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NewsViolinist Keila Wakao wins the 2026 National Schadt String Competition
The US–Japanese violinist receives $12,000 and a performance engagement with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra
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NewsWinners announced for the 2026 Leipzig Bach Competition
German violinist Miha Zhu receives €20,000
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NewsObituary: double bassist Bronwen Naish (1939–2026)
Bronwen Naish, regarded as the first female double bass soloist and an advocate for the instrument, has died aged 86
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NewsCellist Friedrich Thiele signs with Harrison Parrott
The soloist and chamber musician was a major prizewinner at the 2019 ARD International Music Competition
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NewsMaxim Vengerov steps in for indisposed Lisa Batiashvili in London
Vengerov will play the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Philharmonia and Mark Wigglesworth
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NewsContinuo Foundation awards over £100k to early music projects
This marks the foundation’s eleventh round of grants, with the total amount awarded since 2021 surpassing £1.1 million
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NewsViolinist Alina Pogostkina steps back from performance
The winner of the 2005 Sibelius Competition has announced she will be focusing on her life away from the stage, after 35 years of performing
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News44 ensembles selected to join MERITA Platform
The emerging chamber ensembles will have the opportunity to pursue performing projects and residencies across Europe through 2029
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NewsFibonacci Quartet appointed to new residency role
The award-winning quartet has been appointed associate ensemble at Music at Paxton festival for 2027-2029
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NewsApril 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the German theme April issue, in which cover star Frank Peter Zimmermann explores his new recording of Elgar’s Violin Concerto
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NewsSaint Paul Chamber Orchestra names Alina Ibragimova as new artistic partner
Ibragimova’s tenure with the orchestra begins in the 2026/27 season
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NewsObituary: violinist Rodica Gonzalez
Gonzalez, a long-standing member of the Houston Symphony, died of cancer aged 59
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NewsBorletti-Buitoni Trust 2026 awards and fellowships announced
Two cellists and two string quartets feature in this year’s cohort
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NewsCellist Andrew Yee named Moab Music Festival composer-in-residence
The founder member of the Attacca Quartet is currently working on a piece for string quintet
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NewsObituary: American violinist Marina Brubaker
The 67-year-old performed with the Houston Symphony for almost four decades and was a keen violin tutor
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NewsChamber Music Festival of Lexington appoints new artistic director
Snarky Puppy’s violinist Zach Brock will assume the role, succeeding Nathan Cole
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NewsLA Opera Orchestra appoints new concertmaster
Violinist Alyssa Park assumes the role in April 2026
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NewsElmore Quartet wins Royal Over-Seas League Competition strings and keyboard ensemble prize
The quartet receives £10,000 and a Wigmore Hall performance
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NewsWinners announced at New Zealand’s 2026 National Concerto Competition
Violinist Lorna Zhang won the top prize of NZD10,000, following her performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
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NewsWinners announced for 2026 Coltman Chamber Music Competition
Trio Sinfonia wins the the string and piano division and $2,500
