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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Mark Simpson’s new viola concerto for Timothy Ridout
A viola concerto full of struggle yet fearlessness
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Premiere of the Month: Kebra-Seyoun Charles’s new bass concerto
A New York-inspired bass concerto brings together varying dance forms
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Analysis November 2024: Supporting musicians with Long Covid
Although the Covid pandemic is regarded as over, musicians around the world are still suffering its effects. What support is there for victims of Long Covid?
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Premiere of the Month: Tim Garland’s new violin concerto
A violin concerto with improvisation throughout
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: November 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis October 2024: The state of UK national Music Hubs
The UK Government’s decision to reduce the number of national Music Hubs from 114 to 43 has sent shockwaves throughout the music education field
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: October 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Tom Coult’s new work for the Adelphi Quartet
A new string quartet explores the rich possibilities of the genre
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Analysis September 2024: Teaching folk fiddling
Since folk fiddling is a very different discipline from playing classical music, how do teaching strategies need to change to accommodate the differences?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: September 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s work for the Dover Quartet
Traditional Chickasaw melodies evoke woodland animals
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Premiere of the Month: Gabriela Lena Frank’s new Concerto Grosso
Indigenous Peruvian music inspires a new Concerto Grosso for the Takács Quartet
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Analysis August 2024: String quartets and the ‘Bridgerton effect’
String quartets have seen a surge in business from weddings and events – all thanks to the success of one particular Netflix series. What can we learn from the so-called ‘Bridgerton effect’?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: August 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Analysis July 2024: The dangers of ticket reselling
With the music festival season already under way, how can venues and festival organisers help protect customers from the scourge of online secondary ticketing sites?
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: July 2024
The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premiere of the Month: Nathalie Joachim’s new cello concerto for Seth Parker Woods
The Black dandyism fashion movement spawns a new cello concerto
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Auction Report June 2024: Like father, like son
An Omobono Stradivari and two Vuillaumes were the standout lots during a varied spring auction season in London, as Kevin MacDonald reports
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Analysis June 2024: Is ipê an alternative for pernambuco?
With pernambuco in danger of being permanently off limits to bow makers, could another Brazilian hardwood – ipê – be the solution?