All News articles – Page 254
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NewsEuropean ensembles scoop ¥6m in first prizes at Osaka chamber competition
The Rafale Trio from Switzerland and the Arcadia Quartet from Romania receive top awards, reports Pauline Harding
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti replaces Janine Jansen to make New York Philharmonic debut
Benedetti will perform Szymanowski's Violin Concerto no.1 in three concerts
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NewsCellist Zoë Keating announces career hiatus
The independent artist's husband has been diagnosed with cancer
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NewsBritish cellist Douglas Cummings has died aged 67
He served as principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra for 24 years
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NewsUS ivory import rules eased to allow international travel with musical instruments
Instruments and bows containing small amounts of ivory purchased before February 2014 can now be transported into the US
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News26-year-old cellist Dmitry Volkov died from a heart condition
The Russian-born musician died in his sleep over the weekend
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NewsTimothy Cobb named New York Philharmonic principal bass
The double bassist has served as principal of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1989
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NewsViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja receives RPS Music Award for Instrumentalist
The Moldovan artist is described by the jury as an ‘irresistible force of nature'
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NewsFounding Juilliard Quartet violinist Robert Mann awarded President's Medal
Now aged 93, Mann served as the quartet's first violinist for 51 years
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ArticleUS bow maker William Salchow dies aged 88
The New York-based craftsman had a 50-year career and was a formative influence on the next generation of makers
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ArticleSeville music conservatory threatened with closure for noise offences
The Manuel Castillo Conservatory has been fined and ordered to reduce noise levels immediately
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ArticleFédor Roudine wins Henri Marteau Violin Competition in Germany
The 21-year-old violinist receives a €10,000 prize
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ArticleRussian cellist Dmitry Volkov dies aged 26
The cellist's Russian Trio was named winner of the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition last month
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ArticleTakács Quartet receives Wigmore Hall Medal
The London venue launched the award for international artists in 2007
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ArticlePhilanthropist donates AUS$510,000 to Australian String Quartet's Guadagnini cello
The instrument is one of a quartet of Guadagninis on loan to the ensemble
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ArticleViolinist Nikolaj Znaider accused of tax evasion by Danish authorities
It has been alleged the violinist overstayed the country's taxation threshold between 2006 and 2007
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ArticleStudy finds musical training increases blood flow to language centres of the brain
Just 30 minutes of musical training can significantly change brain patterns
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ArticleDallas Symphony Orchestra violinist Arkady Fomin has died
The violinist was also artistic director of the New Conservatory of Dallas
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ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra appoints two new violas
Wei-Ting Kuo from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Danny Lai from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra join the CSO on 19 May
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ArticleStudy finds professional musicians are four times more likely to develop hearing loss
The research has also found that musicians are 57 per cent more likely to develop tinnitus
