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The Strad - Products July 2026: BAM Bonbon case for "- and half-sized violins
5+ day, 56+ min ago (101+ words) Products July 2026: BAM Bonbon case for "- and half-sized violins The Strad Products July 2026: BAM Bonbon case for "- and half-sized violins The company has released a smaller version of its colourful range BAM's new case in the colourful Bonbon series fits…...
Premiere of the Month: Jeffrey Scott's new work for the Poiesis Quartet
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (112+ words) The Strad Premiere of the Month: Jeffrey Scott's new work for the Poiesis Quartet A new string quartet honours icons from LGBTQ+ history US composer Jeffrey Scott's new four-movement work for the Poiesis Quartet honours four history-defining figures in the…...
Cello and violin contestants announced for 2026 George Enescu International Competition
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (777+ words) The competition takes place in Bucharest, Romania, from 29 August to 19 September 2026 The George Enescu International Competition will be held in Bucharest, Romania, celebrating the disciplines of cello, violin and piano from 29 August to 19 September 2026. The cello edition will be held…...
Violinist Hana Chang joins Harrison Parrott roster
5+ day, 20+ min ago (327+ words) Chang is also currently a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and Borletti Buitoni Trust Fellowship recipient Violinist Hana Chang has been added to Harrison Parrott's roster for general management." Berlin-based Chang currently studies with Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy....
Why I recorded Bach's Cello Suites on viola: Marc Sabbah
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1096+ words) The violist shares the role Bach's music has played in his life, and how this led to the monumental task of recording these cherished works Marc Sabbah" Clara Evens As long as I can remember, the music of Johann Sebastian…...
Open-eared and wide-eyed: experiencing Ojai Festival via livestream
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (505+ words) Violinist Leila Josefowicz | screenshot I couldn't make my semi-annual pilgrimage to the Ojai Festival this year, its 80th anniversary, but was happy to stay home. I had a few tickets, but high gas prices, unreasonable airfares and other logistical hiccups grounded…...
Concert review: Vilde Frang (violin) London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio Pappano
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (347+ words) Janet Banks visits'London's Barbican Hall on 16 April 2026 for the performance of'Korngold, Imogen Holst and Shostakovich' Korngold's Violin Concerto may date from 1945, but, with its huge orchestra and rich Romanticism, it belongs to the world of Richard Strauss and Mahler. Vilde…...
Concert review: Julia Fischer Quartet
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (194+ words) Charlotte Gardner attends London's Wigmore Hall on 20 April 2026 for the performance of'Schubert, Brahms and Shostakovich Read:'Violist Nils M'nkemeyer signs with IMG Artists Read:'Hanns Eisler School of Music appoints Nils M'nkemeyer as viola professor Ahead of the Boswil Summer…...
Concert review: "b'ne Quartet
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (149+ words) Bruce Hodges travels to the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, PA, US, on 9 April 2026 for the performance of'Ravel, Beethoven and Brahms Read:'The "b'ne Quartet on turning 20 Read: b'ne Quartet appoints a new cellist Two A-lister quartets triumph in an unorthodox pairing…...
Concert review: Julian Lloyd Webber 75th Birthday Gala
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (421+ words) Hattie Butterworth listens to a wide-ranging recital of Liszt, Bach, Xiaolong Huang, Falla, Rachmaninoff, Monti and Faur'at London's Wigmore Hall on 14 April 2026 On the day of his 75th birthday, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber brought together a group of musicians at Wigmore…...