All News articles – Page 197
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NewsKronberg Academy to get state-of-the-art new home
Strings hothouse will build 550-seat concert hall plus study and administrative facilities
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma steps in to save floating concert hall
Designed by Louis Kahn, the concert boat was constructed in 1976 and has travelled around America and Europe for 50 years, operated by conductor Robert Austin Boudreau
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NewsThe Strad August 2017 issue is out now
German cellist Jan Vogler discusses cross-arts collaboration and his new project with Hollywood actor Bill Murray
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NewsViolinist prevented from taking 1709 Stradivarius on bus
Christian Svarfvar claims he was forced to place his valuable violin in the luggage compartment after the driver refused him entry in Stockholm
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NewsCooper Violin Competition names 10 remaining candidates
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are competing for a grand prize of $20,000
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NewsRussian school violin powerhouse Maya Glezarova dies at 92
The Moscow Conservatoire stalwart continued teaching from her home until her death
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NewsLeonidas Kavakos withdraws from forthcoming performances
The musician was set to perform at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival and Verbier Festival this month
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NewsAuschwitz orchestra violinist Haim Lipsky dies at 95
The Polish-Israeli violinist and Auschwitz survivor died on 4 July in Paris
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NewsCooper Violin Competition names semi-finalists
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are currently competing for a grand prize of $20,000
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NewsViolist Tetsuumi Nagata joins the Piatti Quartet
The Canadian-born musician replaces violist David Wigram, who has left the ensemble due to injury
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NewsNew research finds a third of musicians suffer from eating disorders
The survey of over 300 instrumentalists, singers, composers and conductors found that stress, depression, anxiety and perfectionism are experienced at high levels throughout the profession
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NewsAustrian town names street after violinist Gidon Kremer
‘Gidon Kremer Allee’ in Lockenhaus has been so titled to honour the Latvian musician, who founded the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in 1981
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NewsRoyal College of Music London to fund scholarships for BAME students
Three UK students from ethnic minority backgrounds who wish to study for the RCM’s B.Mus. course will be eligible for the scholarships from next year
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NewsSteven Isserlis misses KLM flight due to cello seat mix up
The British cellist was due to fly from London Heathrow for concerts in Denmark, but was told that his cello’s seat, which he had booked and paid for well in advance, had been cancelled
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NewsCellist Bryan Cheng wins $25,000 Michael Measures Prize 2017
Awarded jointly by the Canada Council for the Arts and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the prize is awarded to Canadian musicians aged between 16 and 20
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NewsTasmin Little awarded honorary Birmingham City degree
The British violinist will receive her Honorary Doctorate alongside students graduating from the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media – including Birmingham Conservatoire – on 24 July
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FocusCellist Steven Isserlis receives Cobbett Medal for services to chamber music
Inaugurated in 1924 and endowed by Walter Willson Cobbett, the medal is presented annually to a musician for services to chamber music
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ArticleTelegraph Quartet named San Francisco Conservatory of Music quartet-in-residence
The ensemble will take up the post from the 2017-18 season for a period of three years
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ArticleLara Boschkor wins Tonali Violin Competition in Germany
The 17-year-old Kronberg Academy student took home the top prize of €10,000 for her performance of Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto
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ArticleViolinist Joanna Frankel named Columbus Symphony concertmaster
The first female to be appointed to the role in the orchestra's history, Frankel has served as the Symphony's acting concertmaster since September 2016
