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    Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster joins Carnegie Mellon faculty

    2013-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Noah Bendix-Balgley, concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO), is to join the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University School of Music in September 2013. The 28-year-old violinist (pictured), who has occupied the concertmaster’s chair since 2011, will coach student quartets. Bendix-Balgley was the first violinist of the Athlos Quartet from ...

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    Columbus Symphony recruits new concertmaster

    2013-07-31T00:00:00Z

    The Columbus Symphony in Ohio, US, has named Canadian Jean-Sébastien Roy as its new concertmaster. His appointment ends an 18-month search by the orchestra. Roy, who performed as guest concertmaster with the orchestra in the 2012–13 season, will lead the orchestra from the beginning of the 2013–14 season in October.Roy ...

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    Seven SPCO string players take retirement option

    2013-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Ten musicians from the St Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) have retired from the ensemble. Seven are string players, and all the retiring musicians have played in the orchestra for at least 30 years. An incentivised retirement package for players aged 55 and older was part of ...