All News articles – Page 170
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NewsViolist Dimitri Murrath joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
The former Primrose International Viola Competition winner has taught at the New England Conservatory since 2009
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn gives concerts for babies
The US artist identified a gap in the market following the birth of her first child – a daughter named Zelda - in 2015
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NewsJascha Heifetz and Family Collection to be auctioned
The Mossgreen Australia online auction of items belonging to the great violin virtuoso opens on Wednesday 22 March 2017
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NewsWindsor Festival International String Competition names three finalists
Violinists Luke Hsu, Nathan Meltzer and Jonian Ilias Kadesha will perform in tomorrow's final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
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NewsJames Ehnes joins London's Royal Academy of Music as visiting professor of violin
The Canadian violinist will begin his role with a masterclass on 15 June 2017, broadcast live on the Academy's Facebook page
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NewsAvery Fisher Career Grants awarded to violinists Chad Hoopes and Stephen Waarts, plus the Dover Quartet
The awards are designed for young musicians or chamber groups with the potential for major careers, and are each worth $25,000
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News'I'm thinking of giving up classical music - except Bach,' says violinist Nigel Kennedy
The British artist was speaking to Classic FM ahead of his forthcoming 'Nigel Kennedy and Friends' concert at London's Royal Albert Hall
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NewsElly Suh wins Moroccan Philharmonic Violin Competition 2017
The South Korean-American violinist receives €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
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NewsViolinist Sirena Huang wins New York Concert Artists Debut Audition
The 22-year-old American violinist was also named the winner of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition last month
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NewsVienna Philharmonic appoints Benjamin Morrison to first violin position
The New Zealand musician has been a second violin with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra since 2014
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NewsInternational Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists names 2017 prize winners
The competition's tenth edition took place in Brussels, Belgium from 2 to 5 March
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NewsSigned Mozart manuscript, worth €300,000, to be auctioned in Berlin
The Divertimento in F is to be auctioned next week by J.A. Stargardt at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol
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NewsThe Juilliard School launches online performing arts courses
Developed in collaboration with nonprofit web-based learning platform edX, Open Classroom aims to connect Juilliard and its faculty with a global audience
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NewsEILA responds to CITES rosewood restrictions
The Entente International de Luthiers et Archetiers (EILA) is campaigning for changes to be made to new restrictions introduced by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to the worldwide movement of rosewood. The new rules, which came into force on 4 February, apply to 250 ...
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NewsMore people attend classical music concerts than football matches in Germany
Statistics published by the German Orchestral Association show that 40 per cent more people attended concerts than football league matches last year
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NewsLong-time St Petersburg Philharmonic principal cellist Anatoly Nikitin dies aged 85
Nikitin was St Petersburg Philharmonic cellist for over 40 years and also taught at the St Petersburg Consrvatory
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NewsViolin dealers Gand & Bernardel sales code finally revealed
The Parisian firm’s ledgers have remained encrypted for up to 170 years
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NewsViolin case to be auctioned for Itzhak Perlman charity
The handmade case by T.A. Timms & Son, bearing Perlman's signature, is to be auctioned by Ingles & Hayday at Sotheby's in London
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NewsViolinist Rachel Barton Pine to receive Dushkin Award
Established more than 30 years ago, the Music Institute of Chicago award recognises international figures in the world of music
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NewsEuropean Union Baroque Orchestra to quit UK following Brexit vote
The ensemble, which has been based in the UK since 1985, is to move to Belgium amid fears surrounding the loss of free movement of European musicians
