All News articles – Page 203
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NewsLong-serving Boston Symphony violinist Ronald Knudsen dies aged 83
The musician performed with the orchestra for 48 years
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NewsTwo orchestras of Radio France should merge, recommends government body
The two Paris-based ensembles are Orchestre National de France and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
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NewsStudy finds classical music has a calming effect on cats
The felines were fitted with headphones during surgery in Portugal
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NewsFrancisco Garcia Fullana wins fifth Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition, Japan
The Spanish violinist receives the two-year loan of a Stradivarius and a cash prize
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NewsFrench Van Kuijk Quartet wins 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
The London venue’s triennial competition is open to international quartets ‘of the highest calibre’ under the age of 35
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NewsNo first prize awarded at Seoul International Violin Competition 2015
Second prize was shared between Ayana Tsuji from Japan and Suliman Tekalli from the USA
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NewsUS violin dealer Charles Magby repays $379,000 to avoid 8-year jail sentence
The luthier has been charged with three counts of first-degree larceny
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NewsViolinist Peter Manning appointed Dallas Opera guest concertmaster and conductor
The British musician is currently concertmaster of the Royal Opera House Orchestra
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NewsJohansen International Competition for Young String Players names winners
The triennial event, held in Washington DC, is open to young violinists, violists and cellists
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NewsCarbon fibre violin wins German Musical Instrument Award
The violin, by mezzo-forte Streichinstrumente, shared the top prize in its category with a wooden instrument by Andeas Haensel
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NewsStudents practise performance skills on virtual audience
The Royal College of Music, London and Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano have developed a performance simulator
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NewsViolinist Ji Yoon Lee wins 2015 Windsor Festival International String Competition
The South Korean musician will perform with the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of her prize later this year
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NewsVeteran Chicago Symphony violinist Adrian Da Prato has died aged 94
The violinist was a member of the orchestra for 49 years
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NewsThe Strad April 2015 issue is out now
Berlin Philharmonic music director Simon Rattle discusses the mysteries of the orchestra's string sound
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NewsCellist Julian Lloyd Webber appointed new Birmingham Conservatoire principal
The British artist was forced to retire from performing last year due to a neck injury
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NewsViolinist Hilary Hahn announces pregnancy, but will complete 2014-15 season
The artist will shortly release a new Mozart and Vieuxtemps album on DG
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NewsKarajan Music Prize 2015 goes to conductor and violinist Thomas Hengelbrock
Worth €50,000, the award must be used by the recipient to further the careers of young musicians
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NewsSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra cancels US tour
The ensemble cites a government cut in its touring budget
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NewsViolin maker claims to have discovered the location of buried Nazi treasure
Cyril Whistler says he has cracked the code hidden in the score of Gottfried Federlein’s 'Marsch-Impromptu'
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 names shortlisted violin candidates
A number of the 69 contestants are prize winners from other international competitions
