All News articles – Page 28
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NewsFormer concertmaster offered plea deal over rape and sexual abuse charges
Odin Rathnam has been offered 15 to 30 years in prison to avoid a life sentence if he pleads guilty to 28 charges of child rape and sexual abuse
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NewsViolin refused onboard PLAY Airlines flight
Violinist Pétur Björnsson was due to fly with his instrument from Keflavík to Berlin
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NewsFrench trains roll back on double bass transport ban
However only one double bass will be accommodated per train ‘for safety reasons’
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NewsViolin contestants selected for Sendai International Music Competition
41 violinists will have the chance to compete at this year’s competition, which will be held from 24 May to 8 June 2025
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NewsAttacca Quartet signs with Platoon
The Strad’s February 2025 cover stars will embark on this new collaboration through its upcoming recording of the Ravel String Quartet
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NewsTrio Brontë wins the Franz Schubert and Modern Music competition piano trio category
The Trio Brontë has won the €13,500 first prize and the special prize for CD Production & Promotion
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter awarded gold Grand Staufer Medal
The award honours Mutter’s international career and social commitment
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NewsCandidates announced for the 2025 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition
Ten quartets have been selected to take part in this year’s competition, which will be held from 19 to 25 May
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NewsCellist Markus Nyikos has died, aged 76
The cellist was a former cello professor at Berlin University of the Arts
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NewsCalling violists: applications open for the 2025 Concours de Genève
Open to violists under the age of 30, this year’s competition offers a top prize of CHF20,000 with a jury chaired by star violist Tabea Zimmermann. Find out how to apply here
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NewsDouble bass luthier Ralph Krahmer has died
The German maker died on 3 February 2025 aged 58, following a long illness
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NewsGustav Mahler International Cello Competition announces prizewinners
18-year-old cellist Joshua Kováč was announced the absolute winner of the online competition comprising 78 cellists from 23 countries
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NewsTrio finalists announced for Franz Schubert and Modern Music competition
Four piano trios have progressed to the final round of the chamber music competition, which will be held on Wednesday 12 February
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NewsOistrakh pupil Rosa Fain has died aged 96
The Soviet-born violinist taught at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf
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NewsBVMA Makers’ Day 2025: a meeting of minds
We had a great time at Kings Place on Sunday 9 February. Here are our key takeaways from the event - a meeting of minds between players and makers
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NewsThe Benedetti Foundation celebrates its fifth birthday
Following its establishment in 2020, how has the initiative expanded from physical sessions, to emerging through the pandemic, to reaching 100,000 musicians worldwide?
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News1714 ‘Joachim-Ma’ Stradivari violin fetches $11.25 million at auction
The instrument went up for auction at Sotheby’s New York on 7 February 2025, with proceeds going towards scholarships at New England Conservatory
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NewsObituary: Turkish composer and cellist İlhan Usmanbaş (1921-2025)
Mehmet Gökhan Bağcı remembers prolific composer Usmanbaş, who composed about 120 works throughout his career, following his death on 30 January 2025 in Istanbul at the age of 104
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NewsChristchurch Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Justine Cormack comes full circle to assume the role in her hometown, having performed widely as chamber soloist, guest concertmaster and festival director
