Singapore International Violin Competition 2026 preview: what to expect
30 violinists will compete for a prize pool totalling $110,000 at this year’s competition, taking place from 25 January to 7 February
Finnish violinist Paavo Pohjola has died, aged 91
Pohjola worked as a concertmaster in Finland, Germany and Sweden, and was a respected chamber musician, conductor and teacher
Singapore International Violin Competition 2026 preview: what to expect
30 violinists will compete for a prize pool totalling $110,000 at this year’s competition, taking place from 25 January to 7 February
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Obituary: Annette Morreau
The arts supremo, biographer and music critic, who herself studied cello with János Starker, has died aged 79
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Ten string quartets selected for 2026 Bad Tölz International String Quartet Competition
Ensembles from around the world will compete in the competition’s second edition, from 10 to 15 April 2026
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra appoints new violinists
Australian violinists Lerida Delbridge and Robert Smith join the second violin section as leader and tutti violin respectively
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason cancels European tour until mid-March due to ongoing injury
The tour was made up of recital performances with his sister Isata Kanneh-Mason
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Winners announced for 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
South Korean violinist Hyun Jae Lim receives the first prize of $30,000
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Documentary by violinist Lara St. John to premiere at Santa Barbara Festival
Dear Lara, directed by the violinist, investigates her own and others’ experience of surviving sexual abuse within the classical music world
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Royal Philharmonic Society announces 2026 Instrumental Prize winners
Violinist Olwen Miles and the Astatine Trio receive grants to further their careers
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Finalists announced for the 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
Four violinists will perform a concerto in the final round on 18 January
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Viola and bows stolen from train near Greenwich
Sarah-Jane Bradley’s 1896 G.A. Chanot viola, plus two viola bows, were stolen in the afternoon of Friday 9 January 2025
