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NewsDouble bassist Jessica Gilliam-Valls has died
The Texas-based double bassist, educator and ISB board member was 55
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NewsFinalists announced at the Budapest International Cello Competition
The three cellists, all from Germany, are competing for the €18,000 first prize
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NewsThe Hallé appoints new cello principal from Berlin
Rachel Helleur-Simcock will join as section leader, cello during the orchestra’s 2025/26 season
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NewsViolinist Jonathan Crow joins Royal Conservatory of Music faculty
Crow will join the Glenn Gould School as director of the Temerty Orchestral Program and as a violin faculty member in September 2026
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NewsItzhak Perlman performs the national anthem at a Mets game
The violinist appeared at the baseball game on 31 August 2025, coinciding with his 80th birthday
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NewsNew principal viola at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Clement Pickering takes up the role as section principal viola from September 2025
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NewsEngegård Quartet appoints new second violinist
Norwegian violinist Amanda Håøy Horn takes up the role as the ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary
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NewsEinstein’s 1894 violin to go to auction for £200,000
The 1894 Anton Zunterer violin, which Einstein likely played while developing his theories of relativity, will be auctioned on 8 October
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NewsStradiVARDY: ex-Leicester footballer announces transfer with a walk through Cremona’s Treasure Room
From Leicester to Lombardy: footballer Jamie Vardy admires some of the Museo del Violino’s finest instruments in celebration of his transfer to the club Cremonese
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NewsOctober 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the October 2025 issue, starring cellist Alisa Weilerstein
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NewsWinners announced at the 2025 Filippo Nicosia International Award
The Israeli quartet Ensemble Finale receives €5,000 and an array of prizes
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NewsFive string players join San Francisco Symphony
Four violinists and a cellist join the orchestra, including a new associate concertmaster
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NewsSonowood – the better alternative to the overexploitation of tropical wood
Swiss Wood Solutions offers sustainable high-end violin accessories made from wood from certified forests in the heart of Europe
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NewsUtah violinist detained by ICE is released
Violinist John Shin spent 17 days in a detention facility in Colorado
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NewsWinners announced at the International Van Wassenaer Competition for early music ensembles
Ossian’s Dream and Duo Yamane won joint first prize, each receiving €3,000
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NewsConcertmaster named executive director of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra
Chinese–Canadian violinist Li Zhe, the current concertmaster of the orchestra, takes on the administrative role
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NewsNew string appointments at Manhattan School of Music
Violist Jordan Bak and double bassist Ha Young Jung join the string faculty from 3 September 2025
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NewsCello candidates announced for the 2025 Isang Yun Competition
24 cellists will compete for the top prize of KRW30,000,000 (£16,000) plus numerous concert opportunities, from 1 to 9 November
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NewsThe MERITA Revolution: supporting string quartets to connect, innovate and evolve
Francesca Moncada, project manager of MERITA platform and founder of Le Dimore del Quartetto, leading organisation of MERITA, reflects on extraordinary results of the platform’s first three years, which aims to re-invigorate the tradition of classical music performance in Europe
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NewsBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra extends Nikki Chooi’s concertmaster contract
The violinist will continue his role through the 2030/31 season
