All violist articles – Page 2
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NewsAmerican violist Joseph de Pasquale has died aged 95
The musician was principal violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra
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FeatureThe viola should sound like a human voice, says Nobuko Imai
Innate sympathy for the instrument combined with solid training were the backdrop to Amsterdam Conservatoire professor Nobuko Imai's love-affair with the viola
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NewsAndrea Burger wins 2015 Tokyo International Viola Competition
The violist receives a cash prize and concert opportunities
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NewsViolist Lionel Tertis honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
The plaque marks the virtuoso performer’s former flat in Wimbledon, London
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NewsSalomon Quartet founding violist Trevor Jones has died
The British musician was one of a group of pioneering period performers
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NewsAmerican violist Allan Nilles joins Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The musician was formerly a member of the San Diego Symphony
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NewsViolist Roland Glassl to depart Mandelring Quartet after 16 years
His replacement is Andreas Willwohl, former principal violist of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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FocusLA Philharmonic violist Leticia Oaks Strong on curing a frozen shoulder
The artist sacrificed sugary treats and underwent physiotherapy to get back to her best
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NewsComposer and violist Brett Dean named BBC Symphony Artist in Association
The Australian musician will work with the orchestra as a soloist, conductor and composer for three years
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ArticleNew strings collective challenges session industry obsession with looks
London-based string players aim to make the TV and live session scene less about appearance and more reflective of the diversity of musical talent
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ArticleBritish violist and teacher Roger Best dies
Roger Best, who was principal viola in the Northern Sinfonia and a member of the Alberni Quartet, died on 8 October aged 77 after a long illness.Over the course of a multifaceted career Best made his living as an orchestral player, soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher. John McCabe, ...
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ArticleYura Lee wins solitary first prize at ARD Music Competition
The ARD Music Competition in Munich, Germany, finished yesterday with only one first prize being awarded across the four categories of violin, viola, piano trio and bassoon.The lone first prize of €10,000 went to South Korean Yura Lee in the viola division. Lee, a 28-year-old violinist and violist, studied at ...
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ArticleViolist Lise Berthaud and Danish String Quartet join BBC New Generation Artists scheme
French violist Lise Berthaud and the Danish String Quartet have been chosen to join the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme for 2013–15. The artist development programme, which was launched in 1999, gives emerging international performers the opportunity to give concerts in London and around the UK, as well ...
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ArticleViolist plays national anthem at her US citizenship ceremony
Carol Cook, the newly appointed principal violist of the Chicago Lyric Opera, performed the US national anthem at her own citizenship ceremony on Monday 22 July. The Scottish-born Cook was one of more than 140 people from 53 countries who were naturalised as US citizens at the ...
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