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Chicago Symphony Orchestra appoints two new violas
Wei-Ting Kuo from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Danny Lai from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra join the CSO on 19 May
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Study finds professional musicians are four times more likely to develop hearing loss
The research has also found that musicians are 57 per cent more likely to develop tinnitus
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Norwegian orchestras hit by pension increases
The Oslo and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestras are each experiencing financial issues due to wage increases and longer life expectancies
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Colorado Symphony launches cannabis-friendly concert series
Classically Cannabis' is sponsored by pro-marijuana promoter Edible Events
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Stephen Miahky named first violinist of the Blair String Quartet
The musician and pedagogue is also named Blair School of Music Joachim Professor of Violin
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Philharmonia Orchestra launches iOrchestra to encourage instrumental tuition
The project targets the South West of the UK, where in some areas over a third of children do not learn an instrument
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Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber announces forced retirement from playing
The British musician is suffering from a herniated disc in his neck
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Osmo Vänskä to return as Minnesota Orchestra music director
The conductor will lead a minimum of ten weeks during the next two seasons
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Rhode Island Philharmonic concertmaster Charles Sherba dies aged 62
The US violinist also taught at Brown University since 1986
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Guarneri violin copy to be auctioned for charity Luthiers Sans Frontières
The sale, through Ingles and Hayday, is expected to make £3,000-£5,000
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Violinist Janine Jansen to appear in Last Night of the Proms 2014
This year's festival will also feature performances from Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Julia Fischer and Alisa Weilerstein
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Campaigns to protect government music education launch in Australia and the UK
The UK's ISM and Australia's The Music Trust warn that lack of funding will impact children from poorer backgrounds
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Kreutzer Stradivarius violin to be auctioned by Christie's in New York
Watch a video of Joshua Bell playing the instrument, which is valued around $7.5m
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Louisville String Academy awarded $240,000 Starling Foundation grant
Given over three years, the award aims to support violin playing at the highest level
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The Strad May 2014 issue is out now
The issue includes Italian violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg on her multifaceted career, preparing for orchestral auditions, and the Kronos Quartet in pictures
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Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber receives the ISM's Distinguished Musician Award
The British musician is honoured for his performing achievements and his contribution to music education
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Vadim Repin becomes first soloist to conduct and perform Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1
The violinist stepped in at the Trans-Siberian Arts Festival when scheduled conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed in New York
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Bonhams to sell Amati violin once owned by Italian dictator Mussolini
The London auctioneers will sell the instrument, priced at £150,000, on 12 May
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Luise Buchberger named Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment co-principal cellist
The 29-year-old from Germany will perform with the orchestra in June
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British violinist Thomas Gould signs to Edition Classics
The 30-year-old has signed a four-album deal, with his first release due out in 2015