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NewsThe Strad August 2015 issue is out now
As he celebrates his 70th birthday, violinist Itzhak Perlman talks about empowering the next generation of string players
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NewsViolin section cancelled at 2015 Beijing International Music Competition
The organisers of this year’s Beijing International Music Competition (BJIMC) have announced that the violin section of this year’s contest has been cancelled. The cello section will go ahead as planned.According to a statement, the BJIMC’s decision to cancel the violin part of the competition was taken because ...
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NewsViolinist Janine Jansen to receive 2015 Bremen Musikfest Award
Dutch violinist Janine Jansen has been announced as the winner of this year’s Bremen Musikfest Award. The 37-year-old will receive the honour at a concert during this year’s festival, which takes place from 29 August to 19 September.In its citation, the jury said, ‘As a soloist and as ...
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NewsSwitzerland eases import regulations for musical instruments containing ivory – will the US follow suit?
The League of American Orchestras is attempting to renegotiate transportation rules as part of a larger CITES shake-up
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News2015 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition names finalists
Three string quartets and three piano trios will compete for substantial cash prizes and performance opportunities this weekend
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NewsArmida Quartet to pay tribute to Artemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle
The Armida will give a special performance in honour of their late mentor at the Rheingau Musik Festival
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NewsRobert Lakatos wins 2015 Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition
The Serbian violinist receives a cash award of €20,000 and concert opportunities
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NewsViolinist Stephanie Gonley named Scottish Chamber Orchestra concertmaster
The British musician is also leader of the English Chamber Orchestra
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NewsSollazzo Ensemble wins York Early Music International Young Artists Competition
The ensemble receives a cash prize, performing opportunities and a CD recording
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NewsNo winner announced at 2015 Pierre Fournier Award for cellists
No winner was announced for this year’s Pierre Fournier Award. Taking place on 10 May at London’s Wigmore Hall, the event saw two cellists – Valentino Worlitzsch (pictured), from Germany, and the UK’s Jonathan Dormand – receive ‘incentive grants’ worth £1,000 each. South Korean Christine Lee and Britain's ...
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NewsBritish violinist Laurence Jackson named West Australian Symphony concertmaster
The musician has served as City of Birmingham Symphony concertmaster for ten years
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NewsPhiladelphia cellist James Holesovsky has died aged 72
The musician was a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia for 50 years
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NewsBritish cellist Denis Vigay has died aged 89
The musician was principal cello of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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NewsArtemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle has died aged 53
The musician was also a professor at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin
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NewsBirmingham Conservatoire to provide music tuition for South African children
The UK music college’s string department has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the project
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NewsStudy proves attending a live classical music concert reduces stress
The research, undertaken by London’s Royal College of Music, will help further investigations into the relationship between music and health
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NewsCellist Andrei Ionuț Ioniță wins 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal
No first prize was awarded in the violin category
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News'Strad on the Sand': beach drawing marks opening of East Neuk Festival
Musicians and organisers of the East Neuk Festival, taking place this week in Fife, Scotland, joined together to make a giant anamorphic sand drawing of a violin on 29 June. The 60ft x 40ft ‘transitory work of art’ was created on Elie beach and nicknamed ‘Strad on ...
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NewsUS double bassist Neil Courtney has died aged 82
Double bass player Neil Courtney, who performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra for 48 years, has died at the age of 82 after a long battle with heart disease. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1932, Courtney studied at the Eastman School of Music during which time he performed with ...
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NewsTchaikovsky Competition 2015 announces 6 violin and 6 cello finalists
All finalists are required to perform two concerto works for a public audience
