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Ivalas Quartet appoints new second violinist
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (525+ words) Violinist Adeline Baban joins the quartet as the group embarks on its tenth season The Ivalas Quartet has announced the appointment of Adeline Baban as its new second violinst. Baban succeeds Tiani Butts and joins existing members violinist Reuben Kebede,…...
Obituary: former Berlin Philharmonic violinist Peter Dohms (1939–2026)
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (253+ words) Dohms was a member of the orchestra for 41 years The Berlin Philharmonic has announced the death of its former violinist, Peter Dohms. Dohms died on 31 August 2026 aged 87, following a short, serious illness. Born in 1939, Dohms took up violin lessons aged…...
INSULA - Discover a new era of string performance with Pirastro’s pioneering new violin string
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (313+ words) Learn more about Pirastro’s new INSULA violin strings, which combine the warmth, depth and rich overtones of natural gut with the stability, projection and tuning reliability of advanced synthetic-core technology. What if a string could combine the warmth and depth…...
Obituary: Australian violinist Stanley Ritchie (1935–2026)
2+ week, 4+ day ago (514+ words) The violinist was a long-time faculty member of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and a former associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music has shared news of the death of Australian violinist Stanley…...
Violinist Sueye Park departs the Simply Quartet
2+ week, 5+ day ago (454+ words) The ensemble will return with a new line-up in 2027 The Simply Quartet has announced the departure of its first violin, South Korean violinist Sueye Park. She joined the ensemble in January this year, assuming the role from Chinese violinist Danfeng…...
Divine artistry – the Nightingale and the Violin
2+ week, 6+ day ago (790+ words) Composer Deborah Pritchard explores the artistic and spiritual inspirations behind Nightingale, her new violin concerto for Harriet Mackenzie, inspired by the paintings of Maggi Hambling Deborah Pritchard and Harriet Mackenzie by Maggi Hambling’s Edge My new violin concerto Nightingale for…...
Session Report: violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte on recording ‘Le Violon de Rameau’
3+ week, 2+ day ago (178+ words) The Strad Session Report: violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte on recording ‘Le Violon de Rameau’ Théotime Langlois de Swarte tells Harry White how Le Violon de Rameau, his new album with William Christie, restores the violin to the heart of…...
Violinist Roberts Balanas signs with The Fearless Cooperative
3+ week, 2+ day ago (358+ words) The Latvian violinist joins the roster for worldwide management Roberts Balanas © Jamie Sinclair Latvian violinist Roberts Balanas has announced that he has joined the roster of The Fearless Cooperative for worldwide management. In a statement on social media where he…...
‘As if the veil between worlds is a bit thin’ - Brìghde Chaimbeul on her folklore-inspired piece for Scottish smallpipes and strings
3+ week, 4+ day ago (588+ words) Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul on blending and tuning pipes and strings in her new work for the Scottish Ensemble, which will be premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival Tell me about the story behind the piece In terms of…...