A bus crash nearly left a violin soloist paralyzed. But it was 'medicine' for his music.
Brakes screamed and a loud, dull crash of metal boomed when the small bus he was riding in hit a truck on a highway in China.
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Posted: 16 Oct 2019
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Posted: 16 Oct 2019
Candidates Announced for Germany's Spohr International Violin CompetitionThe opening-round candidates have this week been announced for the 2019 Spohr International Violin Competition – to be held in…theviolinchannel.com -
Posted: 16 Oct 2019
Joan and Sanford I. Weill to Become Carnegie Hall's First $100 Million Lifetime Donorswith $5 million specifically earmarked to underwrite the Hall's music education and teacher training programs in New York City…broadwayworld.com -
Posted: 15 Oct 2019
Danish big band joyfully surprises their new Japanese conductor… at the airportThe Danish Radio Big Band decided to meet their new maestro, Japanese conductor Miho Hazama as soon as she entered their country…classicfm.com
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Posted: 15 Oct 2019
A school transformed itself by giving every student a violinFrederick Bremer School gives every new pupil a violinclassicfm.com -
Posted: 15 Oct 2019
World-renowned ukelele player wows Frank Wagner ElementaryJake Shimabukuro picked up the instrument at age 4. Now, he performs in venues across the globe.heraldnet.com -
Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Philadelphia Orchestra offers job to new principal oboistThe Philadelphia Orchestra has offered its coveted principal oboist spot to a French-born musician currently based in Stuttgart…inquirer.com -
Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Nottingham Music Hub (NMH) is piloting a new approach to ensuring that disabled children are able to participate fully in making music through Whole Class Ensemble Tuition at primary school.Research recently conducted by a Consortium of leading access to music organisations has found that a lack of knowledge about the…takeitaway.org.uk
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Posted: 12 Oct 2019
Cellist protest at British Airways check-in deskSix cellists returning from Switzerland to the UK following a concert were met with all-too-familiar booking problems while…thestrad.com
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Posted: 12 Oct 2019
Power of violin helps transform problem schoolAndrew Lloyd Webber and Nicola Benedetti are patrons of the scheme, which is being taken beyond London for the first time and…thetimes.co.uk
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Posted: 11 Oct 2019
Louisiana's Shreveport Symphony Announces New ConcertmasterThe Shreveport Symphony in Louisiana, United States, has this week announced the appointment of violinist Kirsten Yon as its new…theviolinchannel.com -
Posted: 11 Oct 2019
$10-million gift has spirits soaring at Toronto Symphony OrchestraThe Toronto Symphony Orchestra appears to have nine lives.thestar.com
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Posted: 11 Oct 2019
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra announces new executive directorTyler Rand will take over for Mary Steffek Blaske after her retirementclickondetroit.com -
Posted: 10 Oct 2019
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra names new concertmasterThe Hollywood Bowl Orchestra has announced the appointment of Kathryn Eberle as its new concertmaster, effective immediately.thestrad.com