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Timothy Ridout wins inaugural Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
The UK competition was open to violists of all nationalities under the age of 21
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Armida Quartet receives Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival ensemble prize
The annual award, worth €10,000, is given alongside ‘Young Elite’ solo and audience prizes
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Memphis Symphony musicians agree on 38 per cent pay cut
It is hoped the one-year emergency measure will help the orchestra balance its books
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New York Philharmonic gives violinist Frank Huang week-long concertmaster trial
The American musician is the second candidate to audition for the role following the departure of Glenn Dicterow
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Violinist Hilary Hahn cancels yet further concerts
The star soloist is continuing to recover from a muscle injury
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Lufthansa airline loses cello, says musician
Lachezar Kostov was forced to perform several concerts on borrowed instruments before being reunited with his cello
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Violinist In Mo Yang wins 2014 Concert Artists Guild Competition
The Korean musician receives $5,000 and two years of management
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Northern Ireland’s Ulster Orchestra faces imminent closure, warns chairman
The ensemble has appealed for £500,000 in emergency funding from Belfast City Council
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Singapore’s inaugural $50,000 International Violin Competition names 35 shortlisted candidates
The participants from 14 countries will perform in nine live rounds in January 2015
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London stringed instrument dealer J & A Beare launches its first exclusively online auction
The initial sale features 37 instruments, including a Stradivarius violin and two Guadagninis
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra receives $400,000 from Andrew W Mellon Foundation
The ensemble will use the grant to launch ‘Next Generation Orpheus’
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Cellist and conductor Mats Rondin has died aged 54
The Swedish musician was formerly principal cellist of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony
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German luthier Andreas Haensel wins gold and silver in Pisogne
The maker won for two of his instruments at the 5th International Violin Making Competition
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Vienna Philharmonic to invest $1m Birgit Nilsson Prize in Historical Archives
The award is the largest of its kind in the field of classical music
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Italian violinist Angelo Stefanato has died aged 88
The artist and teacher was concertmaster of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin for 15 years
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Daniele Gatti named Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra chief conductor
He succeeds Mariss Jansons, who departs from the role in March 2015
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Simon Blendis appointed joint leader of London Mozart Players
The violinist is a regular concertmaster with leading UK orchestras
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Air Canada reverses its policy on the transportation of violas as carry-on baggage
The company has issued a response to The Strad’s news story reporting on the discrepancy between its rules for violins and violas
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Rome Opera dismisses 182 employees of orchestra and chorus
The company hopes to save €3.4m by using an external ensemble as required
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Sotheby's to sell rare portrait miniature of 21-year-old Mozart
The sale marks the first time the image has been reproduced in colour for the wider public