All News articles – Page 94
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NewsItalians play ‘Accelerations’ waltz in protest at slow vaccine rollout
Johann Strauss II’s famous accellerando chosen ’to highlight the need to speed up vaccine delivery’, says organiser
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NewsSeveral music venues receive support from second round of UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The London Symphony Orchestra and Wigmore Hall are among the recipients
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NewsKadiatu and Stuart Kanneh-Mason join Music Masters board of trustees
The parents of the Kanneh-Mason children will now serve on the Music Masters board
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NewsThousands demand plaque for renowned Black violinist in Bath
A petition demands a memorial for George Polgreen Bridgetower, who gave the first public performance of Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata
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NewsDutch violinist and pedagogue Coosje Wijzenbeek has died
Wijzenbeek, whose students included Janine Jansen, was celebrated for her work with young musicians
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra appoints Antonio Pappano as its chief conductor
Pappano will take over from Sir Simon Rattle, who steps down from the role in 2023
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra announces plans for return to Barbican Hall
The orchestra’s return to the Barbican is scheduled for Tuesday 18 May
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NewsQueen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust offers up to £18,000 for young luthiers
The scholarships are intended to further luthiers’ training through college courses or one-to-one sessions with master craftspeople
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NewsContinuo Foundation awards £150,000 to support UK period instrument ensembles
The grants are inteded to support 23 projects for ensembles across the UK, many of whom have not played together since March 2020
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NewsBBC Proms to return this year
The festival will take place between Friday 30 July and Saturday 11 September
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NewsPrime Minister promises to fix Brexit crisis for creative industries
UK leader Boris Johnson said challenges around touring and cultural exports ‘must get ironed out’
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NewsBenedetti Foundation presents new Virtual Benedetti Sessions
The new sessions, running from 28 March to 18 April, will explore the physicality and psychology of playing
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NewsMusic Masters waives group teaching course fee for second year running
The charity has taken the decision to fund places worth £6000 in response to the impact of Covid-19
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NewsGeneva International Music Competition moves first part online
Web broadcasts will replace the first two rounds, with the semi-finals and finals still expected to take place in person
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NewsThe Strad April 2021 issue is out now
Crossover superstar David Garrett tell us he has no intention of abandoning his classical roots
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis April 2021: Crossing the streams
Live streaming has become one of the main – and in some cases the only – outlet for musicians to perform during the pandemic. But how viable is it as a profit-making enterprise? By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: April 2021
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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NewsViolin making firm Maison Bernard wins €100,000 PFV Prize
The Brussels-based luthiers are the inaugural winners of the annual prize from a consortium of wine makers
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NewsKyung-Wha Chung cancels performances due to hand injury
The exact nature of the injury remains unspecified
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NewsYo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad receives largest gift in its 21-year history
The organization, founded by Yo-Yo Ma, receives $3 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
