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NewsThe Strad April 2018 issue is out now
In a German-themed issue, we look at the instrument making traditions of Füssen and talk to violinist Carolin Widmann
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NewsUpdated: More cancellations from David Garrett as herniated disc keeps him out of action
Violinist withdraws from concerts until the end of April, bringing the total cancellations to 25 since January
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NewsDaniel Hope signs up as artistic director of conductorless New Century Chamber Orchestra
German-based violinist commits to five-year term with San Francisco ensemble after trial period as artistic partner
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NewsLuthiers sans Frontieres back on the road with Philippines project
UK chapter of charity based at Newark School of Violin Making makes its twelfth overall mission and first visit to Bataan over Easter
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NewsPromising young bass player is victim of package bomb in Austin
Spate of terrorist bombings in Texan state capital, thought to be racially motivated, claims life of 17-year-old musician Draylen Mason
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NewsCastalian String Quartet wins inaugural Merito String Quartet Award worth €45,000
Professional development award headed by Alban Berg Quartet cellist Valentin Erben, is based on secret observation of elligible quartets
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VideoRoyal Academy of Music reveals new opera theatre and facilities
The building project, which began in 2015 with the closure of the Sir Jack Lyons theatre, was funded largely through a £30m fundraising campaign
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NewsManhattan lawsuit over violin run over in parking garage
Degani violin claimed to be worth $85,000 destroyed when garage employee drove over it
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NewsEinstein violin smashes estimate to sell for over half a million dollars
Instrument gifted to scientist in 1933 makes $516,500 at Bonhams in New York
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NewsPetition to save Indiana University's violin making and restoration programme
Responding to the retirement of the current director with no apparent replacement, students and alumni are concerned the Jacobs School of Music intends to quietly shut down the Violin Shop
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NewsViolin belonging to Einstein comes to auction in New York
Instrument gifted to scientist in 1933 is estimated to sell for between $100,000 and $150,000
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NewsViol damaged aboard United Airlines flight
Instrument in hard case was placed in the hold at the gate but emerged with a snapped neck, says early music specialist Andrew Arceci
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NewsPrimrose viola competition reveals 24 candidates for 2018 edition
Competition taking place in Los Angeles in June 2018 counts Lawrence Power, Antoine Tamestit and Jennifer Stumm among previous winners
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NewsCompetitors announced for International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland
Twenty-six competitors have been accepted for event taking place in October across three Finnish cities
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NewsGio Batta Morassi, Luthier, 1934-2018
Giovanni Battista Morassi died on 27 February at the age of 83. One of the key figures in 20th-century Cremonese lutherie, he taught several of today’s finest makers at the International Violin Making School in Cremona, and was a well-known figure for his scholarship and knowledge of ...
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NewsBritish Airways back in the spotlight as Kronos Quartet pledges to boycott airline after carry-on confusion
BA apologises for uninformed gate agent after pilot steps in to allow musicians to board with their instruments
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NewsFurther concerts cancelled by David Garrett as herniated disc keeps him out of action
Violinist has withdrawn from March dates in Monaco, Basel, Luxembourg and Dresden due to injury first announced at the end of January
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FocusObituary: Bela Katona, 1920-2018
Distinguished Hungarian violin pedagogue who moved to England in 1960 and maintained a long career at Trinity College of Music
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NewsItzhak Perlman cancels Florida concerts for 'emergency medical procedure'
The violinist withdrew from a series of concerts over the weekend and until Tuesday
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NewsTakács Quartet founding violinist Károly Schranz steps down
Tenure lasting 43 years comes to an end as Harumi Rhodes prepares to take second violin chair
