All News articles – Page 5
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for the 2025 Premio Paganini Violin Competition
Six violinists advance to the next round
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NewsDuo Hina & Fiona signs with Arabella Arts
The violin duo joins the agency for general management
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NewsSecond-round competitors announced for 2025 Premio Paganini International Violin Competition
Twelve violinists will perform in the second round, taking place on 18 and 19 October in Genoa
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NewsPrizes awarded at the 2025 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
The top prize of $10,000 and future performance engagements went to baroque violinist Danqi Zeng
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis November 2025: Youth orchestra engagement programmes
Youth orchestras in the US have come a long way in recent years, with all manner of engagement programmes helping young musicians discover their potential
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NewsFitzwilliam Quartet appoints new violist
Francis Kefford joins the UK-based group, following founding member Alan George’s departure in 2024
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NewsViolinist María Dueñas wins two Gramophone awards
The 22-year-old was recognised as Young Artist of the Year and also triumphed in the Instrumental category
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NewsLong-time Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Louis Lanza Jr. has died
The 89-year-old violinist was a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1964 to 2011
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NewsKatarina Quartet joins the Concert Artists Guild roster
The New York-based quartet are among the first artists signed through CAG’s new selection process
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NewsUnited Arab Emirates National Orchestra appoints new leader
Violinist Nicolas Koeckert takes up the role, following the orchestra’s international recruitment drive for its first full season
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NewsVienna Philharmonic announces new academists
The thirteen academists, six of which are string players, will be in the academy from 2025 to 2027
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NewsJoshua Bell awarded honorary CBE for services to music
The long-time music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields described the distinction as ‘a profound and wholly unexpected honour’
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NewsFrankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra appoints new associate concertmaster
Violinist Rimma Benyumova assumes the role from December 2025
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NewsAustin Huntington awarded use of 1695 Pietro Guarneri of Mantua cello
The instrument is the only known cello by Pietro Guarneri of Mantua and was owned by Ronald Leonard for 60 years
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NewsLaureates announced for the 2025 Michał Spisak International Music Competition
Eight prizes and three distinctions were awarded in the violin, viola, and cello divisions
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NewsWinner announced at the John Curro National Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
17-year-old violinist Sharon Zhao is the victor of the Australian competition, following in the footsteps of violinists including Ray Chen, Richard Tognetti, and Emily Sun
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NewsICE drops Utah violinist’s deportation case
The US government will no longer pursue deportation of John Shin, following Shin’s release from detainment on 8 September
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NewsViolinist Alina Ibragimova signs to BIS Records
Ibragimova will begin her recording journey with the label with a complete cycle of Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas
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NewsCellist Joshua Roman signs to the Cliburn Agency
The US cellist will receive comprehensive professional guidance from the boutique artist management firm
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NewsEscher Quartet appoints new second violinist
US violinist Bryan Lee joins the quartet, while continuing his role as second violinist of the Dover Quartet
