All News articles – Page 205
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2018 to take place in Switzerland for the first time
The biennial violin contest's jury has also been announced, including Maxim Vengerov
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NewsNicholas Wright appointed Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
The British violinist, who has performed with the VSO for six years, takes up the post with immediate effect
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NewsCellist Steven Isserlis receives Wigmore Medal
The British artist receives the award 'in recognition of his commitment to, and belief in Wigmore Hall and in everything that it represents'
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NewsUniversity students create 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old girl to play the violin
Undergraduate students at George Mason University in Virginia, US have created a 3D-printed arm to allow 10-year-old Isabella Nicola Cabrera to play the violin.The fifth grade student, who attends Island Creek Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia, was born without a left hand and with an abbreviated forearm.Her music ...
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra violinist Lennox Mackenzie receives RPS/ABO Salomon Prize
The Salomon Prize was created by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Association of British Orchestras in 2011 'to celebrate the orchestral players that make our orchestras great'
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NewsThe Strad May 2017 issue is out now
Moldovan-born violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja discusses music and subversion - and why 'art has space for everything'
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NewsFormer London Sinfonietta leader Nona Liddell has died aged 89
A champion of contemporary music, Liddell led the London Sinfonietta from 1970 until 1994 and the English String Quartet from 1957 to 1973
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NewsBBC Proms 2017 season revealed - including a feast of violin concertos
The 123rd Proms season takes place in London’s Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall over eight weeks from Friday 14 July to Saturday 9 September
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NewsInaugural Bartók World Competition and Festival names 65 shortlisted violinists
The candidates will take part in four live rounds from 10-17 September 2017 at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, performing some of Bartók's principal works
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NewsViolist Hana Hobiger wins Fritz Gerber Award for young Swiss musicians
The prize includes a cash prize of CHF 10,000 and a scholarship to the Lucerne Festival Academy
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NewsCellist Sol Gabetta to receive €50,000 Herbert von Karajan prize 2018
The Argentinian artist will be awarded the accolade at the 2018 Salzburg Easter Festival, where she will also perform Schumann's Cello Concerto
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NewsViolist Masumi Per Rostad joins Eastman School of Music string faculty
The Japanese-Norwegian musician has performed as a member of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet since 2001
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NewsMidori Seiler appointed Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar professor of Baroque violin
The Bavarian-Japanese violinist had previously been appointed to the role from 2010 to 2013
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NewsViolinist Emily Sun wins Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition
The UK-based contest is open to instrumentalists and vocalists of all nationalities aged between 18 and 25
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NewsMaggini Quartet violinist David Angel has died, aged 62
Angel, who was conducting a Maggini Quartet course in Oxford at the time of his death, performed as the British ensemble's second violinist since its inception in 1988
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NewsCellist Jamal Aliyev wins Musicians’ Company Prince’s Prize Competition
The Azerbaijani musician receives £10,000 and a Musicians’ Company silver medal
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NewsEtihad Airways refuses to allow violins in the cabin due to recent policy change
The airline has changed its hand baggage policy and is now refusing to allow any musical instruments in the cabin, as folk musician Caitlín Nic Gabhann discovered during a tour earlier this month
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NewsViolinist Lisa Ji Eun Kim to join the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kim, who is currently serving as a second violinist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, has previously performed as a BSO substitute player
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NewsLeading French bow maker Bernard Millant has died aged 87
Descended from a long line of French luthiers, Millant produced bows based on his own design and was the author of the definitive book on French bows
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NewsCellist forced to leave American Airlines flight as his instrument poses 'safety risk'
John Kaboff had boarded the flight from Washington DC to Chicago when the pilot asked that he leave the 737 aircraft, he says
