All News articles – Page 80
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NewsContestants announced for 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
27 international contestants will take part in the competition from 6 to 12 November at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
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NewsQuartet Integra claim victory at Bartók World Competition string quartet final
The Japanese ensemble take home first prize of €12,000 following Saturday night’s final at the Liszt Academy
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NewsBulgarians and Italians take top awards at ANLAI violin making competition
The contest saw a hundred instruments by luthiers from ten countries assessed, with the award ceremony taking place in the historic Church of Santa Maria della Neve
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NewsSitkovetsky Trio signs management deal with Impresariat Simmenauer
The trio become the first piano trio to join the agency’s roster
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NewsA tribute to violin maker and restorer Hans Luthi (1979–2021)
Trained in Switzerland, the luthier worked in London, Europe and South Korea
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NewsNew Alexander Technique wellbeing resource for musicians
The free videos are made by Alexander Technique experts following the Alexander Technique Music Conference 2021
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NewsFormer Joseph Joachim competition winner has €2 million Guadagnini confiscated at airport
Alexandra Conunova’s violin was taken from her at Chisinau airport customs upon suspicion of smuggling
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NewsMichiaki Ueno wins Geneva Cello Competition
Ueno won first prize in the final round held last night, 28 October, with Bryan Cheng and Jaemin Han taking second and third prize respectively
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NewsCellist and conductor Michael Nebe has died
The long-standing musical director of the Whitehall Orchestra died on 8 October following a long illness
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NewsViolinist Daniel Shindarov has died
The former pupil of David Oistrakh and concertmaster at the Bolshoi Theatre passed away 21 October aged 96
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NewsWomen in Lutherie to hold 2021 online annual conference
The online event will provide a space for female luthiers to discuss their trade through discussions and workshops via Zoom from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 October
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NewsThree finalists selected for Geneva Cello Competition
Following the semi-final rounds over 23-24 October, three cellists from Canada, South Korea and Japan will perform in the final on 28 October
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NewsGiuseppe Gibboni wins 56th Paganini Competition
The 20-year-old violinist is the first Italian in 24 years to win the competition, claiming €30,000 and the opportunity to perform on Paganini’s violin, ‘Il Cannone’
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NewsPrizes awarded at the Hindemith International Viola Competition
25-year-old Japanese violist Emiko Yuasa claimed the top prize of €5000 as well as the audience prize
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NewsConductor Bernard Haitink has died
The renowned Dutch conductor died peacefully last night at the age of 92, in the company of his wife and family at his London home
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NewsD’Addario Foundation awards $487,500 to music education programmes
170 music education programmes across 104 cities in the US and Canada will enjoy monetary and product grants for 2021
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NewsGateways Music Festival awarded $800,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The funds will help support the organisation’s mission to support and connect classical musicians of African descent, including its debut as the first all-Black symphony orchestra to perform at Carnegie Hall next year
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NewsDanish String Quartet x Music Lab: exploring subconscious interaction in performance
The Danish String Quartet will perform a livestreamed concert which aims to research physiological reactions to music between performers and audience members
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NewsThe Strad November 2021 issue is out now!
Our November issue features violinist Chad Hoopes’s unconventional path to musical success as well as his passion for teaching
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis November 2021: Open for business
America’s concert halls have flung open their doors to welcome back audiences – who are still showing reluctance to return. What can orchestras do to alleviate their concerns? By Peter Somerford
