All News articles – Page 189
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NewsVSA honours instrument and bow makers in biennial competition
Violin Society of America convention in Cleveland reveals winners in violin, viola, cello, bass, quartet and bow categories
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NewsViolinist Arve Tellefsen sells 'Del Gesù' for $9.6m – and gets to keep it
Sale of violin makes him the top earning Norwegian artist last year, but deal struck with investor sees him keep it for life
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NewsSouth African National Youth Orchestra runs first course for double bass
The course covers many aspects of professional musicianship including audition preparation, self-promotion, posture/injury prevention and performing with an orchestra
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NewsSara Mohr-Pietsch announced as new artistic director of Dartington
She will deliver her first Summer School and Festival at Dartington in 2020
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NewsJoint 1st Prize Awarded at Korea’s IsangYun Cello Competition
Both winners receive $27,000 and important debut opportunities
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NewsViolin made by World War One soldier is given new life
The violin can be heard on a new disc featuring popular songs from the Great War
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NewsAnother violinist kicked off US flight
Emmanuel A. Borowsky missed an afternoon of professional engagements after refusing to check in his instrument
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NewsSemifinalists announced at Concours International Long-Thibaud Crespin
The jury includes Renaud Capuçon and James Ehnes
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NewsStradivari's forests destroyed in storms
Over 1.5 million trees felled in the area favoured by Stradivari for collecting wood
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NewsSuzuki to replace William Preucil from teaching recordings
The disgraced concertmaster continues to face the consequences of last week’s findings of sexual misconduct
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NewsWinner announced at inaugural Melbourne Violin Competition
The Danish violinist Christine Bernsted wins $5000
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NewsNew Under 35s ticket scheme announced at Wigmore Hall
Under the new scheme, 25,000 £5 tickets will be available every season
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NewsStudy of Bach recordings reveals that classical music is speeding up
Evidence gathered from Bach recordings finds that some performances are up to 30% quicker than a half century ago
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NewsTimothy Chooi wins 2018 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
The 24-year-old performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in the final round
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NewsPaulo Cello Competition names winner
US cellist Brannon Cho takes first place in Helsinki final with performance of Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante
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NewsCleveland concertmaster fired following sexual misconduct investigation
Report into behaviour of William Preucil, as well as principal trombonist Massimo La Rosa, sees both their positions terminated
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NewsJohn Williams pulls out of London concert due to illness
The ‘Jaws’ and ‘Star Wars’ composer was due to conduct his own music with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow
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NewsSaskatoon Symphony Orchestra is moving offices after attack
The orchestra plans to complete the move by 1 December
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NewsRoyal Opera House will take landmark hearing damage case before court of appeal
Violist Chris Goldscheider won a momentous case against the Royal Opera House in March 2018 after blaming his hearing issues on unacceptable noise levels during rehearsals. But the London venue has now been granted permission to appeal
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NewsFinalists announced at Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
Six violinists will appear in the two final rounds, in which they will lead a string quintet and perform a concerto with orchestra
