All News articles – Page 222
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NewsPhiladelphia Orchestra violinist retires after 56 years
Herbert Light joined the ensemble in 1960
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NewsSanta Cecilia International Violin Making Competition announces results
This year's contest attracted contestants from 24 different countries
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NewsCellist Sol Gabetta and violinist Pinchas Zukerman win 2016 ECHO Klassik awards
The string players are among 57 musicians honoured by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie this year
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NewsViolinist Eunice Kim joins the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named violinist Eunice Kim as its newest permanent member, bringing the Minnesota-based ensemble's count of permanent musicians up to 22 out of a maximum of 28.A recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Kim first played for the SPCO in ...
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NewsViolin maker Neil Értz dies (1966–2016)
The lifelong luthier, researcher and teacher was highly respected in the violin making world
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NewsJuilliard School president Joseph W. Polisi to step down in 2018
The New York music school’s sixth president will have held office for 34 years
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NewsLondon's Royal College of Music to host International Double Bass Festival
Bassists from around the world will take part in a day of masterclasses, seminars, coaching sessions and performances on 16 October 2016
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NewsTubbs cello bow previously owned by Jacqueline du Pré goes on sale
The bow will be sold at Tarisio's London Auction later this month
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News1714 Claude Pierray violin stolen in Germany
The instrument belongs to Hofkapelle München artistic director Rüdiger Lotter
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NewsLondon's Royal College of Music appoints cello professors Raphael Wallfisch and Jakob Kullberg
The two cellists join the RCM's string faculty with immediate effect
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NewsBritish conductor and violinist Sir Neville Marriner has died aged 92
The former London Symphony Orchestra musician established the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 1958
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NewsRomanian cellist sustains injuries during police raid
Adrian Naidin jumped from him first floor window, sustaining fractures, and has cancelled a forthcoming concert
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NewsBusch Trio wins Netherlands Kersjesprijs, worth €50,000
The Busch Trio - violinist Mathieu van Bellen, cellist Ori Epstein and pianist Omri Epstein - has been awarded this year's Kersjesprijs. Worth €50,000, the Dutch chamber music prize has been awarded annually since 2002 by the Kersjes Fund, set up in honour of conductor Anton Kersjes in ...
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NewsViolinist and Orchestra della Toscana concertmaster Andrea Tacchi dies aged 63
The Italian violinist has performed with the orchestra since its formation in 1980
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NewsBaltimore Symphony Orchestra appoints three new violinists and three new cellists
The new musicians performed with the US orchestra at its season-opening concert on Sunday
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti signs to Askonas Holt management
Nicola Benedetti has signed to Askonas Holt's artist register for general management. The Scottish violinist, who was named BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004 at the age of 16, will continue to be represented locally by Emblem Artists in Australia and New Zealand, and by ...
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NewsFrancisco Fullana named St Paul Chamber Orchestra principal violin
The violinist will share his duties with fellow St Paul principal violin Kyu-Young Kim
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NewsTeenage violinist Noa Wildschut signs to Harrison Parrott
The Dutch 15-year-old has recently joined the Warner Classics roster on an exclusive contract
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NewsJanine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius violin on ten-year loan
The Dutch violinist has been loaned the instrument by Norway's Dextra Musica foundation
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NewsThe Strad October 2016 issue is out now
Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott discuss the demands and rewards of their duo partnership
