All News articles – Page 216
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NewsNikki Chooi named new Metropolitan Opera Orchestra concertmaster
The former Time for Three violinist will serve an initial one-year term
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NewsViolinist Alexandra Conunova signs to international management
The 26-year-old musician has joined Jacques Thelen Artistic Agency
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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
The instrument has been purchased by the North Rhine-Westphalia government in Germany for use by the violinist
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NewsGewandhaus Orchestra cellist killed in cycling accident aged 37
Hendrik Zwiener was a member of the orchestra since 2006
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NewsBritain's vote to leave the EU will be 'bad news for musicians,' says Musicians' Union
The UK organisation, which represents over 30,000 musicians, has responded to the Brexit vote
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NewsArmenian-American violinist Anahid Ajemian has died aged 92
The musician was a successful soloist and founding member of the Composers String Quartet
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NewsNew York court drops violinist Stefan Arzberger’s attempted murder charge
The former Leipzig Quartet leader has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of reckless assault and faces no jail time
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NewsNew women-only chamber orchestra launches in Canada
The Allegra Chamber Orchestra features female musicians performing music by female composers
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NewsAmerican cellist and teacher Gilda Barston has died aged 71
The Suzuki specialist was a member of the Music Institute of Chicago’s cello faculty since 1973
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NewsDulcinea Quartet and violist Stephen Upshaw receive Trinity Laban Fellowship awards
The bursaries help young performers to bridge the gap between study and the profession
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NewsWesley Collins appointed Cleveland Orchestra principal viola
The violist replaces his former Cleveland Institute teacher Robert Vernon, who retires after 40 years
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NewsAlice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 2016 competitors
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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NewsAssociation of British Orchestras warns of 'challenges ahead' following Brexit
The organisation has highlighted potential 'uncertainty, bureaucracy and expense'
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News15th International Wieniawski Violin Competition announces 52 candidates
The contest takes place in Poland from 8-23 October 2016
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NewsCellist arrested in Moscow for ‘preventing pedestrian movement’
Semyon Lashkin, who was performing in a street adjacent to Red Square, has had his cello confiscated
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NewsNew prototype violin made with spiders’ silk
The composite material, which uses the silk’s vibrating properties, has been developed at Imperial College London
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NewsYura Lee named EnsŠ String Quartet first violinist
The artist replaces Maureen Nelson, who leaves to perform with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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NewsThe Strad July 2016 issue is out now
We meet Tim Frederiksen, the man behind the Danish and Nightingale quartets, and speak to musicians and jury members about the various issues surrounding competitions
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NewsThe 'world's tiniest violin' is now a reality
You hear that? It's the world's tiniest violin playing for you'Fans of the mock sympathy gesture of rubbing thumb and index finger together can now actually hear the instrument playing thanks to a new gadget from Design I/O which controls volume and playback through gesture alone.The device uses ...
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NewsViolinist Luke Hsu wins Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition 2016
The American musician receives the gold medal and a cash prize of $25,000
