All News articles – Page 218
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News17-year-old Joshua Brown receives Pietro Guarneri violin on long-term loan
The Music Institute of Chicago student has received the 1679 instrument through the Stradivari Society thanks to a generous patron
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NewsJuilliard School appoints Carol Rodland to its viola faculty
Currently professor of viola at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Rodland takes up her Juilliard post in autumn 2017
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NewsIsraeli luthier Amnon Weinstein receives German honour
Weinstein has been honoured with Germany's Bundesverdienstkreuz in recognition of his 'Violins of Hope' project
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NewsViolist and teacher Paul Leggett drowns in Central Australia
The long-time violist with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic died while swimming in the Northern Territory
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NewsInaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition names 20 shortlisted candidates
Taking place from 22 January to 5 February 2017 at the Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, the contest offers a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities, and management and public relations support
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NewsIstván Várdai receives 'Du Pré-Harrell' Stradivarius cello on extended loan
The 1673 cello was purchased recently for Várdai by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous
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NewsVienna Philharmonic promotes Gerhard Marschner to principal viola
The 32-year-old has performed with the Vienna Philharmonic since 2007, currently serving as a viola section leader
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NewsCellist Taeguk Mun wins $25,000 János Starker Foundation Award
The prize is granted to cellists under the age of 30 'who have already begun a significant career in music'
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NewsGiovanni Battista Guadagnini violin, worth $1.5m, stolen from Geneva train
Vienna Conservatory professor and Sion Music Festival artistic director Pavel Vernikov has reported the theft, which took place on Thursday last week
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NewsSinfónica de Galicia principal cellist David Ethève has died, aged 50
The French-born musician was a founding member of Sinfónica de Galicia in Spain from 1992 and served as the ensemble's principal cellist
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NewsViolist and music teacher Christopher Waters fatally shot in his Memphis home
Two men, both aged 22, have been charged in connection with the 30-year-old's murder, which took place during a home invasion
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News2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition names 16 quarter-finalists
The violinists, aged 18-28, were whittled down from 140 applicants representing 32 countries, and will compete at the New Zealand contest for a top prize of NZ$40,000
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma launches youth music programme in China
Youth Music Culture Guangdong (YMCG) is an annual two-week training programme for young musicians in Guangzhou, China, spearheaded by Ma
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News17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason receives 400-year-old Amati on permanent loan
The 2016 BBC Young Musician-winning cellist used the instrument to perform in the competition final
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NewsViolinist Amalia Hall named Orchestra Wellington concertmaster
The 27-year-old New Zealand-born artist will join the ensemble from its first subscription concert in May next year
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NewsViolinists Leila Josefowicz, Christian Tetzlaff and Gil Shaham nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards
The 59th Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on 12 February 2017
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NewsViolinist and concertmaster Jerrold Rubenstein has died
Rubenstein was concertmaster of La Monnaie Opera Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Belgium
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NewsViolinist Blake Pouliot wins Canada's OSM Manulife Competition
The 22-year-old Canadian musician receives a cash award of $10,000, and performing and recording opportunities
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NewsViolinist Yebin Yoo wins New Zealand's Gisborne International Music Competition 2016
The 16-year-old performer takes home the top prize of NZ$9,000
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NewsViolinist Bethan Doci jailed for cancer fraud worth £350,000
The 38-year-old, also known as Bethan Morgan, told friends and colleagues that she needed money for cancer treatment, despite being fit and well
