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NewsThe Strad March 2017 issue is out now
Intrepid violinist Richard Tognetti discusses new music, new contexts and his career at the helm of the Australian Chamber Orchestra
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WinWIN Oscar Shumsky: A Life Portrait
In the March 2017 issue of The Strad, writer Eric Wen looks back at the life and legacy of US violinist Oscar Shumsky. Born on 23 March 1917, Shumsky became one of America's best-known violinists, and Wen got to know him towards the end of his life.'I recall ...
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NewsLincoln Center Awards for Emerging Artists 2017 announced
Among those honoured for their 'outstanding artistry and promising future' are the Calidore String Quartet and violinists Frank Huang and Paul Huang
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NewsViolinist David Garrett wins Frankfurt Music Prize 2017
The €15,000 award is given annually during the Musikmesse trade fair
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NewsPittsburgh Symphony principal second violin Jennifer Ross resigns
The violinist has spent 19 years in the role, following stints in the Honolulu and Cincinnati symphony orchestras
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NewsViolinist Annelle Gregory wins 2017 Sphinx Competition $50,000 first prize
The annual Detroit contest, including senior and junior divisions, is open to Black and Latino US string players
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NewsMichael Daugherty album, featuring cellist Zuill Bailey, wins three 2017 Grammy awards
The album has triumphed in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Classical Compendium categories
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NewsDanish jazz violinist and composer Svend Asmussen has died, aged 100
Over a career spanning eight decades, Asmussen collaborated with such jazz luminaries as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stéphane Grappelli, and recorded several albums
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NewsViolinist Andreas Buschatz and cellist Gayane Khachatryan join Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Both musicians take up principal positions within the German orchestra
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NewsJust three per cent of adults consider the violin to be a masculine instrument, finds survey
The study examining gender bias toward musical instrument choice was carried out by London's Royal Albert Hall
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NewsElmar Oliveira International Violin Competition reveals judges' scores
This year’s inaugural contest, which took place at Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, offered a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities and public relations support
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NewsVenezuelan cellist Horacio Contreras joins Music Institute of Chicago faculty
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Dr Contreras has taught at The Juilliard School and Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
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NewsCellist Kian Soltani wins Leonard Bernstein Award 2017
The Austrian-Iranian cellist has been awarded the €10,000 prize by the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
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NewsSirena Huang wins Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
This year's inaugural contest, which took place at Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, offered a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities and public relations support
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NewsIraq-born Budapest Festival Orchestra cellist almost barred from US tour
The musician was initially informed by the US consulate in Budapest that he would not be authorised to enter America due to President Trump's temporary travel ban
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NewsElmar Oliveira International Violin Competition names 4 finalists
Currently taking place at Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, the contest offers a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities and public relations support
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NewsLeague of American Orchestras condemns Trump administration US travel ban
The organisation has issued a statement reacting to the Executive Order temporarily banning citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering America
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NewsViolinist Elisa Citterio named Tafelmusik music director
Citterio takes up her new role in July 2017, and will open the Canadian period instrument orchestra's 2017-18 season
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NewsElmar Oliveira International Violin Competition names 8 semi-finalists
Currently taking place at the Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, the contest offers a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities, management and public relations support
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NewsNew York Philharmonic String Quartet to make international debut
The new ensemble comprises principal players from the New York Philharmonic
