All News articles – Page 215
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NewsStudy finds childhood musical training enhances cognitive brain function
Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital say a minimum of two years of private lessons boosts ‘executive functioning'
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NewsSingapore launches $50,000 triennial International Violin Competition
Applications are now open for the event, designed to discover major new talent
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NewsFrench postal service reports cello bow lost and then has the item auctioned
The €2,800 bow had been made for a member of the Paris Opera
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NewsViolinist and stringed instrument expert Staffan Borseman has died aged 60
A respected former concertmaster, the artist was founder of Stradivari Invest and creator of the Leopold bow
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NewsChicago Chamber Musicians disband due to financial difficulties
The society of 13 musicians was founded in 1986
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NewsViolinist Carolin Widmann wins Schneider-Schott Music Prize
The artist has been recognised for her commitment to the work of living composers
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NewsAmerican violinist Janet Packer has died aged 64
The contemporary music advocate was president of the Pro Violino Foundation
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NewsRare ‘Macdonald' Stradivarius viola fails to attract a buyer
Auctioneers Sotheby's and Ingles & Hayday invited bids in excess of $45m
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NewsVideo: a violin thief caught on camera
Watch surveillance footage of the moment a man steals a violin from the University of Utah
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NewsIngles & Hayday to auction Vuillaume ‘Messiah' violin copy
The instrument is expected to fetch up to £150,000
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NewsViolist Gareth Zehngut joins the Minnesota Orchestra
The musician was awarded a position with the orchestra in 2012, but was prevented from signing his contract by the long-running labour dispute
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NewsDouble bassist Leon Bosch announces retirement from Academy of St Martin in the Fields
The South African artist will devote more time to personal projects including his new chamber ensemble
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NewsThe Strad July 2014 issue is out now
The issue includes an interview with Latvian violinist Baiba Skride and an article on how musicians go about commissioning an instrument's sound from luthiers
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NewsKreutzer Stradivarius violin fails to sell at auction
The instrument has been valued at between $7.5m and $10m
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NewsMetropolitan Opera Orchestra criticises Peter Gelb's ‘runaway spending'
The orchestra is currently locked in a dispute over a potential 16 per cent wage cut
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NewsBelgian violinist Pierre D'Archambeau has died at the age of 87
Son of cellist Iwan D'Archambeau, Pierre was a successful recitalist and teacher
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NewsBBC launches Ten Pieces primary school classical music initiative
The ten chosen works will introduce children to classical music and encourage creativity
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NewsZhanbo Zheng wins 2014 Primrose International Viola Competition
The 17-year-old Chinese violist receives a cash award and performance opportunities
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra receives two gifts totalling $32m
The endowments of $15m and $17m will support the orchestra's education programme and the position of music director
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NewsConductor and former violinist Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos has died aged 80
The artist, who was suffering from cancer, announced his retirement last week
