News
Vanessa-Mae wants to ski in 2014 Olympics
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Violinist intends to represent Thailand at winter games in Russia
London audiences set for more top violinists
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
London Symphony Orchestra nets big names for 2010-11 season
Extreme cellists hike across Britain
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Threesome take their cellos on 192-mile trek
Prestige Maltese venue too hot for EU strings
Thursday, 22 July 2010
EU Baroque Orchestra forced indoors as doubts grow over palace courtyard's suitability
Korean violinist triumphs in Argentina
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Jinjoo Cho takes first prize in Buenos Aires contest
Maggini joins Peabody Institute collection
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Former orchestral musician gifts 1620 violin to US university
Finzi Quartet wins loan of 'Evangelists'
Friday, 16 July 2010
British ensemble to play on matched set of Vuillaume instruments
US violinist triumphs in junior contest
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Marié Rossano takes first prize in Salt Lake City
Violins stolen while still in pieces
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Restorer is robbed of two instruments in central London
New digital archive for BBC Proms
Friday, 09 July 2010
Database of 115 years of performances goes online
Musician ordered to fly cello first-class
Monday, 05 July 2010
United Airlines stops Chiara Quartet cellist from taking seats in economy
Israel Philharmonic plays for captive soldier
Monday, 05 July 2010
Orchestra makes gesture of support in southern Israeli town
Nick Eanet to leave Juilliard Quartet
Thursday, 01 July 2010
First violinist resigns for health reasons
Nashville hall needs $42m for repairs
Monday, 28 June 2010
Flood damage to concert hall forces Nashville Symphony to raise funds
Jaime Laredo nets a Montagnana
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Violinist-conductor wins bidding war for violin at Brompton's
Russian wins Bradetich bass competition
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Success for Artem Chirkov in inaugural solo double bass contest
Violinist wins $25,000 Canadian music award
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Virginia Parker Prize goes to Montreal-born Alexandre Da Costa
World record for largest string ensemble
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Nearly 400 players set record at string jam in Washington, US
US quartets win grants for new work
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Chamber Music America programme rewards Del Sol and JACK quartets
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