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Violinist Esther Abrami appointed as English Symphony Orchestra’s artist in residence

2023-03-20T12:53:00+00:00

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Continuo Foundation awards £100,000 in grants and announces new digital platform

2023-03-21T11:38:00+00:00

Continuo Connect will provide period instrument performances online and digital resources for musicians

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Benedetti Foundation 2023 Ambassadors announced
2023-03-20T12:05:00+00:00
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Former violin professor denies two counts of sexual assault
2023-03-17T13:38:00+00:00
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Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ c.1731 ‘Baltic’ violin sells for $9.44 million at auction
2023-03-17T10:08:00+00:00
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Sphinx Organization wins inaugural ASTA Outstanding Service Organization Award
2023-03-16T16:33:00+00:00
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Violinist Nicola Benedetti to receive Award of Excellence
2023-03-16T11:51:00+00:00
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Musicians attack proposed US visa fee increases
2023-03-16T11:13:00+00:00
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‘We cannot sit and wave goodbye’: Young Musician winners condemn BBC music cuts
2023-03-15T14:43:00+00:00
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Two new concertmasters for London Symphony Orchestra
2023-03-15T10:22:00+00:00
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra appoints violinist José Maria Blumenschein as co-concertmaster
2023-03-14T12:31:00+00:00

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Winners announced at Haslemere International String Competition

2023-02-16T10:57:00+00:00

Two cellists scooped the top prizes at the final on 12 February

Applications are now open for the Geneva International Music Competition

2023-02-06T15:52:00+00:00

The annual competition’s 2023 edition will focus on the string quartet for the first time since 2016

Applications for the 2023 Bartók World Competition to open this month

2023-02-03T08:33:00+00:00

The 2023 edition will celebrate violinists for the first time since 2017, with a total prize pool worth €44,000 up for grabs

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Violinist Esther Abrami appointed as English Symphony Orchestra’s artist in residence

2023-03-20T12:53:00+00:00

The English Symphony Orchestra has named UK–French violinist Esther Abrami as creative partner and artist in residence

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Benedetti Foundation 2023 Ambassadors announced

2023-03-20T12:05:00+00:00

The foundation’s Ambassador Programme offers young students experience in the field of music education

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Former violin professor denies two counts of sexual assault

2023-03-17T13:38:00+00:00

Jan Repko, a former tutor at the Royal College of Music, entered a plea at Southwark Crown Court on 17 March

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Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ c.1731 ‘Baltic’ violin sells for $9.44 million at auction

2023-03-17T10:08:00+00:00

The violin is now the most expensive instrument by the maker ever to be sold at auction

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Sphinx Organization wins inaugural ASTA Outstanding Service Organization Award

2023-03-16T16:33:00+00:00

The inaugural award was given at the ASTA National Conference in Orlando, Florida

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Violinist Nicola Benedetti to receive Award of Excellence

2023-03-16T11:51:00+00:00

The UK star soloist will receive the honour at the 2023 Women in Classical Music Symposium in Dallas

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Musicians attack proposed US visa fee increases

2023-03-16T11:13:00+00:00

Under the new proposals, the cost of P-type and O-type visas could see ‘a 250% increase’

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‘We cannot sit and wave goodbye’: Young Musician winners condemn BBC music cuts

2023-03-15T14:43:00+00:00

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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Competitions

Winners announced at Haslemere International String Competition

2023-02-16T10:57:00+00:00

Two cellists scooped the top prizes at the final on 12 February

Applications are now open for the Geneva International Music Competition

2023-02-06T15:52:00+00:00

The annual competition’s 2023 edition will focus on the string quartet for the first time since 2016

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