All Artists articles – Page 23
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NewsViolinist Janine Jansen to receive 2015 Bremen Musikfest Award
Dutch violinist Janine Jansen has been announced as the winner of this year’s Bremen Musikfest Award. The 37-year-old will receive the honour at a concert during this year’s festival, which takes place from 29 August to 19 September.In its citation, the jury said, ‘As a soloist and as ...
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NewsUS double bassist Neil Courtney has died aged 82
Double bass player Neil Courtney, who performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra for 48 years, has died at the age of 82 after a long battle with heart disease. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1932, Courtney studied at the Eastman School of Music during which time he performed with ...
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NewsViolinist and Dartington Quartet co-founder Colin Sauer dies aged 90
British violinist Colin Sauer has died at the age of 90. For 22 years he was the leader of the Dartington Quartet, which became known for its frequent radio and television broadcasts. In his long career, Sauer also served as leader of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta and as deputy ...
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NewsCellist Eric Jacobsen named Orlando Philharmonic music director
Cellist and conductor Eric Jacobsen has been appointed music director of the Orlando Philharmonic orchestra in Florida, US. The New York-based musician will take up the post in October 2015. Jacobsen is a co-founder of chamber ensemble The Knights, and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, which was featured ...
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NewsDouble bassist and teacher Leopold Andreev (1923–2015)
Leopold Andreev, the Moscow-based double bassist and teacher, died on 4 May at the age of 91. For almost a quarter of a century he taught a generation of double bassists at the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, while continuing a busy career as a professional musician.Born on 11 October 1923, ...
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Blogs
Virtuosity and intuition combine at Berlin's Feuermann Cello Competition
The recent Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann in the German capital was a fitting tribute to the man it was named after, writes Rebecca Schmid
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NewsViolinist Augustin Hadelich performs ‘America the Beautiful' at his naturalisation ceremony
The German artist has lived in the US for the past ten years
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NewsViolinist Joshua Bell to perform again in Washington Metro
Unlike 2007's anonymous busking experiment, the virtuoso has this time announced his appearance in advance
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BlogsVideo: how I came to play Pablo Casals's 1733 Goffriller cello, by Amit Peled
The Israeli artist tells of his first encounter with Casals's cello in 2012, and how he came to be loaned the instrument by Marta Casals Istomin. Watch a clip of him playing the instrument below.
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn cancels further performances
The artist's recovery from an inflamed muscle has taken longer than expected
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NewsVideo: eleven-year-old busking violinist is surprised by his idol Joshua Bell
The young musician was performing on NBC's Today show
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News
Cellist and teacher Rhuna Martin has died at the age of 82
The South-African born artist was a highly influential pedagogue at such London institutions as the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter, Jan Vogler and David Garrett named 2014 Echo Klassik winners
This year's annual awards, given by the German music industry, take place on 26 October
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NewsViolinist Kyung Wha Chung to make UK stage comeback
The return follows a five-year hiatus for the Korean artist and educator due to injury
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NewsViolist Kim Kashkashian awarded Golden Bow
The annual prize is given by the Foundation of the Geigenbauschule Brienz in Switzerland
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NewsMusic competitions are rife with corruption, says cellist Julian Lloyd Webber
The British musician claims many competitions exist ‘only as a way for teachers to promote their own pupils'
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn cancels all performances for six weeks
The star performer is suffering from an inflamed muscle
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NewsJoshua Bell renews music director contract with Academy of St Martin in the Fields
The violinist has signed a three-year extension until summer 2017
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NewsVideo: Violinist Itzhak Perlman campaigns for universal polio vaccination
The artist contracted the disease when he was four years old
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NewsViolinist Nicola Benedetti breaks UK chart top 20 with her new album
Not since Vanessa Mae and Nigel Kennedy has a solo British violinist featured in the top 20 pop chart
