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NewsFormer Chetham’s violin teacher facing sex offence charges found dead
Chris Ling apparently shot himself as US marshals arrived at his home to place him under arrest
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NewsNew York Philharmonic violinist leaves unclaimed estate worth $4m
Eugene Bergen, who performed with the orchestra for over 20 years, was unmarried and had no children
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma awarded Antonín Dvorák Prize
The virtuoso is recognised for his lifelong contribution to promoting and popularising Czech classical music
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NewsDouble bassist arrested on suspicion of murder following death of concert pianist, according to reports
Bassist John Martin is accused of murdering his partner, Russian-born pianist Natalia Strelchenko in Manchester
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NewsViolinist, aged 10, expelled from school for carrying knife for ‘trimming bow hairs’
The student’s parents have requested that a judge overturn the expulsion to prevent ‘defamatory stigma’
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NewsSaint Paul Chamber Orchestra appoints new violist Hyobi Sim
The Curtis Institute and Juilliard School graduate is an active chamber musician
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NewsViolinist Viktoria Mullova releases album on same day as her bassist son
Misha Mullov-Abbado is the son of Mullova and conductor Claudio Abbado
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NewsDmitry Smirnov wins 2015 Tibor Varga Violin Competition Sion Valais
The 21-year-old Russian also received the audience prize at the Swiss event
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News2015 ECHO Klassik awards for violinists David Garrett, Isabelle Faust and Nemanja Radulović
The violinists are among 58 winners honoured by the German record industry
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NewsUS Airways criticised for ‘passing the buck’ after losing eight violins
The instruments were finally recovered after five days and ‘hundreds of calls’, according to St Louis cello professor Ken Kulosa
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NewsVienna Philharmonic principal cellist Friedrich Doležal has died aged 68
The musician performed with the orchestra from 1968 until 2014
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NewsViolinist James Clark to step down as leader of Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Clark, who is also co-leader of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, will spend more time on chamber pursuits
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NewsFinnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto named ACO Collective artistic director
The ensemble is the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s affiliated youth orchestra
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NewsPaul Silverthorne leaves London Symphony principal viola post for China appointment
The musician, who is also a professor at London’s Royal Academy of Music, will take up a post at Soochow University in Suzhou
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NewsTitanic violin to go on display in two US museums in 2016
The instrument, thought to have been played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley as the ship went down, sold for a record sum in 2013
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NewsThe Violin Teacher’ film to be screened worldwide
The story of a down-at-luck violinist bringing music to disadvantaged teens in SÁo Paulo has generated positive early reviews
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NewsFrench violist Serge Collot has died aged 91
The musician was principal violist with the Paris Opera from 1957 to 1986, and taught at Conservatoire de Paris for 20 years
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NewsThe Strad September 2015 issue is out now
Violinist Nicola Benedetti talks about her mission to make string teaching available for all
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NewsInsurance worker convicted of stealing £300,000 viola from a London train
London Symphony Orchestra principal violist Edward Vanderspar had accidentally left his instrument on the train
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NewsClassical music may help to prevent epileptic seizures
Researchers from Ohio State University have found a connection between seizures and the brain’s ability to process music
