All News articles – Page 142
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Cellist Uzi Wiesel has died aged 92
Student of Felix Salmond, Bernard Greenhouse and Pablo Casals who had long career as soloist, chamber musician and educator
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Trenitalia relents on fine for cellist after media coverage
Young musician had been issued with an €50 oversize luggage fine for a case referred to by the guard as a ‘Star Wars spaceship’
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All change at Joachim competition after founder steps down
Former winner Antje Weithaas and Oliver Wille will take on joint artist directorship of Hanover-based competition for eleventh edition in 2021
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Kató Havas has died aged 98
Her ‘New Approach to violin playing’ continues to be highly influential
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Violinist Mari Samuelsen signs to Deutsche Grammophon
Her debut album on the label will be released in early summer 2019
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Boarding gate staff again frustrate violinist playing by the rules
Violinist travelling with Flybe from Manchester, UK, claims she was told to ‘lose the attitude’ when quoting the airline’s policies
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Father-Son duo come up with portable double bass
The TravelBass can be broken into separate components for transport
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Hayoung Choi wins Krzysztof Penderecki Cello Competition
She receives 80,000 zloty (£17,000) as well as a number of performance opportunities
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Artemis Quartet welcomes two new members
Harriet Krijgh and Suyoen Kim will join the ensemble from June 2019
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Johannes Goritzki obituary: cellist, conductor and committed educator
Colleague and long term friend Moray Welsh remembers a hugely influential teacher and mentor who has died aged 76
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Nicola Benedetti made CBE in New Year Honours
The Scottish violinist and music education champion is honoured for services to music
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Violin taken in London burglary turns up a year later in Paris
The instrument, by British luthier Chris Johnson, was stolen from a Hampstead flat in December 2017
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Steven Isserlis celebrates 60th birthday with concert and three awards
The concert featured a group of Isserlis’s closest musical friends including Joshua Bell
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Michigan violin professor announces retirement amid allegations
Stephen Shipps was named in an article in The Michigan Daily alleging instances of sexual misconduct spanning nearly 40 years
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Winner of MacArthur prize ditches LA Phil seat to focus on activism
Vijay Gupta is devoting himself to developing his nonprofit Street Symphony, which he founded in 2011
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British violinist is appointed in Hannover
Catherine Myerscough’s tenure was confirmed after an eight-month probationary period
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Competitors announced for Max Rostal violin and viola competition
Berlin-based event runs parallel sections for the two instruments, with 17 violinists and 17 violists invited to the live rounds