Leonhard Baumgartner loaned 1683 ‘ex Petherick’ Stradivari violin
The 17-year-old says he is ’thrilled to bring the voice of this extraordinary instrument to life’
Violinist Chaim Taub has died aged 99
The Israeli violinist led the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for almost two decades
Leonhard Baumgartner loaned 1683 ‘ex Petherick’ Stradivari violin
The 17-year-old says he is ’thrilled to bring the voice of this extraordinary instrument to life’
NewsBritish luthier George Stoppani has died
An acknowledged expert in instrument acoustics, he was 75 years old
NewsYasuko Ohtani loaned 1702 ‘Lord Newlands’ Stradivari violin
The Nippon Music Foundation has facilitated the loan to the Japanese violinist, who will celebrate the 50th anniversary of her debut in 2025
NewsKreutzer Quartet violist announces departure
Violist Clifton Harrison leaves the British quartet after almost ten years
NewsViolinist Karen Su joins Conservatoire Royal de Mons faculty
The laureate of the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition will establish her own class next year
NewsFinnish violinist Eriikka Maalismaa has died
The former concertmaster of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra was 44
NewsBras, travel woes, Olympian string players, and the end of TwoSet Violin: The Strad 2024 news round-up
We take a look at a selection of news stories from 2024 that put string players in headlines, often in unexpected ways
NewsFound: Violist reunited with stolen instrument and bows in Texas
Christopher Williams’ viola and bows were stolen on 17 December in Katy, TX, but were swiftly recovered the next day from a pawn shop
News24-year-old selected as new solo cellist of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Till Schuler is a former winner of the Antonio Janigro Junior and Gustav Mahler cello competitions
