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NewsAmerican violinist Maynard Goldman has died
A well-known figure on the Boston music scene, the violinist spent almost 25 years as concertmaster of the Boston Ballet
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NewsTop string players among Opus Klassik 2024 winners
This year’s award winners include a host of string players, who won prizes in categories including Instrumentalist of the Year, Young Talent of the Year and more
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NewsCandidates announced for the International Karol Lipiński Violin Competition 2024
24 violinists from around the world have been selected to compete in this year’s competition, starting from 27 September in Torun, Poland
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NewsViolinist Daniel Hope to take up leadership role at Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy
Hope will assume the role of intendant and artistic director from 1 November 2025, continuing the legacy of the festival’s founder, Yehudi Menuhin
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NewsEmad Zolfaghari wins 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
The 19-year-old Canadian violist won $15,000, future concert engagements, as well as the audience prize
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NewsCello professor and string quartets take top honours at Reina Sofía School of Music
Cellist Ivan Monighetti and the Casals and Quiroga quartets were among those to receive the school’s highest distinction for their contribution and collaboration with the institution
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra appoints new principal viola
Currently principal viola of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Teng Li will assume her new role on 15 September 2024
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis July 2024: The dangers of ticket reselling
With the music festival season already under way, how can venues and festival organisers help protect customers from the scourge of online secondary ticketing sites?
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NewsFinalists announced for 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
Three violists will compete in the chamber music final on Friday 21 June and the concerto final on Saturday 22 June
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NewsCello and violin candidates announced for George Enescu International Competition 2024
49 cellists and 50 violinists have been selected to compete in the first round of the competition from 1 September 2024
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NewsThe Strad July 2024 issue is out now!
Our instrumental cover star is the 1733 ‘Salabue, Martzy’ Carlo Bergonzi violin, described by Count Cozio as ‘my largest and most beautiful Bergonzi’
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NewsThe Fibonacci Quartet wins the Premio Paolo Borciani
The Spain/UK-based quartet receives €25,000 and further performance engagements
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NewsChicago Sinfonietta appoints principal double bass
Michael Martin takes up the role having enjoyed a broad orchestral career across the US
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NewsIndiana University violin professor Kevork Mardirossian has died
The violinist and respected pedagogue was 70 years old
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NewsNew string appointments at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra has appointed associate concertmaster, assistant concertmaster, two new cellists and two Paul J. Ross fellows
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NewsThe Cleveland Orchestra appoints first associate concertmaster
Violinist Liyuan Xie will start the role on 29 June 2024, having previously held a post in the orchestra’s second violin section
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NewsViolinist Lisa Batiashvili and the Stretton Society receive European Culture Prizes for 2024
At the awards ceremony in Luxembourg on 7 June, Batiashvili was recognised for her services to culture in Europe, while the Stretton Society received the European Initiative Prize for its work loaning valuable instruments to young musicians
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News‘I’m focused on what needs to be done’: Why a Ukrainian violinist returned home to volunteer in the war effort
Brian Dooley interviews Ukrainian violinist Nataliia Halunenko, who gave up her performance career abroad to help provide aid in her home country
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NewsViolinist wins right to compensation after career-ending Pilates accident
Maya Meron suffered a fractured left elbow and serious abdominal injuries after a Pilates machine collapsed while she was using it in March 2019, leaving her with long-term nerve damage
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NewsPrizes awarded at the 2024 Città di Cremona Competition
Italian-Japanese violinist Yuki Serino scooped the top prize of €40,000
