All News articles – Page 5
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NewsFinalists announced for 2026 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
Five string players proceed to the final round, which will take place in New York in October
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NewsPioneering orchestral musician Booker Rowe has died
The violinist was a long-time member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and one of its first Black musicians, having retired in 2020 after nearly 50 years
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NewsDanish International Cello Competition: a new international platform for the next generation of cellists
Learn more and apply now for the inaugural edition of the Danish International Cello Competition in 2027, where participants will not only compete, but enjoy long-term career development
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NewsUS violinist Gabrielle Wunsch dies aged 51
The musician spent many years performing with period and Baroque orchestras in the Netherlands, before making her home in California’s Bay Area
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NewsRoyal Scottish National Orchestra appoints sub-principal double bass
Yat Hei Lee will perform his first concert as a full member of the orchestra at the BBC Proms on 3 August
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NewsViolist David Aaron Carpenter joins University of Miami faculty
Carpenter will serve as visiting professor of viola for the 2026-27 academic year
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NewsNew violin professor at Royal Northern College of Music
Tuulia Hero will take up the role from September 2026
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NewsNew violin professor at Salzburg’s Mozarteum University
Vlad Stănculeasa will start in the role in October 2026
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NewsCellist Johannes Moser pays tribute to victims of Berlin Pride attack
The cellist has recorded an arrangement of Vocalise following the attack, which took place on Saturday 25 July
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NewsNew string appointments at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Violinist Donald Grant and cellist Indira Grier join the faculty
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NewsChange in leadership for the Violin Society of America
Colin Maki resigns as president and Brandon Godman steps in to fill the role
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis August 2026: The Sphinx Organization thirty years on
Three decades since its creation, the Sphinx Organization has helped countless Black and Latino musicians in their musical careers. But how much has the landscape changed in that time?
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NewsDaedalus Quartet appoints new cellist
Cellist Angela Park joins the Philadelphia-based ensemble
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NewsBBC Symphony Orchestra announces the death of its double bassist, Elen Pan
The double bassist died on 20 June 2026 and was a member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2020
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NewsRoyal Northern College of Music announces 2026–27 chamber music residencies
The school has named its Ensemble in Association, Junior Fellows in Chamber Music and the RNCM String Quartet Studio members
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NewsViolinist and teacher Dona Lee Croft dies
Croft was a revered teacher at the Royal College of Music
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NewsPražák Quartet violist Josef Klusoň retires
The ensemble’s last remaining founder member has spent 54 years performing with the quartet
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for the 2026 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
16 violists have been selected to participate in the competition’s live rounds in Prague from 29 October to 1 November 2026
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NewsNew string appointments at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Alex Mitchell joins as joint viola section leader, while Filipe Dandalo joins the double bass section
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NewsObituary: violinist Stephen Picard (1960–2026)
The Spanish-born violinist, who taught for three decades at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, was 65 years old
