All News articles – Page 191
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NewsFitzwilliam String Quartet announced as St Andrews Quartet in Residence
The residency begins later this month
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NewsMaxim Vengerov honoured in Cremona
The violinist receives award alongside conductor Valery Gergiev
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NewsWinning luthiers announced at Cremona Triennale
The International Violin Making Competition announces winners in categories for violin, viola, cello and double bass
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NewsNew type of wood material might pose fresh possibilities for string players
The material could be a competitor to steel or titanium alloys
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NewsMaria Dueñas has won the Spivakov Competition
She receives a 1912 Riccardo Antoniazzi fine violin
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NewsInaugural Szymanowski Competition announces winners
Polish violinist Sławomira Wilga won first place in the violin category, with the Eliot Quartet taking quartet prize
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NewsUK Musicians' Union calls for special touring visa for musicians post-Brexit
The organisation is lobbying for a ‘multi-entry, admin-light’ visa category which would cover all EU member states
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra sub-leader Lennox Mackenzie retires after 38 years
The violinist also served as the orchestra’s chairman for 16 years and was a founding member of the Arditti Quartet
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NewsThe Strad October 2018 issue is out now
Hilary Hahn recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set
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NewsNo first prize awarded at 2018 George Enescu International Violin Competition
Second prize goes to 18-year-old Italian violinist Vikram Sedona
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NewsBaltimore Symphony musician makes harrassment complaint against concertmaster
BSO principal oboist Katherine Needleman has made allegations of ‘daily hostility’ and ‘physical intimidation’ after rejecting Jonathan Carney’s advances
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NewsViolin finalists announced at George Enescu International Violin Competition
Three finalists compete for the first prize of €15,000
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NewsIndianapolis '21st Century Violin Search' names two winning luthiers
Instruments by the winners will be bought by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and loaned to the laureates of the 2018 contest
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NewsRichard Lin wins 10th International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
The 27-year-old violinist takes home the Gold Medal and the top prize of $30,000
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NewsSimon Rattle announces music academy for east London
Twenty string players will be recruited from the area in the scheme’s first year
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NewsEstonian cellist Marcel Johannes Kits wins George Enescu International Cello Competition
The 23-year-old cellist wins €15,000 and an invitation to perform at the Enescu Festival
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NewsNew cellist joins the Gould Piano Trio
The Gould Piano Trio members (from left to right): Lucy Gould, Richard Lester and Benjamin Frith The Gould Piano Trio, which last year celebrated its 25th anniversary, has announced that the cellist Richard Lester is joining the ensemble. He replaces Alice Neary, who was a member of ...
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NewsDouble bassist to receive $50,000 award from Sphinx Organization
Orchestral musician Joseph Conyers has championed music education in the US
