All News articles – Page 197
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NewsCello semi-finalists announced at Prague Spring Festival
Competition chooses twelve cellists to proceed to semi-final round at Academy of Performing Arts in Czech capital
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ArticleJennifer Stumm's viola sets off airport explosive detector
The American violist was travelling through London’s Gatwick airport when an explosive trace detection machine picked up a false positive on her instrument case
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NewsWinners named at $100,000 M-Prize Chamber Music Competition
New York based Aizuri Quartet takes grand prize at University of Michigan School of Music competition
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NewsHerman Krebbers, 1923-2018
Soloist, teacher and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Haitink years concertmaster, dies at 94
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NewsUK classical musicians struggling following years of funding cuts
Musicians’ Union research finds that 44% of UK orchestral musicians ‘don’t earn enough to live on’
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News15-year-old violinist María Dueñas wins Yankelevitch Competition
Spanish teenager wins first prize and 1890 violin by Eugenio Degani at Omsk-based competition
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NewsWanda Wiłkomirska, one of Poland’s foremost violinists and pedagogues, has died
Violinist who emigrated to Australia later in life, was as celebrated a teacher as she had been an international performer
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NewsThe Strad May 2018 issue is out now
Ray Chen discusses the importance of social media and popular culture in encouraging a new generation of players
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NewsMilan Škampa, 1928-2018: the last of the Smetana Quartet
Milan Škampa, for many years violist of the Smetana Quartet and the last survivor of the six men who played in the group, died at his Prague home on 14 April. He would have turned 90 in June.
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NewsECHO prize scrapped following antisemitic rap complaints
The German music industry awards ceremony, which has run annually since 1992, will cease to exist in current form. ECHO Klassik and ECHO Jazz will also be affected
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NewsPavel Haas Quartet welcomes new violist
Violist Jiří Kabát has taken over from Radim Sedmidubský, who joined in 2016 from fellow Czech ensemble the Škampa Quartet
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason invited to perform at royal wedding
The young cellist was chosen specifically by Prince Harry who had seen him perform at charity event
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NewsRenaud Capuçon joins ECHO prize protest at 'antisemitic' rap lyrics
The violinist has returned his ECHO Klassik awards, joining other classical luminaries including Daniel Barenboim
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NewsDiana Adamyan wins 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division
This year’s Senior Final, featuring violinists aged between 17 and 20, took place in Victoria Hall, Geneva
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NewsChloe Chua and Christian Li share Menuhin Competition 2018 Junior Division first prize
This year’s Junior Final, featuring violinists aged between 10 and 13, took place in Victoria Hall, Geneva
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NewsStrings at The Proms: our pick of the programme, released today
We’ve scoured the listings of 90 concerts across eight weeks for string concertos and other highlights for Strad readers
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NewsMenuhin Competition senior finalists announced
Four violinists between the ages of 17 and 20 remain in the race for the $15,000 first prize plus raft of benefits and opportunities
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NewsLaunch of $1.8m initiative to diversify American orchestras
National Alliance for Audition Support forms to tackle under-representation of Black and Latino musicians in US orchestras
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NewsMenuhin Competition junior finalists revealed
Six finalists in junior section range from ages 10 to 13
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NewsAcademy of Ancient Music appoints new leader
The early music group announces long-time principal player Bojan Čičić as leader of the orchestra
