Latest news – Page 20
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NewsCanadian cellist wins the Windsor Festival International String Competition
Andrew Byun receives a host of prizes including £5,000 and performance opportunities
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NewsV. Richelieu: Exploring alternative tonewoods in contemporary viola and violin making
Originally focused on solving the ’child’s viola problem,’ Vermont-based makers V. Richelieu focus today on the importance of sustainable material sourcing in the face of climate change and resource depletion
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NewsWindsor Festival International String Competition announces finalists for 2024
Two cellists and a violinist will proceed to the final round on the evening of 15 March
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NewsBorletti-Buitoni Trust announces awards and fellowships for 2024
Top young string players, ensembles and artists will receive a tailored career development programme
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NewsRay Chen to give away 100 violins to dedicated practisers
A collaboration between Chen’s practice app Tonic and Kennedy Violins will reward 100 players who accumulate the most practice hours between 18 to 25 March
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NewsConcertmaster steps down from The Cleveland Orchestra
Violinist David Radzynski resigned from the post on 3 March 2024 in a joint decision with the orchestra
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NewsPaganini’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin receives X-ray treatment
The historic 1743 Guarneri ’del Gesú’ violin has been scanned by a particle accelerator in Grenoble in search for the secrets to its unique sound
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NewsMissing baroque violin and bow in Cleveland
Alan Choo’s 2018 Jason Viseltear baroque violin and Louis Begin baroque bow were last seen in a blue case on Friday 8 March 2024
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NewsThe Strad at akustika Nuremberg 2024 - thank you!
It was wonderful to meet so many of our readers and followers during the annual trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. Take a look at a few photos from the weekend
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NewsInstrument repair documentary wins at the 2024 Oscars
The Last Repair Shop took home the award for Best Documentary Short Film
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NewsWinner of 2024 German Musical Instrument Prize announced
Heinrich Gill GmbH was named the recipient of the award in the opening ceremony of the akustika trade fair in Nuremberg on 8 March
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NewsChristchurch Symphony Orchestra appoints new principal cellist
New Zealand cellist Heather Lewis assumed the role earlier this year
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NewsCome and meet Team Strad at akustika Nuremberg 2024!
The Strad team has arrived in Nuremberg for the 2024 akustika trade fair. Come and visit us at stand F03!
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NewsViolinist-violist Ara Gregorian takes up role at New England Conservatory
Gregorian will become the chair of string and piano chamber music from autumn 2024
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NewsThe London Philharmonic Orchestra appoints new sub-principal cellist
Australian-Korean cellist Waynne Kwon has assumed the role
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NewsViolins of Hope founder Amnon Weinstein has died
The luthier dedicated much of his life restoring stringed instruments that belonged to Jewish musicians during the Holocaust
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NewsKronos Quartet violinist and violist to retire, after 46 years
Violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt will leave the quartet at the end of June, following the group’s historic 50th anniversary season
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NewsPrizes awarded at Belgium’s International Music Competition Triomphe de l’Art
This year’s competition was dedicated to string instrumentalists aged 15 to 35 and chamber ensembles
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition announces violin candidates for 2024
69 participants have been chosen to take part in this year’s competition, taking place in Brussels from 6 May to 12 June 2024
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NewsAbeo Quartet appoints new cellist
Macintyre Taback succeeds Brian Gadbow as the ensemble’s new cellist
