Results announced for 2025 International Society of Bassists Makers Competition
Double basses were judged on workmanship and tone, in addition to a blind, audience-voted sound-off event
Fourteen-year-old violinist signs with Harrison Parrott
Finnish violinist Lilja Haatainen joins the roster for worldwide general management
Results announced for 2025 International Society of Bassists Makers Competition
Double basses were judged on workmanship and tone, in addition to a blind, audience-voted sound-off event
NewsFormer Boston double bassist Edwin Barker receives ISB Distinguished Achievement Award
The former principal bassist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra was recognised for this lifetime achievements as a performer and educator
NewsViolinist wins the 2025 Irving M. Klein International String Competition
22-year-old violinist Julia Schilz receives the $5,000 grand prize and performance engagements
NewsWinners announced for the 2025 ISB Double Bass Competition
Prizes were awarded across eight divisions for solo, jazz, and orchestral double bass
NewsBerlin Philharmonic cellist Dietmar Schwalke retires after 31 years
The cellist played with the orchestra since 1994, and was also a member of the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
NewsNo first prize awarded at the 2025 Sendai International Music Competition
South Korean violinist Moon Boha was the highest prizewinner
NewsMinnesota Orchestra mourns long-standing cellist
Arek Tesarczyk was a versatile cellist who enjoyed a wide-ranging performance career, which included premiere performances of Rautavaara’s second cello concerto
NewsCremona violin shop targeted in TikTok impersonation scam
Amorim Fine Violins has warned musicians to avoid engaging with and report a fake TikTok account offering instruments in exchange for social media promotion
NewsTime For Three signs with Askonas Holt
The trio joins the roster for representation in Europe, South America and Asia
NewsBoston’s Handel and Haydn Society appoints new principal viola
Violist Stephen Goist has been named principal viola, alongside Katherine Spencer as principal clarinet
