All News articles – Page 80
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NewsGuarneri ‘del Gesù’ c.1731 ‘Baltic’ violin sells for $9.44 million at auction
The violin is now the most expensive instrument by the maker ever to be sold at auction
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NewsSphinx Organization wins inaugural ASTA Outstanding Service Organization Award
The inaugural award was given at the ASTA National Conference in Orlando, Florida
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti to receive Award of Excellence
The UK star soloist will receive the honour at the 2023 Women in Classical Music Symposium in Dallas
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NewsMusicians attack proposed US visa fee increases
Under the new proposals, the cost of P-type and O-type visas could see ‘a 250% increase’
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News‘We cannot sit and wave goodbye’: Young Musician winners condemn BBC music cuts
Artists including Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Nicola Benedetti and Jennifer Pike have condemned the move to close the BBC Singers and cut 20% of salaried orchestral posts
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NewsTwo new concertmasters for London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore and Andrej Power will join Roman Simovic in the role in August 2023
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NewsMahler Chamber Orchestra appoints violinist José Maria Blumenschein as co-concertmaster
The violinist is currently first concertmaster of the WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Germany
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News‘Earliest stringed instruments’ found in Vietnam
Researchers from the Australian National University believe that 2,000-year-old deer antlers may have been used as primitive chordophones
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NewsKorean violinist and tutor Nam Yun Kim has died aged 74
The former soloist was a highly respected and successful pedagogue, with many competition winners under her tutelage
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NewsLaughter is music for the soul: Help Musicians to hold April Fools’ charity gala
Help Musicians will present an evening of orchestral comedy to support musicians in crisis
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NewsTÁR cellist Sophie Kauer signs with DG
The musician, acclaimed for her role in Todd Field’s 2023 film, will release her first EP on 17 March
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NewsBBC announces 20 per cent cut in salaried orchestral posts
The move is among a raft of new measures announced by the corporation on 7 March
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NewsThe Hallé appoints new second violin leader
A champion of music of various genres, Marie Schreer joins the orchestra as its new second violin section leader
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NewsTen-year-old violinist raises nearly $20,000 for Ukrainian luthier
The GoFundMe page, set up by mother-and-daughter team Aruna Talapatra and Nadia Sayed, aims to raise $25,000 for Mariupol luthier Oleksandr Smykovskyi
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NewsFriends of Musique et Vin announces audition for Zygmuntowicz violin
Violinists between the ages of 18 and 28 are invited to apply for the chance to play a violin made by the renowned luthier for two years
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NewsSphinx Organization awards 2023 Medals of Excellence
The medals recognise extraordinary Black and Latinx classical musicians and come with a $50,000 career grant
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NewsJulia Fischer and Benjamin Nyffenegger to co-direct summer festival
The violinist and cellist have been named artistic directors of the Boswil Summer Festival in July 2023
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NewsWinners announced at the 2023 RPS Awards
Star cellist Abel Selaocoe took home the Instrumentalist Award, while violist Timothy Ridout won the Young Artist Award
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NewsViolinist Pekka Kuusisto wins €40,000 prize
The violinist and conductor received the award from the Finnish Cultural Fund
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NewsWinners announced at 15th International Mozart Competition
The Arete Quartet from South Korea took first prize of €20,000 in the string quartet category
