All News articles – Page 243
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NewsDanish National Chamber Orchestra fights for survival
Crowdfunding scheme aims to raise 3m Danish kroner before 28 February
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NewsBoris Goldstein Violin Competition names finalists
Seven violinists have made it through to the final of the International Boris Goldstein Violin Competition Bern. The candidates were selected from a second-round field of 14.The finalists are:Benjamin Baker (24, New Zealand/United Kingdom)Mone Hattori (15, Japan)Furong Li (24, China)Arsenis Selalmazidis (24, Greece/Russia)Aleksey Semenenko (26, Ukraine)Stefan Tarara (28, ...
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NewsThe Strad February 2015 issue is out now
Philippe Graffin, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Benoît Rolland and Paul Tortelier all feature in a French-focused edition
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NewsViolins of Hope: an exhibition at the Berlin Philharmonie
27 January is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, members of the Berlin Philharmonic will play a special chamber concert this evening, using the instruments of Jewish musicians who fled from the Nazis in Germany or survived ...
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NewsBoris Goldstein Violin Competition names second-round candidates
Fourteen violinists have made it through to the second round of the International Boris Goldstein Violin Competition Bern. The candidates were selected from a first-round field of 31.The second-round candidates are:Benjamin Baker (24, New Zealand/United Kingdom)Mizuki Chiba (18, Japan)Soo Jin Hannah Cho (19, South Korea)Mone Hattori (15, Japan)Alexander ...
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NewsUK Treasury announces consultation on orchestral tax relief
Orchestras in the UK are to receive tax relief to match that currently enjoyed by Britain’s theatres, according to a statement released by the UK Treasury on 23 January. Originally announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on 3 December as part of his 2014 Autumn Statement, ...
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NewsViolist Sara Kim wins €8,000 Mendelssohn Prize
This year’s competition took place from 14–18 January at the Berlin University of the Arts
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NewsFate of 'Lady Inchiquin' Stradivarius violin hangs in balance
Instrument may be saved from sale of artworks
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NewsYu-Chien Tseng wins the Singapore International Violin Competition
The violinist receives $50,000 prize money, a Naxos recording and high-profile performance engagements
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NewsGerman orchestras focused on music education, finds survey
According to the latest survey compiled by the German Orchestra Association, the 2013–14 orchestral season encompassed 4,160 concerts for children and young people – 94 per cent more than in the same period ten years ago.The total number of concerts taking place in the last season was 12,303 ...
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NewsCellists to feature in 2017 Queen Elisabeth Competition
The annual contest currently caters for violinists, pianists and singers
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NewsSingapore's inaugural $50,000 International Violin Competition names six finalists
Each violinist will perform a Mozart concerto before just three are selected for the Grand Final
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NewsFunding lifeline for Ulster Orchestra
The Northern Ireland executive has granted money to help the cash-strapped ensemble through the next few months
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NewsTarisio auction house launches Tarisio Trust Young Artists Grants
The five awards of $3,000 will support innovative stringed instrument projects
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NewsVideo: musicians gather in London’s Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
The performance of Barber’s Adagio for Strings featured 150 players
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NewsStudy finds music is universal – from the rainforest to the metropolis
Researchers tested emotional reactions to a number of works on Congolese Pygmies and Canadian musicians
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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann to part ways with ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius
The instrument is part of the art collection of the failed Düsseldorf-based bank WestLB AG and will be auctioned off
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NewsObituary: violinist Lydia Mordkovitch
The Russian violinist who trained with Oistrakh was known for her gutsy, passionate playing
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NewsViolinist Leonidas Kavakos sues luthier for snapping $80,000 bow
The artist took his bow to a violin shop in California to investigate the cause of a curvature
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NewsFifth Windsor International String Competition announces eight semi-finalists
The competitors will perform at Windsor Castle, outside of London, in March
