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Premium ❘ News‘I needed unusual timbres’ - Premiere of the Month: Let there be light
Cello, chorus and orchestra join forces for a fantastical story
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis March 2023: Keeping ledger information in public domain
A lot at a 2022 auction caused a stir among bow researchers and enthusiasts – particularly when it was donated to a public institution to save it from private hands
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: March 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ News‘Lava fields covered in blankets of moss’ - Premiere of the Month: Slow growth
What would moss sound like as music?
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Premium ❘ ArticleAuction Report February 2023: Rarities and English gems
A unique Stradivari viola and a record-breaking Daniel Parker viola were among the highlights of the London sales in October 2022. Kevin MacDonald reports
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis February 2023: Problems with pernambuco
The CITES CoP19 conference brought the pernambuco situation into sharp focus. How can the music community take the issue forward into the future?
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: February 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ News‘More direct than sentimental’ - Premiere of the Month: In memory of
A string quartet that tackles a profound topic
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis January 2023: Why are the classical charts snubbing string players?
With the proliferation of recordings by non-standard ‘classical’ artists, how can record labels market them if the charts don’t recognise them?
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: January 2023
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis December 2022: A safe space for musicians?
As the UK government holds an inquiry into misogyny in music, the Musicians’ Union calls for further action to safeguard female players.
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Premium ❘ News‘The orchestra is a constantly changing echo chamber’ - Premiere of the Month: Electric echoes
A Baroque-inspired piece for electric violin and acoustic ensemble
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Premium ❘ News‘Fairies and magic to folk music and spooky sounds’ - Premiere of the month: In uncertain terms
A string ensemble work that’s difficult to pin down
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: December 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis November 2022: ‘The gigging system is not set up for fuel to be this expensive’
With the cost of petrol, heating and food skyrocketing in recent months, the outlook for freelance musicians this winter is less than healthy
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Premium ❘ News‘I find political demonstrations strangely comical’ - Premiere of the Month: Scotland Unite
An all-Scottish team joins together for a light-hearted quintet
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: November 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ News‘When writing for strings, it’s through bluegrass that I find my voice’ - Premiere of the Month: Against the Current
A work of opposing forces, marking a young composer’s stylistic growth
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Premium ❘ NewsCompetitions, Awards and Appointments: October 2022
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis October 2022: ‘Russia has control over the Siberian bow hair and isn’t moving much out’
Everything from Covid-19 to the ongoing situation in Russia has created a perfect storm for suppliers of good violin bow hair
