27th May: Stella Chen wins Queen Elisabeth Competition, Garsington Opera announces 2020 season and Professors of the Hanns-Eisler-Musikhochschule dismayed over deselection of the rector
Monday 27th May '19
Stella Chen Awarded 1st Prize at Brussel’s Queen Elisabeth Competition26-year old Stella Chen from the United States has just been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition – in Brussels, Belgium.A …
Read25th October: Tchumburidze wins 15th Wieniawski Violin Competition, RAH appoints new chief executive & British Composer Awards 2016
Tuesday 25th October '16
Classical News In today's classical news, Veriko Tchumburidze receives the top prize of €30,000 following her performance of Wieniawski’s Second Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto in the finals of 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin …
Read18th October: Pittsburgh Symphony’s ongoing strike, Jacqueline du Pré’s bow withdrawn from auction & the 15th Wieniawski Violin Competition
Tuesday 18th October '16
Classical News In today's classical news round-up, Pittsburgh Symphony cancelled more shows due to the ongoing strike of its musicians. An English cello bow by James Tubbs, which was presumed to have been in the possession of …
Read7th December: classical concerts for Christmas, rare Beethoven signature & Christel Lee wins prize
Monday 7th December '15
Classical News In today's news, The Guardian talks about the five best classical concerts for Christmas and Taylor Swift is the new patron of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Also, a rare complete signature by Ludwig van …
Read9th November: ‘Classical Hundred’, astronaut plays bagpipes & Calixto Bieito interview
Monday 9th November '15
Classical News In today's news, 'Classical Hundred' initiative will make recordings available to primary schools teachers, a US astronaut plays bagpipes on an International Space Station to pay tribute to a colleague who died and Goldberg …
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