All News articles – Page 163
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NewsQantas refuses to accept 1766 Guadagnini as hand luggage, claims violinist
Ole Böhn chose to miss his flight rather than let the violin travel to Sydney in the hold
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NewsJohan Dalene wins Cooper International Violin Competition
Swedish 16-year-old Johan Dalene picks up the $20,000 top prize with a performance of the Tchaikovsky Concerto
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NewsCellist Kian Soltani signs with Deutsche Grammophon
Austrian-Iranian musician, 25, won the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Leonard Bernstein Award earlier this year
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NewsCooper International Violin Competition down to final three
The finalists will compete on 21 July 2017 for the $20,000 top prize
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NewsArgentinian cellist José Bragato dies at the age of 101
The cellist, composer, arranger and conductor, whose career was inextricably linked with Piazzolla and the Nuevo Tango, has died in Buenos Aires
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NewsKronberg Academy to get state-of-the-art new home
Strings hothouse will build 550-seat concert hall plus study and administrative facilities
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma steps in to save floating concert hall
Designed by Louis Kahn, the concert boat was constructed in 1976 and has travelled around America and Europe for 50 years, operated by conductor Robert Austin Boudreau
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NewsThe Strad August 2017 issue is out now
German cellist Jan Vogler discusses cross-arts collaboration and his new project with Hollywood actor Bill Murray
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NewsViolinist prevented from taking 1709 Stradivarius on bus
Christian Svarfvar claims he was forced to place his valuable violin in the luggage compartment after the driver refused him entry in Stockholm
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NewsCooper Violin Competition names 10 remaining candidates
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are competing for a grand prize of $20,000
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NewsRussian school violin powerhouse Maya Glezarova dies at 92
The Moscow Conservatoire stalwart continued teaching from her home until her death
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NewsLeonidas Kavakos withdraws from forthcoming performances
The musician was set to perform at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival and Verbier Festival this month
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NewsAuschwitz orchestra violinist Haim Lipsky dies at 95
The Polish-Israeli violinist and Auschwitz survivor died on 4 July in Paris
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NewsCooper Violin Competition names semi-finalists
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are currently competing for a grand prize of $20,000
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NewsViolist Tetsuumi Nagata joins the Piatti Quartet
The Canadian-born musician replaces violist David Wigram, who has left the ensemble due to injury
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NewsNew research finds a third of musicians suffer from eating disorders
The survey of over 300 instrumentalists, singers, composers and conductors found that stress, depression, anxiety and perfectionism are experienced at high levels throughout the profession
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NewsAustrian town names street after violinist Gidon Kremer
‘Gidon Kremer Allee’ in Lockenhaus has been so titled to honour the Latvian musician, who founded the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in 1981
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NewsRoyal College of Music London to fund scholarships for BAME students
Three UK students from ethnic minority backgrounds who wish to study for the RCM’s B.Mus. course will be eligible for the scholarships from next year
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NewsSteven Isserlis misses KLM flight due to cello seat mix up
The British cellist was due to fly from London Heathrow for concerts in Denmark, but was told that his cello’s seat, which he had booked and paid for well in advance, had been cancelled
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NewsCellist Bryan Cheng wins $25,000 Michael Measures Prize 2017
Awarded jointly by the Canada Council for the Arts and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the prize is awarded to Canadian musicians aged between 16 and 20
