All News articles – Page 9
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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
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NewsCanadian violinist Alison Black has died aged 60
The musician and pedagogue performed for many years with the Bermuda Philharmonic Society and taught with the Menuhin Foundation of Bermuda
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NewsLara St John’s documentary film wins award at Rome’s Cinema d’IDEA Festival
The violinist’s directorial debut Dear Lara, which exposes abuse in the classical music industry, has won the Courage Award
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NewsImpulse Art Management signs Trio Concept
The agency will represent the group across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
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NewsBrompton Quartet appoints new violinist
Spanish violinist David López Ibáñez joins the London-based quartet
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NewsThis could change your path: the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans selects 30 outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate study in the United States, providing up to $90,000 in funding
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NewsObituary: British luthier Colin Irving (1945–2025)
The instrument maker, who began as an engineer in the 1950s, became best known for his cellos
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News18th-century violin stolen near Paris
Sylvain Hotellier’s Spirito Sorsana violin and two bows were stolen during the night on 7 July 2026
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NewsNew cello appointment at Georgia State University
Gabriel Prynn will take up the role of lecturer of music (cello), effective August 2026
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Video‘Literally the hardest thing I’ve ever had to learn to do’: Pedro Pascal to play cellist in upcoming film
The Chilean-American actor will star in Behemoth!, a drama about a family of Los Angeles musicians
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NewsAugust 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the August issue, which features the legendary Catalan viola da gamba player and conductor Jordi Savall
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NewsViolinist Sueye Park signs with Harrison Parrott
The former winner of the Sibelius Violin Competition joins the roster for general management
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NewsWinners announced for the 2026 Ysaÿe International Music Competition
US violinist Christina Nam wins €5,000 as well a concert engagement and the loan of a fine violin
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NewsNew Zealand violinist Jenny Banks has died aged 42
The musician, who had been suffering from behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, had been a tenured violinist with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
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NewsConcert Artists Guild honours the Emerson Quartet as 2026 Musical Trailblazers
The ensemble, which retired in 2023 after a 47-year-long career, will receive the award at the Concert Artists Guild 75th anniversary gala in September
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NewsBaroque ensemble Apollo’s Fire signs with Intermusica
The American early music ensemble will work with the agency for both its North American and international tours
