All News articles – Page 246
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NewsIstván Várdai wins Germany's ARD International Music Competition top cello prize
The 28-year-old Hungarian has been a prolific prize winner in recent years
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NewsMiklós Perényi appointed Royal Northern College of Music International Chair in Cello
The cellist joins the UK institution this year
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NewsJulie Albers named Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra principal cellist
The American musician officially takes up her role in the 2015-16 season
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NewsViolinist Esther Yoo and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan join 2014 BBC New Generation Artists scheme
This year's crop also includes the Armida Quartet
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NewsZehetmair Quartet awarded Paul Hindemith Prize, worth €10,000
The biennial award is given by the City of Hanau in recognition of the famous composer
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NewsHan-Na Chang resigns as music director of Qatar Philharmonic with immediate effect
The cellist and conductor has cited ‘irreconcilable artistic differences'
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NewsYale Collection of Musical Instruments acquires violins by Guarneri and Amati
The bequest from the Andrew F. Petryn Collection also includes three Tourte bows
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NewsFrancisco Fullana and Michiaki Ueno named winners of 21st Johannes Brahms Competition
Prizes were awarded in violin, viola, cello, piano, vocal and chamber divisions
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NewsTwo musicians to leave Australian String Quartet, citing ‘irreconcilable differences'
Violinists Kristian Winther and Ioana Tache will see out the remainder of the 2014 season
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NewsAtlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians and management fail to reach contract agreement
The deadlock ‘may delay or cancel portions' of the forthcoming season
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NewsApplications now open for 5th Windsor Festival International String Competition 2015
The event takes place at Windsor castle, outside of London, in March next year
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NewsRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra management warns top international status in jeopardy
The orchestra posted a fiscal deficit of €836,461 in 2013
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NewsVideo: eleven-year-old busking violinist is surprised by his idol Joshua Bell
The young musician was performing on NBC's Today show
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Cellist and teacher Rhuna Martin has died at the age of 82
The South-African born artist was a highly influential pedagogue at such London institutions as the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School
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NewsSusanna Mälkki named Helsinki Philharmonic's first female chief conductor
The Finnish conductor and former Gothenburg Symphony cellist takes up the role in 2016
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NewsRTÉ National Symphony Orchestra violist dies while trying to save drowning partner
John Lynch was the orchestra's associate principal viola from 2000
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NewsMinnesota Orchestra receives $10m gift from anonymous donor
The donation has inspired three further contributions totalling $3.2m
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NewsViolinist Grace Clifford, 16, wins AU$25,000 first prize at Australia's ABC Young Performers Award competition
Sydney violinist Grace Clifford has won the 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Award. The 16-year-old (pictured), who performed Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in the final round, received AU$25,000 (£14,000) as well as concert engagements, professional development opportunities and CDs of her winning ...
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NewsAnnouncement that Chicago Chamber Musicians will disband is false, say musicians
The society's board will no longer support the ensemble, but musicians will present 2014-15 season regardless
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter, Jan Vogler and David Garrett named 2014 Echo Klassik winners
This year's annual awards, given by the German music industry, take place on 26 October
