All News articles – Page 194
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NewsLev Sivkov wins 2015 Naumburg International Cello Competition in New York
The 25-year-old Russian cellist receives $15,000 and two recitals
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NewsThe Strad November 2015 issue is out now
Our North America focus traces the story of American lutherie - from the days of the earliest settlers to the rise of lutherie hubs in New York and Chicago
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NewsViolinist Augustin Hadelich wins inaugural Warner Music Prize, worth $100,000
The prize for musicians under 35 also includes the opportunity to make a recording for Warner Classics
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NewsRachel Barton Pine Foundation acquires ‘Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan’ Stradivarius violin
The instrument will be loaned to a worthy young candidate
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NewsInternational Max Rostal Competition 2015 names violin and viola winners
Violinist Alican Süner and violist Diyang Mei triumphed in the finals
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NewsRare Mozart letter sells for $217,000 at auction
The signed note was written around 1786 and was sold through Boston company RR Auction
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NewsLondon’s Royal College of Music granted planning permission to develop campus
The premises, opposite The Royal Albert Hall, will benefit from new performance spaces, recording facilities and practice rooms
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NewsUniversity of Michigan to launch chamber music competition with $100,000 first prize
The M-Prize is the idea of Sphinx Organisation founder Aaron Dworkin
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NewsRussian customs officials seize Czech Philharmonic concertmaster’s violin
Josef Š paÄek failed to fill out the correct paperwork for his 1855 Vuillaume, according to officers
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NewsSergei Dogadin wins €50,000 top prize at 2015 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
The violinist triumphed following a performance of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto at the finals in Hannover, Germany
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News2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover names six finalists
The violinists will each perform a substantial concerto on 8 and 9 October before the winner of the €50,000 first prize is announced
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NewsVan Kuijk Quartet named BBC New Generation Artists
The French group is one of seven musicians and ensembles taking part in the development programme
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NewsYoung violinist and her sister killed in Florida car crash
Brittany and Alexis Musumeci were hit by a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction
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NewsRare National Music Museum Stradivarius cello to be heard in concert
The ‘Fruh’ cello will be performed as part of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra’s 100th birthday celebrations
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NewsSemi-finalists named for 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover
The jury for the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover has announced the 12 players who have made it through to the semi-finals. A total of 39 candidates performed in the two preliminary rounds, playing works including solo pieces by Bach.Among the candidates are Richard Lin (pictured), ...
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NewsViolinist Jean Ter-Merguerian has died aged 79
The French-Armenian musician was a respected performer and teacher at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
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NewsRachel Barton Pine sleeps at airport as ‘no room’ for her violin on plane
The violinist was given the choice of checking her Guarneri 'del Gesú' into the hold or catching a later flight
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NewsHong Kong’s MTR reviews ban on large musical instruments following criticism from orchestras
The railway company had threatened to issue fines and refused entry to students for carrying cellos
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NewsJuilliard announces plans for The Tianjin Juilliard School in China
The music institution’s first campus outside of New York will offer a US accredited master’s degree
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NewsViola wins only gold medal at 2015 Cremona Triennale competition
The winners of the 2015 Cremona Triennale lutherie competition have been announced. Although a total of 445 instruments were submitted for this year’s contest, by 334 makers from 31 countries, only one instrument received a gold medal. French luthier Charles Coquet won the award for a viola; he ...
