All News articles – Page 4
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NewsKleio Quartet announces two new members
Violist Jaren Ziegler and cellist Gerard Flotats join the UK-based ensemble
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NewsECHO Rising Stars announced for 2027–28
Cellist Laura van der Heijden and the Fibonacci Quartet join the programme
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NewsNew violin professor at the University of Northern Iowa
Julia Sakharova was also recently appointed as concertmaster of Orchestra Iowa
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NewsCello and violin contestants announced for 2026 George Enescu International Competition
The competition takes place in Bucharest, Romania, from 29 August to 19 September 2026
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NewsViolinist Hana Chang joins Harrison Parrott roster
Chang is also currently a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and Borletti Buitoni Trust Fellowship recipient
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NewsDalí Quartet signs with General Arts Touring
The ensemble joins the roster for management and touring representation, having spent nearly 15 years with Martha Woods of Jonathan Wentworth Associates
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music announces new historical violin visiting professor
Norwegian violinist Bjarte Eike will join the London academy’s historical performance department from September
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NewsWinners announced for the 2026 Leonid Kogan International Competition
Prizes were awarded over four age categories at the 10th edition of the competition, held from 9 to 13 June 2026
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NewsStar quartet performs at G7 summit
Yo-Yo Ma, Renaud Capuçon, Timothy Ridout and Beatrice Rana performed for world leaders on the evening of Tuesday 16 June in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
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NewsFibonacci Quartet signs to Lorenzo Baldrighi Artist Management
The award-winning ensemble joins the roster for representation in Italy.
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NewsAmerican violinist and pedagogue Peter McHugh has died aged 87
The musician and educator taught at the University of Louisville School of Music for almost 40 years
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NewsNew violin appointment to University of Arizona School of Music faculty
Dr Elena Chernova-Davis joins the school as assistant professor of music – violin
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NewsViolinist Catherine Cho takes up directorship role at Perlman Music Program
Cho has been appointed associate director and director of the Summer Music School
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NewsJuly 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the July issue, in which we delve into the dramatic rediscovery of the 1742 ‘Rovelli’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
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NewsSwedish Radio Symphony Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Fanny Robilliard takes up the position of first concertmaster alongside Malin Broman
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NewsStefan Jackiw’s tenure as artistic director of the Hawai’i Chamber Music Festival extended
The violinist’s tenure now extends to the 2031 season
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NewsNew solo viola at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Jan Snakowski, previously the principal violist of the Polish National Opera, has won the role in Berlin
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NewsCello winners announced for the 2026 Khachaturian International Competition
24-year-old German cellist Cosima Regina Federle wins $10,000
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NewsPietrasanta in Concerto Festival: celebrating 20 years of rare chamber music collaborations in the heart of Tuscany’s ‘Little Athens’
Michael Guttman, violinist, founder and artistic director of Pietrasanta in Concerto Festival reflects on the festival’s 20 years of classical music performance, which features innovative programming and collaborations with international musicians and interdisciplinary artists
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma included in Forbes list of influential US immigrants
The cellist is among 250 foreign-born figures recognised by Forbes for their achievements and impact in the United States
