All News articles – Page 230
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NewsCellist Thomas Mesa wins 2016 Sphinx Competition $50,000 first prize
The annual Detroit contest, including senior and junior divisions, is open to black and Latino US string players
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NewsDouble bassist Jane Little sets world record with 71 seasons at Atlanta Symphony
The 87-year-old has achieved the longest professional tenure with a single orchestra
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NewsBrothers Matous and Simon Michal appointed Chicago Symphony second violinists
The Czech musicians each studied at the Juilliard School and at the Manhattan School of Music
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NewsLithuanian conductor and violinist Saulius Sondeckis has died aged 87
Prominent national figures have paid tribute to the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra founder
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NewsNorwegian changes hand baggage policy to allow violins and violas in the cabin
The airline has responded to criticism from musicians
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News2016 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition names 24 shortlisted candidates
Led by president Nikolaj Znaider, the contest takes place from 16-22 April in Denmark
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NewsInaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition extends deadline for entries
The competition, with a grand prize of $100,000, takes place from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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NewsFrancis Akos, Chicago Symphony violinist for 48 years, has died aged 93
The Hungarian musician and Holocaust survivor immigrated to the US in 1954
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NewsBritish cellist Christine Jackson has died aged 53
The experienced orchestral and chamber musician had suffered a brain aneurysm in 2009
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NewsCellist Natalie Clein appointed Oxford University director of musical performance
The British musician takes on the newly created role for a period of four years
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NewsWidow of British violinist to receive royalty payments for Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean
Former London Symphony Orchestra violinist Reginald Hill was a session musician for the hit song, but was not credited for his work
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NewsJaap van Zweden named next New York Philharmonic music director
The conductor and violinist is currently music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
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NewsViolinist Leonidas Kavakos wins Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017
Founded in 1959, the award is Denmark’s highest musical honour
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NewsCellist Julian Lloyd Webber named Birmingham and Midland Institute president
Lloyd Webber was also appointed principal of Birmingham Conservatoire in 2015
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NewsDmitry Miller, principal Bolshoi Theatre cellist for 30 years, has died aged 73
The Russian musician also taught at the Moscow Conservatory
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NewsWestJet refuses to allow cello in the cabin – despite musician buying extra seat
Juilliard School cellist Nathan Chan has shared his story in the hope of shining a light on the airline’s policy
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News300-year-old cello found undamaged in stolen vehicle
The instrument by Antonio Domenicelli was left in a parked car on 1 November 2015
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NewsThe Strad February 2016 issue is out now
French cellist Gautier Capuçon speaks about the vision behind his Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle
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NewsNorwegian Air issues apology for refusing to carry violin in the cabin
The company has stated it is ‘currently in the process of modifying our guidelines for the transportation of musical instruments’
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NewsEric Nowlin appointed Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal violist
The 35-year-old is currently associate principal viola of the Toronto Symphony
