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NewsViolinist, cellist and string quartet receive Avery Fisher Career Grants
Each recipient receives an award of $25,000, to be used for specific needs in advancing a career
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NewsThirteen-year-old violinist Himari signs exclusive contract with Decca Classics
Described as a ‘once-in-a generation talent’, the young Japanese violinist will release her debut EP in May
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NewsYoung musicians to hold charity concert in aid of humanitarian crises
The concert will be held on 21 March at St Gabriel’s Pimlico in London, with all proceeds going towards the International Committee of the Red Cross
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NewsOslo Quartet nominated for Norway’s Spellemann Prize
The ensemble’s latest album has been nominated for the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards
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NewsViolinist Noah Bendix-Balgley joins Curtis visiting faculty
The first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and member of the Rosamunde Quartet will step into the new role to mentor violin students
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NewsJD Vance booed at Kennedy Center concert featuring violinist Leonidas Kavakos
US Vice President JD Vance was booed by members of the audience at the concert in Washington, D.C.
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NewsBoston Symphony Orchestra appoints principal double bass
Caleb Quillen will take on the role following Edwin Barker’s retirement after nearly 50 years of service
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NewsEcho Theory trio wins the 2025 HUGO Competition
The trio receives a €1,500 cash prize and a €5,000 production budget to stage its concert and installation
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NewsCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes up NY Phil residency
The cellist has been named the Mary and James G. Wallach artist-in-residence for the orchestra’s 2025-26 season, which also includes appearances from numerous star violinists
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NewsFormer LA Phil cellist Stephen Custer has died
The cellist was a member of the orchestra from 1974 to 2010, performing in over 5,000 concerts during his tenure
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NewsInternational Jean Sibelius Violin Competition announces competitors for 2025
45 violinists will take part in this year’s competition in Helsinki this May, with the chance to win the top prize of €30,000, loan of a fine violin, plus future performance engagements and mentoring
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NewsCellist Melissa Kraut joins DePaul School of Music faculty
Kraut assumes the role of professional lecturer of cello in autumn 2025, having previously served as co-chair of the Cleveland Institute of Music cello programme for 19 years
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NewsLong-standing Orpheus Chamber Orchestra violist Christof Huebner has died
The Austrian-born violist, 61, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2022
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NewsRecord breaker: ‘Baron Knoop’ Stradivari violin sells for $23 million
The price for the 1715 instrument, crafted in Stradivari’s ‘golden period’, is the highest for any violin in history
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NewsViolinist Donald Hazelwood, former Sydney Symphony concertmaster, has died aged 95
The much-loved and highly respected violinist was concertmaster with the SSO for 33 years, from 1956 until his retirement in 1998
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NewsRespected Ukrainian violinist and teacher Alexandre Zapolski has died aged 74
The violinist was an influential teacher in his adopted home country of Denmark
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NewsSydney Symphony Orchestra 2025 fellows announced
Five string players have secured spots in the top Australian orchestra’s fellowship programme
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NewsViolins to honour war poets at Wilfred Owen Festival
The instruments, dedicated to Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, will be donated to the town of Oswestry at the festival’s opening on 15 March
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NewsNew Kronos Quartet album to donate streaming proceeds to charity
The new album of works by Mary Kouyoumdjian will support Armenian and Lebanese communities affected by social and political conflict
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NewsIPCI marks 25 years of pernambuco conservation
The International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative will celebrate the anniversary with a benefit concert in May 2025
