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NewsString players among YCAT artists for 2026
Violinist Pauline van der Rest and cellist Willard Carter are two of the five young musicians selected
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NewsJerusalem Quartet announces new violist
Alexander Gordon takes up the role, following Ori Kam’s departure last year
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NewsLatin American Quartet to give final performance after 44 years
The Mexican ensemble will perform its final concert as a quartet on Saturday 9 May, followed by a series of performances with orchestras in Mexico in May and June
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NewsBrett Dean named the Berlin Philharmonic’s composer in residence
The award-winning Australian composer–violist was a member of the famed orchestra for 14 years until 1999
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NewsBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra appoints first principal cellist
British-German cellist Philip Graham assumes the role
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NewsViolist Hartmut Rohde joins Spain’s Forum Musikae faculty
The German violist and conductor will assume teaching duties in September 2026
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NewsISB announces Jane Little Scholarship recipient for 2026
Marfa Baratava receives $10,000 to attend a music college in the US
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NewsNew principal violist named at Staatskapelle Weimar
Christopher Sandberg will begin in the role this August
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NewsDior Quartet announces new violinist and violist
David Baik and Ronen Shifron join the ensemble, winners of the CAG 2023 Victor Elmaleh Competition
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NewsTakács Quartet signs with Maestro Arts
The ensemble joins the roster for worldwide management, excluding North and South America
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NewsGuildhall School’s 2026 Music Gold Medal awarded to violinist Caroline Durham
The US violinist performed Bartók’s Violin Concerto no.2 in the final round
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NewsSingapore’s animated film ‘The Violinist’ selected for Annecy Film Festival 2026
The selection places Singaporean animation on the global stage for the first time in the festival’s 65-year history
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NewsViolinist Danbi Um appointed to University of Cincinnati CCM faculty
Um will commence the role of assistant professor of violin from 15 August 2026
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NewsEastman School of Music announces visiting instructor of double bass
Brett Shurtliffe returns to his alma mater to take up the role for the 2026/27 academic year
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NewsWorld record smashed: ‘Macdonald’ Stradivari viola sells for millions
The instrument has been bought for a price exceeding the amount paid for the ‘Baron Knoop’ Stradivari violin in 2025
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NewsViolinist Simone Lamsma signs to KD SCHMID
The Dutch violinist joins the roster for general management
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NewsHas the €10 million 1719 ‘Lauterbach’ Stradivari been found?
A violin that may be the Nazi-looted instrument has been brought to attention following a performance by violinist Emmanuel Coppey in Colmar, France
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NewsTerrifying moment a million-dollar violin is knocked out of soloist’s hands
Violinist Elina Vähälä was performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto when the incident occurred
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NewsThe Strad at akustika Nuremberg 2026 - thank you!
It was wonderful to meet so many of our readers and followers during the annual trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. Take a look at a few photos from the weekend
