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VideoRotterdam Philharmonic performs Beethoven in 360 degrees
The project is part of the orchestra’s educational initiative ’The Virtual Reality Orchestra Explorer’
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NewsViolinist Nigel Armstrong named concertmaster of Santa Cruz Symphony
Californian, 26, will lead the orchestra from 1 October
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NewsEric Nowlin appointed Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal violist
The 35-year-old is currently associate principal viola of the Toronto Symphony
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NewsDallas Symphony Orchestra postpones European tour, citing security concerns
The ensemble has taken the decision following recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, US
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ArticleViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter rehearses Mozart with Boston Symphony Orchestra
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter rehearses the Presto from Mozart's Violin Concerto no.1 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall in September 2011. Watch: Anne-Sophie Mutter films her performance with a head cam
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ArticleTehran Symphony Orchestra performs Carmen Suite
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs Bizet's Carmen Suite conducted by Shahrdad Rohani.The orchestra was recently barred from playing at an event in Iran, as the organisers objected to female musicians performing on stage.
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NewsIranian orchestra banned from performing at event with female musicians
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra was told last week it would not be allowed to play on stage with women performers
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NewsIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra receives $10m grant
The award has been given by the Lilly Endowment – one of the largest private foundations in the US
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NewsFormer Tucson Symphony concertmaster John Ferrell has died, aged 90
The violinist was also a member of the Stradivari String Quartet
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NewsFormer Boston Symphony concertmaster Joseph Silverstein has died aged 83
The American violinist was also a respected teacher and conductor
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra appoints two new violists
Sunghee Choi and Youming Chen join the orchestra from the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Kansas City Symphony respectively
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NewsPatron loans 1757 Guadagnini violin to Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The instrument will be played by concertmaster Andrew Haveron
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ArticleCellist Austin Huntington performs Tchaikovsky's Pezzo Capriccioso
Cellist Austin Huntington performs Tchaikovsky's Pezzo Capriccioso with pianist Daniel Schlosberg at the age of 17.Huntington, now 21, was recently appointed principal cellist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click ...
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NewsIndianapolis Symphony appoints 21-year-old Austin Huntington as principal cellist
The former child prodigy begins playing full-time with the orchestra in January 2016
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ArticleBaltimore Symphony Orchestra gives free Peace Concert
Thank you everybody for sharing this sense of community with us. Music has incredible power to bring us together and to not be misunderstood in the way that words can' † BSO music director Marin AlsopThe Baltimore Symphony Orchestra gave a free Peace Concert yesterday (29 April 2015) ...
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NewsBaltimore Symphony Orchestra gives free concert following riots in the city
The orchestra has been forced to cancel some of this week’s events, but wishes to show its ‘support of our community’
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DebateIs there a 'right' way to play Sibelius?
Sibelius should be performed in a bleak style representative of his native sound world, not with the luscious richness and colour of the Berlin Philharmonic, argues Andrew Mellor
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NewsVideo: Seattle Symphony musicians perform on delayed flight
During a two-hour delay to take off on an Alaska Airlines flight to Palm Springs, four members of the Seattle Symphony – violinists Mikhail Shmidt and Elisa Barston, violist Susan Gulkis Assadi and cellist Walter Gray – whipped out their instruments to perform a string quartet. The performance ...
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NewsFunding lifeline for Ulster Orchestra
The Northern Ireland executive has granted money to help the cash-strapped ensemble through the next few months
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ArticleA quarter of orchestral musicians in constant pain, finds study
A new study of symphony orchestra musicians in Australia found that a significant minority experience chronic performance-related pain. Half of the 377 players from Australia's eight professional state orchestras questioned for the study reported that they currently have pain when performing. One quarter said that they experience performance-related pain constantly, ...