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ArticleSphinx Organization awards over $180,000 in MPower Artist Grants
The Detroit-based body has awarded amounts ranging from $1,000 to over $38,000 to 15 alumni of Sphinx programmes
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ArticlePlayers favour new violins over old in largest ever blind testing experiment
Five years after the 2012 blind test of old Italian and new violins in Paris and New York, fresh analysis has found that new instruments project more effectively
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ArticleBow maker Benoît Rolland named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
The achetier has been honoured by the French government for his contribution to stringed instrument making and playing
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Article$100,000 M-Prize Chamber Music Competition names winners
The grand prize goes to Russian Renaissance, while the Argus Quartet takes home the top prize in the Senior Strings category
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ArticleDouble bass neck badly damaged on Southwest Airlines flight
Philadelphia freelance bassist Dan Turkos has published images on Facebook of his instrument, which he says was smashed on a recent flight to San Francisco
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ArticleTibor Varga International Violin Competition Sion Valais names 28 shortlisted candidates
The selected violinists will compete for a top prize of CHF15,000 over several live rounds taking place from 22 to 29 August in Sion, Switzerland
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ArticleKLM airline breaks double bass and offers minimal compensation, says musician
Pablo Escobar, a student at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, was offered a sum which did not cover the cost of repairing his badly damaged instrument
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ArticleRussian violinist Grigori Zhislin has died, aged 71
A prolific soloist and noted pedagogue, Zhislin forged a close partnership with composer Krzysztof Penderecki, premiering several of his works
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Article$300,000 double bass cracked during British Airways flight
Double bassist Barry Chan has claimed that his 150-year-old instrument and case were badly damaged during the flight from Vienna to Hong Kong
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ArticleViolinists Ilya and Olga Kaler join Cleveland Institute of Music string faculty
The Russian husband and wife will join the US institution from the start of the 2018-19 academic year
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ArticleBartók String Quartet first violinist Péter Komlós has died, aged 81
The Hungarian musician founded the quartet in 1957 and was also a longtime concertmaster of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
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NewsYolanda Bruno wins Isabel Overton Bader Canadian Violin Competition
The young violinist receives a $20,000 cash award and performance and broadcasting opportunities
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NewsArgus Quartet named Juilliard School resident string quartet
All four members of the quartet will become Arnhold Fellows, and will have lessons with members of the Juilliard String Quartet
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NewsBritish cellist Olga Hegedus has died aged 96
The London-born musician was longtime co-principal cellist of the English Chamber Orchestra and a dedicated chamber performer
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NewsArod Quartet signs exclusive recording contract with Erato
Founded in 2013, the Paris-based ensemble of young performers will release their debut album in late 2017, featuring works of Mendelssohn
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NewsViolinists Cordula Merks and Chen Zhao join San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
Cordula Merks is concertmaster of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, while Chen Zhao has been a member of the San Francisco Symphony since 2000
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NewsCellist Camille Thomas signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The 28-year-old Franco-Belgian musician is the first ever female cellist to join DG's artist roster
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NewsNicholas Wright appointed Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
The British violinist, who has performed with the VSO for six years, takes up the post with immediate effect
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2018 to take place in Switzerland for the first time
The biennial violin contest's jury has also been announced, including Maxim Vengerov
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NewsDouble bassist Wies de Boevé wins Bottesini Competition 2017
The 30-year-old Belgian musician takes home a top prize of €10,000 and an Adriano Massari bow
