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ArticleViolinist Nicola Benedetti receives Queen's Medal for Music
Established in 2005, the UK medal is awarded annually to 'an outstanding individual or group of musicians who have had a major influence on the musical life of the nation'
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ArticleUlysses Quartet violist told his instrument is too large to be stowed in ANA flight cabin
Violist Colin Brookes says his violinist colleagues were told their instruments could be stowed in the cabin on the ANA flight, but that his viola should be checked into the hold
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ArticleAizuri Quartet takes top string quartet prize at Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
The US group, which won third prize at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, receives JPY 3m (£20,700) for its Osaka win
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ArticleCellist Steven Isserlis receives €25,000 Glashütte Original Music Festival Award
The artist will donate his cash prize to the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, London Music Masters and Rhapsody in School programmes
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ArticleRussian cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya has died, aged 81
The artist won First Prize and the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in1962 and was a long-term professor at the Moscow Conservatory
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ArticleQueen Elisabeth Competition 2017 names 12 cello finalists
The 12 international cellists are competing for a grand prize of €25,000 in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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ArticleOlga Šroubková wins Prague Spring International Violin Competition 2017
The 24-year-old Czech violinist takes home the top prize of CZK 200,000 ($8,400) in addition to two special awards
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ArticleThe Strad June 2017 issue is out now
German violinist Christian Tetzlaff finds new depths of discovery in Bach's Solo Sonatas and Partitas
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ArticleViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja wins Swiss Music Prize
The prize for artists based in Switzerland, worth 25,000 Swiss francs, recognises contributions in all musical genres
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ArticleDouble bassist William McGregor wins Stulberg International String Competition 2017
The 17-year-old is only the second double bassist to have won the contest in its 42-year history
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ArticleMilton String Quartet wins 2017 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize
The ensemble receives $10,000 for its Grand Prize win and a further $3,500 for winning the Senior String Division
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ArticleFort Worth Symphony Orchestra conductor ejected from concert hall for carrying his daughter's violin case
Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya says the incident took place at Bass Hall on Sunday night after his daughter’s performance in the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
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ArticleViolinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Sergey Malov appointed to Zurich University of the Arts
The two musicians will join fellow string faculty professors Nora Chastain, Rudolf Koelman, Ilya Gringolts and Andreas Janke from September 2017
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ArticleQueen Elisabeth Competition 2017 names 24 cello semi-finalists
The 24 international cellists are competing for a grand prize of €25,000 in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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ArticleLong-term Oregon Symphony concertmaster Hugh Ewart has died, aged 93
The violinist served as concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony for 30 years and was named concertmaster emeritus upon his retirement
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ArticleAir Canada wins International Federation of Musicians Airline of Choice Award 2017
The award has been launched 'with the aim of improving airlines’ policies so that musicians travelling with their instrument are treated fairly and are fully informed'
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ArticleThe Juilliard School appoints Damian Woetzel as its new president
Woetzel, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, will replace Joseph W. Polisi as head of the New York music, dance, and drama school in July 2018
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ArticleBritish Transport Police recover stolen 300-year-old Goffriller violin
The 1700 instrument, belonging to London violinist Carol Slater, was stolen from a Gatwick Express train at the end of March
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ArticleBritish cellist Keith Harvey has died, aged 79
The English musician was principal cellist of the London Philharmonic and English Chamber orchestras, and later formed the Gabrieli String Quartet
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ArticleLorenz Chen wins International Henri Marteau Violin Competition 2017
The 23-year-old Taiwanese-German violinist receives €10,000 and a recording produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk
