sale of items from the leading French bowmaker’s collection included 95 bows and 16 violins, with a number of records set for makers
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NewsWinners announced at inaugural Birmingham Piano Chamber Music Competition
The Kapoor-Leung Duo wins competition which took place in new Royal Birmingham Conservatoire concert hall
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NewsJoël Bons wins 2019 Grawemeyer Award for cello work
The Dutch composer receives $100,000 prize for Nomaden, a one-hour piece for cello and instruments from cultures around the world
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NewsNikolaj Szeps-Znaider named new Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lyon
He takes up the new position in September 2020 for a period of four years
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NewsTwo groups win Chamber Music Prize of the Polytechnic Society
The musicians share the €10,000 prize
