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ArticleViolinist Austin Hartman and violist Guy Ben-Ziony to join Pacifica Quartet
The two performers will replace second violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson and violist Masumi Per Rostad, who will leave their posts at the end of the 2016-17 season
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ArticleViolinist Kevin Lin named London Philharmonic Orchestra co-leader
The 24-year-old musician, who is due to graduate from the Curtis Institute this summer, will take up the post in August
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ArticleViolinist William Shaub named Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
The 24-year-old musician will take up the position from the beginning of next season
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ArticleStringed instrument collector and tropical fish expert Herbert Axelrod has died, aged 89
Axelrod was a violinist and philanthropist who was accused of misrepresenting the value and lineage of instruments in his collection
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ArticleManchester orchestras unite for performance in support of bombing victims and families
The Hallé, BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata will perform under conductors Sir Mark Elder and Stephen Bell at the free event at Bridgewater Hall
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ArticlePublic outpouring of support for Venezuelan violinist whose instrument was broken during protest
Wuilly Arteaga has become known in Venezuela for performing his violin as a method of peaceful protest at the country's street demonstrations
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ArticleCellist Steven Isserlis receives €25,000 Glashütte Original Music Festival Award
The artist will donate his cash prize to the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, London Music Masters and Rhapsody in School programmes
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ArticleAizuri Quartet takes top string quartet prize at Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
The US group, which won third prize at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, receives JPY 3m (£20,700) for its Osaka win
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ArticleUlysses Quartet violist told his instrument is too large to be stowed in ANA flight cabin
Violist Colin Brookes says his violinist colleagues were told their instruments could be stowed in the cabin on the ANA flight, but that his viola should be checked into the hold
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ArticleViolinist Nicola Benedetti receives Queen's Medal for Music
Established in 2005, the UK medal is awarded annually to 'an outstanding individual or group of musicians who have had a major influence on the musical life of the nation'
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ArticleQueen Elisabeth Competition 2017 names 12 cello finalists
The 12 international cellists are competing for a grand prize of €25,000 in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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ArticleRussian cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya has died, aged 81
The artist won First Prize and the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in1962 and was a long-term professor at the Moscow Conservatory
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ArticleOlga Šroubková wins Prague Spring International Violin Competition 2017
The 24-year-old Czech violinist takes home the top prize of CZK 200,000 ($8,400) in addition to two special awards
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ArticleThe Strad June 2017 issue is out now
German violinist Christian Tetzlaff finds new depths of discovery in Bach's Solo Sonatas and Partitas
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ArticleDouble bassist William McGregor wins Stulberg International String Competition 2017
The 17-year-old is only the second double bassist to have won the contest in its 42-year history
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ArticleMilton String Quartet wins 2017 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize
The ensemble receives $10,000 for its Grand Prize win and a further $3,500 for winning the Senior String Division
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ArticleViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja wins Swiss Music Prize
The prize for artists based in Switzerland, worth 25,000 Swiss francs, recognises contributions in all musical genres
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ArticleFort Worth Symphony Orchestra conductor ejected from concert hall for carrying his daughter's violin case
Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya says the incident took place at Bass Hall on Sunday night after his daughter’s performance in the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
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ArticleQueen Elisabeth Competition 2017 names 24 cello semi-finalists
The 24 international cellists are competing for a grand prize of €25,000 in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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ArticleViolinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Sergey Malov appointed to Zurich University of the Arts
The two musicians will join fellow string faculty professors Nora Chastain, Rudolf Koelman, Ilya Gringolts and Andreas Janke from September 2017
