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Medici Quartet founding violinist Paul Robertson has died aged 63
The violinist performed with the ensemble for over four decades, but had suffered from ill health in recent years
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US Library of Congress to buy David Bromberg's collection of over 250 American violins
The guitarist and violin dealer began collecting the instruments in the 1960s
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ABRSM launches new performance diploma for post Grade 8 players
The new qualification involves no written or spoken elements, and no sight reading, aural tests or scales
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British Airways denies cello entry to the cabin 'because it doesn't have a visa', claims musician
A cellist was told she needed a USA ESTA visa for her instrument and would have to pay over $4,000 to re-book her flights
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Cellist Daniel Hass wins 2016 Michael Measures Prize, worth $25,000
The prize recognises promise in the next generation of Canadian classical musicians
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Cathay Pacific and Dragonair increase space allocated for musical instruments in the cabin
Small instruments such as violins, violas, clarinets and flutes are now allowed on flights as hand luggage
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Violinist Yu-Chien Tseng signs to Deutsche Grammophon
The 21-year-old Taiwanese musician will release his first album for the label at the end of December
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Christoph Croisé wins Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition cello section
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names joint violin winners
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Gofriller violin stolen at London underground station is recovered safely
The 18th-century instrument was snatched while Krysia Osostowicz was unlocking her bike
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Aaron Dworkin And Chi-Chi Nwanoku awarded Trinity Laban Honorary Fellowships
The violinist and double bassist were honoured at the Sphinx Global Symposium on Diversity in Classical Music
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 6 cello finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 6 violin finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Louisville Orchestra appoints new concertmaster and assistant concertmaster
Violinists Gabriel Lefkowitz and Julia Noone are to join the orchestra
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 12 cello semi-finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition names 13 violin semi-finalists
This year's event takes place in Harbin, China between 23 July and 1 August in violin, cello and chamber disciplines
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Two double basses stolen from North Carolina store in US
Thieves broke into the Bass Violin Shop in Greensboro in the early hours of yesterday morning
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Haydn portrait discovered in US antique store
The 1785 painting by Christian Ludwig Seehas has been acquired by the International Joseph Haydn Private Foundation Eisenstadt
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The Strad August 2016 issue is out now
Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta on how developing an individual technique helped her to find her voice
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Violinist forced to withdraw from Proms appearance due to UK visa process
Kazakhstan-born Anna Markova was due to perform with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie on 22 July 2016