All News articles – Page 193
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Cellist Ella van Poucke wins 2015 Isangyun Competition in South Korea
The 21-year-old musician receives a substantial cash prize and performance opportunities
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Hong Kong Sinfonietta concertmaster collapses on stage during concert
James Cuddeford, who temporarily lost consciousness, fell onto his Gagliano violin
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Famous double bass – formerly owned by Koussevitzky – damaged by airline
Atlanta Symphony double bassist Colin Corner was flying with Southwest Airlines to perform in Rochester, New York
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Violinist Benjamin Beilman signs to Warner Classics
Record label announces debut recording with the American soloist
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Salem Chamber Orchestra files for bankruptcy
The ensemble, which cancelled its season last month, will be dissolved
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Cellist Alisa Weilerstein announces pregnancy
The artist is expecting her first child with husband and conductor Rafael Payare
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Tourte violin bow achieves world record price at auction
Beares Auctions sold the silver and ebony mounted item for $288,960 to a professional musician
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Orchestra de Paris musician offers reward for missing Storioni violin
Gilles Henry left his instrument in a Paris Autolib electric car
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra appoints two new violists
Sunghee Choi and Youming Chen join the orchestra from the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Kansas City Symphony respectively
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Cornelissen cello, worth $40,000, stolen in North Carolina
The instrument was bought by owner Grace Anderson on the advice of her teacher Bernard Greenhouse
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London’s Royal College of Music to purchase English National Ballet’s current home
Contracts for the sale of Markova House have been exchanged with completion due to take place in 2018
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Hong Kong’s MTR reverses cello ban – but double basses are still not allowed
The Mass Transit Railway will issue special permits during a four-month trial scheme
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Former Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Ron Shawger has died aged 55
The musician was battling multiple sclerosis for a number of years
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China customs officials confiscate string players’ rosin
Three separate incidents have been reported recently in connection with Shanghai International Airport
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National Orchestra of Belgium launches petition to prevent merger
The petition against plans to merge the orchestra with La Monnaie currently has 11,500 signatures
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Musician aims to create 10 pop-up orchestras in 10 days around the UK
Shaun Buswell must perform with 100 local musicians he has met personally – and cannot offer payment
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Oreste Martini violin stolen from Italian sibling duo
The instrument was taken from the home of Natascia Gazzana near Rome
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Salem Chamber Orchestra cancels remainder of 2015-16 season
The ensemble has suffered a decline in ticket sales and donations
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Trio Isimsiz wins Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition 2015
The London-based piano trio receive €15,000 and concert engagements
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Violist Scott Ligocki has died aged 51
The American musician was an experienced orchestral performer and teacher