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Analysis October 2024: The state of UK national Music Hubs
The UK Government’s decision to reduce the number of national Music Hubs from 114 to 43 has sent shockwaves throughout the music education field
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: October 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Tom Coult’s new work for the Adelphi Quartet
A new string quartet explores the rich possibilities of the genre
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Analysis September 2024: Teaching folk fiddling
Since folk fiddling is a very different discipline from playing classical music, how do teaching strategies need to change to accommodate the differences?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: September 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s work for the Dover Quartet
Traditional Chickasaw melodies evoke woodland animals
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Premiere of the Month: Gabriela Lena Frank’s new Concerto Grosso
Indigenous Peruvian music inspires a new Concerto Grosso for the Takács Quartet
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Analysis August 2024: String quartets and the ‘Bridgerton effect’
String quartets have seen a surge in business from weddings and events – all thanks to the success of one particular Netflix series. What can we learn from the so-called ‘Bridgerton effect’?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: August 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis July 2024: The dangers of ticket reselling
With the music festival season already under way, how can venues and festival organisers help protect customers from the scourge of online secondary ticketing sites?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Nathalie Joachim’s new cello concerto for Seth Parker Woods
The Black dandyism fashion movement spawns a new cello concerto
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Auction Report June 2024: Like father, like son
An Omobono Stradivari and two Vuillaumes were the standout lots during a varied spring auction season in London, as Kevin MacDonald reports
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Analysis June 2024: Is ipê an alternative for pernambuco?
With pernambuco in danger of being permanently off limits to bow makers, could another Brazilian hardwood – ipê – be the solution?
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Premiere of the Month: Britta Byström’s new violin concerto for Janine Jansen
Day and night inspire a new violin concerto
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: June 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis May 2024: How musicians are finding opportunities through livestreaming
With musicians finding it harder to find traditional performing engagements, some players have found a profitable way to make livestreaming work for them
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: May 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Daniel Perttu on his new cello concerto
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is the inspiration behind a new piece in the genre
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Analysis April 2024: Discrimination towards LGBTQ+ musicians
A new report highlights the experience of LGBTQ+ musicians in the UK’s orchestral landscape, revealing that discrimination is still all too common in such environments