All News articles – Page 6
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NewsEinstein’s violin exceeds estimate and fetches £860k at auction
The 1894 violin, played by the German scientist while he developed his theories of relativity, tripled its estimate of between £200,000- £300,000
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NewsString players among YCA’s semi-finalists for 2025 auditions
The artists will have the chance to perform to be accepted into a three-year YCA Jacobs Fellowship, with the semi-finals starting on 5 November
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NewsViolinist Joshua Bell spotlighted as a ‘Langham Luminary’
The violinist joins the global campaign marking the luxury hotel brand’s heritage
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NewsYura Lee signs with Nordic Artists Management
The agency said it was ‘honoured’ to sign the multifaceted violinist-violist to its roster
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NewsNovember 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the November 2025 issue starring legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year
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NewsTimothy Chooi loaned 1714 ‘Dolphin’ Stradivari violin
The Canadian violinist received the instrument from the Nippon Music Foundation in Japan
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NewsPrizewinners announced at the 2025 Kronberg Academy Violin and Viola Masterclasses
Four prizes were shared between eight participants, each receiving €2,500
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NewsNo first prize awarded at the 2025 Henry Vieuxtemps Violin Competition
Japanese violinist Rei Wakabayashi receives the €1,250 second prize
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NewsBalanas Sisters sign with Decca Classics
The Latvian sisters described the signing as a ’chance to push boundaries and tell our story through music’
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NewsWinners announced at the Tokyo Minato City International Music Competition
Korean cellist Woochan Jeong has won the first prize worth YEN5,000,000 (£25,000)
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NewsViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter receives Enescu Festival Award of Excellence
It is the first time the award has been bestowed, recognising the German violinist’s long career
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NewsNine string players among Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s new academists
The academists were introduced during the orchestra’s first concert of the 2025/26 season
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NewsPoiesis Quartet signs with MKI Artists
Fresh off its win at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the American quartet has joined the artist management agency
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NewsEarthquake-surviving Japanese cello to be heard in free concert
The instrument, which survived the 2024 Noto earthquake, will be played by Eru Matsumoto on 26 October
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NewsWinners announced for the International Tadeusz Wroński Solo Violin Competition
Chinese violinist Tianyou Liu receives the first prize of PLN100,000 (£20,500)
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NewsThousands of young violinists perform to mark China’s National Day
The event on 28 September saw 3,000 students take part with their teachers in the country’s ‘Music Valley’
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NewsRoyal Scottish National Orchestra appoints new principal guest leader
Russian-born violinist Igor Yuzefovich assumes the position, while continuing his role as one of the BBC Symphony Orchestra leaders
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NewsBoston museum loaned 1714 ‘Kneisel, Grün’ Stradivari violin
The ‘golden period’ instrument was recently acquired by an anonymous buyer, who loaned it to the museum on condition that it be played in a concert series
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NewsCello finalists announced at the Tokyo Minato City International Music Competition
The cellists are competing for a YEN5,000,000 (£25,000) first prize
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NewsCremona Musica 2025: The Strad’s round-up
Here’s what The Strad team got up to at this year’s exhibition and festival
