All News articles – Page 130
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NewsBernard Haitink has officially conducted last performance
The 90-year-old conductor has conducted his last concert before entering his official retirement
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NewsPatricia Kopatchinskaja wins Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland’s Würth Prize
Patricia Kopatchinskaja receives the Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland, endowed with €15,000
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NewsSimon Wiener wins International Johannes Brahms Competition
The 25-year-old violinist receives €2500
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NewsARD competition names cello finalists
Three finalists named in Bavarian Radio competition which offers cash prizes and performance invitations
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NewsGoldmund Quartet picks up €60k award – plus a full set of Strads
German group is new recipient of Paganini quartet from Nippon Foundation and award from Jürgen Ponto Foundation
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NewsAll-male cello semi-final at ARD competition in Munich
Six semi-finalists named in Bavarian Radio competition which offers cash prizes and numerous performance opportunities
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NewsHarbin Competition names violin section winners
Ming Liu, 24, from Shanghai, has won the $50,000 first prize in the Chinese event’s second edition
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NewsApplications open for Nicola Benedetti string workshops
First ‘Benedetti Sessions’ to take place in Glasgow, London, Dundee, Antrim, Manchester and Saffron Walden
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NewsCellist suffers damage worth €3876 to his cello after Azul Airlines flight
Pablo Schinke suffers three fractures to his cello during flight despite checking in the instrument as fragile baggage
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NewsDeutsche Grammophon unveils Beethoven 2020 campaign
The yellow label has revealed plans for its campaign to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth
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NewsPhilharmonia appoints joint concertmaster
The Philharmonia Orchestra has appointed Benjamin Marquise Gilmore as one of its two concertmasters
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NewsHilary Hahn begins year-long sabbatical
The violinist has taken a year off with no particular plans, but has a full season booked in 2020-21
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NewsViolin and viola stolen near Paris
House break-in results in theft of violin and viola in a Parisian suburb
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NewsKloster Schöntal Violin Competition names prize winners
The German event awards prizes in senior, intermediate and junior divisision, spanning ages from 10 to 20
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NewsBanff International Quartet Competition awards joint first prize
In an unprecedented move, the Banff International Quartet Competition has awarded its first prize to two quartets
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NewsComposer violinist Jessie Montgomery awarded $50,000 Sphinx Medal
The Sphinx Medal of Excellence is the highest honor bestowed by the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization
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NewsCITES exempts musical instruments from rosewood permit system
Decision does not include Brazilian rosewood, which will continue to require permits to be exported in any quantity
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NewsViolin maker shows off his skills on CBeebies
Robert Cain demonstrates how to make a violin out of cardboard
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NewsAnna Agafia Egholm wins Tibor Varga Competition
The 22-year-old violinist also won the award for the best interpretation of a new work
