All News articles – Page 214
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NewsThe Strad April 2017 issue is out now
Matthew McDonald, the Berlin Philharmonic's first principal bass, discusses the culture of creativity in the great German orchestra
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NewsLondon-based violin dealer J&A Beare acquires W.E. Hill & Sons
In addition to the Hill trademark Beare's has acquired the company's records, including sales ledgers and certificates, and the Hill accessories line
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Music Competition 2017 names 70 cello candidates
The 21 women and 49 men of 22 different nationalities will compete for a grand prize of €25,000 in three rounds in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter donates performance fee to refugee charities
Mutter's fee, along with those of conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, amounted to €60,000 and were gifted to two education bodies
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NewsViolinist Nathan Meltzer, aged 16, wins Windsor Festival International String Competition
2017's youngest finalist, Meltzer wins a £5,000 cash award, a fine contemporary bow from Bishop Instruments and Bows, a solo recording on Champs Hill Records and performance opportunities
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NewsMalta International Violin Making Competition 2017 names winners
Run by the Central Academy of Arts, the contest received 61 separate instrument and bow entries this year, while makers hailed from nine different countries
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NewsJascha Heifetz and Family Collection to be auctioned
The Mossgreen Australia online auction of items belonging to the great violin virtuoso opens on Wednesday 22 March 2017
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn gives concerts for babies
The US artist identified a gap in the market following the birth of her first child – a daughter named Zelda - in 2015
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NewsViolist Dimitri Murrath joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
The former Primrose International Viola Competition winner has taught at the New England Conservatory since 2009
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NewsJames Ehnes joins London's Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin
The Canadian violinist will begin his role with a masterclass on 15 June 2017, broadcast live on the Academy's Facebook page
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NewsWindsor Festival International String Competition names three finalists
Violinists Luke Hsu, Nathan Meltzer and Jonian Ilias Kadesha will perform in tomorrow's final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
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NewsAvery Fisher Career Grants awarded to violinists Chad Hoopes and Stephen Waarts, plus the Dover Quartet
The awards are designed for young musicians or chamber groups with the potential for major careers, and are each worth $25,000
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NewsElly Suh wins Moroccan Philharmonic Violin Competition 2017
The South Korean-American violinist receives €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
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News'I'm thinking of giving up classical music - except Bach,' says violinist Nigel Kennedy
The British artist was speaking to Classic FM ahead of his forthcoming 'Nigel Kennedy and Friends' concert at London's Royal Albert Hall
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NewsViolinist Sirena Huang wins New York Concert Artists Debut Audition
The 22-year-old American violinist was also named the winner of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition last month
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NewsSigned Mozart manuscript, worth €300,000, to be auctioned in Berlin
The Divertimento in F is to be auctioned next week by J.A. Stargardt at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol
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NewsInternational Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists names 2017 prize winners
The competition's tenth edition took place in Brussels, Belgium from 2 to 5 March
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NewsVienna Philharmonic appoints Benjamin Morrison to first violin position
The New Zealand musician has been a second violin with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra since 2014
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NewsThe Juilliard School launches online performing arts courses
Developed in collaboration with nonprofit web-based learning platform edX, Open Classroom aims to connect Juilliard and its faculty with a global audience
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NewsLong-time St Petersburg Philharmonic principal cellist Anatoly Nikitin dies aged 85
Nikitin was St Petersburg Philharmonic cellist for over 40 years and also taught at the St Petersburg Consrvatory
