All News articles – Page 99
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NewsConcert halls safe at 50 per cent capacity, reports German study
The experiments at the Dortmund Konzerthaus suggest a checkerboard-style seating arrangement would be sufficient to keep audience safe from Covid-19
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NewsMaxim Vengerov launches new educational website
The violinist is offering free masterclasses to students and audiences around the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsUK rejected visa-free travel for touring musicians in the EU - yet blamed Brussels for permit blow
Ministers are now being called upon to reveal exactly what took place during negotiations
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NewsSimon Rattle to leave the London Symphony Orchestra
The conductor is to take up the directorship of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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NewsBenedetti Foundation announces New Year Sessions
Beginner, intermediate and advanced string players can participate in classes delivered over Zoom
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NewsLSO concertmaster John Georgiadis dies aged 81
The violinist led the LSO for two periods, between 1965 and 1979, before turning to conducting
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NewsSomeone is impersonating me, says Itzhak Perlman
According to the violinist, the impersonator is requesting ‘charitable’ funds from his followers
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NewsViolist Tasso Adamopoulos has died aged 76
The Paris-born musician was also a respected tutor at conservatoires in Lyon and Bordeaux
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NewsJazz bassist Eugene Wright dies aged 97
As part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, the musician performed on more than 30 albums and tracks including Take Five and Blue Rondo à la Turk
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NewsViolinist Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020)
The veteran musician was known for his innovative playing style and penchant for collaboration
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NewsCongress passes ‘Save our Stages’ Act
The bill has been passed as part of the US’s $900 billion relief package
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NewsViolinist who had brain surgery joins NHS virtual choir
On the single, Dagmar Turner plays the violin, accompanied, on the piano, by her brain surgeon
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NewsEsa-Pekka Salonen awarded honorary knighthood
The Finnish conductor has been honoured for services to music and UK-Finland relations
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NewsStuttgart International Violin Competition postponed
The first edition of the competition has been postponed from February to July 2021
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NewsOfsted confirms damage to music education from Covid-19
The UK education authority’s latest report highlights the effect of the pandemic on students’ music education provision
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NewsThe Strad January 2021 issue is out now
French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras discusses recording Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto during the pandemic, and the value of working with his musical ‘family’
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NewsBrett Yang of TwoSet Violin to take a break
The violinist and comedy star is to take an extended break from filming for health reasons
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis January 2021: Lost at sea?
More musicians than ever are speaking out about struggles with their mental health, but what support services are available in this time of crisis? By Peter Somerford
