Latest news – Page 18
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NewsCleveland Institute of Music announces new chair of violin department
Violin pedagogue Jessica Lee will begin the role in autumn
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NewsInternational Society of Bassists awards inaugural Al Fisher Scholarship Grant
US double bassist Broner McCoy receives $5,000
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NewsSemi-finalists announced for the 2025 Antonio Mormone International Prize
In a unique semi-final round where the jurors follow competitors over ten months, ten violinists will have the opportunity to compete for a first-prize package, which includes €30,000, a recording contract, concert engagements and artist management
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NewsArthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition announces 2024 winners
Winner of the senior division, violinist Ilva Eigus, receives €3,000 and a violin bow
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NewsViolinist Joshua Bell extends Academy of St Martin in the Fields tenure
The contract now extends through to August 2028
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BlogsSphinx Organization makes Wigmore Hall debut in ‘American Sketches’
Discover the vibrance of American Musical Heritage with Sphinx Organization at Wigmore Hall
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NewsA tribute to David Ernest Gooch: violinist and long-time Strad subscriber
Joe Gooch remembers his father, a violinist in The Royal Artillery Band and a subscriber to The Strad for over 70 years
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NewsVienna Classic Violin Competition announces winners
Japanese violinist Yuki Hirano wins the first prize of €20,000 and advances to the Classic Violin Olympus Competition in Dubai in 2025
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NewsFormer La Scala concertmaster Franco Fantini has died
The violinist was 99 years old and joined the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala at the age of 17
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NewsViolinist Meret Lüthi receives the Golden Bow award
The early music specialist receives the award in recognition of her work with her orchestra, Les Passions de l’Âme
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NewsAlexander Quartet announces retirement
2025 marks the 44th and final year of the San Francisco-based US quartet
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NewsOrchestra of Opera North appoints a new leader
Violinist Katie Stillman will take up the role in August 2024
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NewsPercius signs violinist Johannes Pramsohler and Ensemble Diderot
The violinist and the early music ensemble join the roster ahead of a busy performance and recording season
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NewsThe Javus Quartet wins the 2024 Jürgen Ponto Foundation Music Prize
The Vienna-based quartet receives €60,000 and concert engagements
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NewsDelta Piano Trio appoints new cellist
German-Irish cellist Nuala McKenna will be assuming the role
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NewsJazz violinist joins the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty
Regina Carter will teach courses in jazz performance and history alongside instrumental lessons and masterclasses
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NewsNew second violinist to join the New Zealand String Quartet
Australian violinist Peter Clark will assume the role in June
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NewsThe Ulysses Quartet appoints new violist
US violist Peter Dudek joins the New York-based string quartet
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NewsYCAT Musicians’ Mental Health Month: tackling performance anxiety
The April campaign is a collaboration between the Young Classical Artists Trust, the Musicians’ Union, the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, and Tonic Rider
