All News articles – Page 11
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NewsEnsemble intercontemporain mourns violinist
Maryvonne Le Dizès was a member of the group since 1979 and was the first woman to win the Paganini Competition in 1962
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NewsNew string appointments at San Francisco Symphony
The new players join the first violin, cello and bass sections
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NewsTÁR cellist Sophie Kauer lands another film role
The cellist joins the cast of indie film All Five Eyes, which is currently filming in Kent, UK
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NewsBluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks dies at age 91
A legendary figure in Bluegrass and country music, the fiddle master Bobby Hicks died at his home in western North Carolina from complications of heart disease at the age of 91.
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NewsCellist Camille Thomas signs with Keynote Artist Management
The Franco-Belgian cellist joins the roster for general management
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NewsAustralian principal violist John Dean has died, aged 90
John Dean was the longest-serving principal viola in the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra’s history from 1970 to 1989
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NewsViolin maker Ansaldo Poggi to be celebrated in new exhibition
One of the most highly regarded Italian luthiers of the 20th century, he was an apprentice of Giuseppe Fiorini
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra announces new cello appointment
Spanish cellist Salvador Bolón has joined the British orchestra
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NewsThe violin and cello winners of the Accordi Musicali Academy International Competitions
Chinese violinist Zhiyuan Qian and New Zealand-German cellist Matthias Balzat won their respective categories, receiving €5,000 each
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NewsWinners announced for the 2024 Kreutzer International Music Competition
South Korean violinist Jieun Son wins the €1,000 first prize in the senior solo violin category
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NewsViolinist retires from Pittsburgh Symphony after 36 years
First violinist Christopher Wu joined the orchestra in 1988
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News‘A band needed a cellist. It saved my life’ – Holocaust survivor and cellist meets Auschwitz director’s son in new documentary
Holocaust survivor and cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch meets Auschwitz director Rudolf Höss’s son in the new documentary The Commandant’s Shadow
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NewsCellist Gautier Capuçon runs a marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympics
The ‘Marathon Pour Tous’ was run by more than 20,000 members of the public and followed the same route as the Olympics marathon
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NewsPaul McCartney discovery refreshes search for 46-year-missing double bass
UK principal bassist Nic Worters is spreading the word once again about his missing bass that was stolen in 1978
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NewsCellist activist arrested for playing Bach in Citibank protest
John Mark Rozendaal faces up to seven years in prison for playing solo Bach in a performance entitled ‘A Plea for Our Future’ outside the fossil fuel financier’s New York City headquarters
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NewsJean-Guihen Queyras to perform in Ukraine in an act of hope and solidarity
The cellist will perform with the Kyiv Camerata, as well as visit a rehabilitation centre for wounded soldiers and a clinic for children suffering from war trauma
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NewsCellist Seth Parker Woods appointed to new role at USC Thornton School of Music
American cellist Seth Parker Woods has been promoted to the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music at the Los Angeles-based USC Thornton School of Music
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NewsTennis superstar Novak Djokovic swaps racquet for the viola
The Olympic gold medallist has been spotted playing a Storioni viola with Julian Rachlin and Sarah McElravy, while on holiday in Croatia
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NewsLong-standing Utah Symphony violinist Frances Darger dies, aged 99
Darger played with the Utah Symphony for seven decades from 1942 to 2012
