The winner of the Sphinx Organization’s 2023 Medal of Excellence, Mesa has previously taught at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and the Sphinx Performance Academy, among others.

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19.01.2025

Cellist VC Artist Jonathan Swensen's Advice for Younger Cellists

Jargar Strings recently introduced their newest series, "Sound Talks," in collaboration with cellist Jonathan Swensen.

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19.01.2025

British Conductor and Trumpeter Elgar Howarth has Died, Aged 89

A member of the New Music Manchester group, Howarth conducted world premieres of operas by Ligeti, Birtwistle, and Osborne.

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19.01.2025

Composer and Jazz Bassist Mark Izu has Died, Aged 70

Izu was a pioneer of Asian-American jazz, incorporating Japanese styles such as gagaku and taiko drumming.

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19.01.2025

VC Artist Violist Jordan Bak Plays the Pleyel Viola Concerto

Released on the CPO label, the disc also features the London Mozart Players and Howard Griffiths.

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19.01.2025

JACK Quartet Releases John Zorn’s Complete String Quartets

Released on Tzadik Records, the album features all eight of Zorn’s string quartets in a premiere two-disc set.

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18.01.2025

VC LIVE | Minnesota Orchestra Presents: Nordic Tales & Folklore

Tune in on January 17 at 8:30 PM (ET) for a special concert featuring VC Artist violinist Johan Dalene.

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18.01.2025

The Twiolins Duo Gets a New Violinist

The Germany-based violin duo has welcomed violinist Marta Danilkovich.

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18.01.2025

Sir Simon Rattle Receives €250,000 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

Rattle will use the prize money to set up a new period ensemble comprising players from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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18.01.2025

Pavarotti Foundation Receives to Purchase Land for Arts Center in Naples, Florida

The new arts center will feature a 900-seat theater and an outdoor amphitheater, and will host the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples Academy.

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18.01.2025

The London Philharmonic Welcomes New Composer-in-Residence

Sir George Benjamin will assume the role as of September 2025.

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18.01.2025

Dorn Music Signs Two New Artists

Cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and pianist Martin Helmchen have now joined the agency for worldwide general management

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18.01.2025

Court Dismisses NY Phil Former Oboist's Defamation Suit Against NY Magazine and Reporter

Liang Wang’s lawsuit against two media outlets and an investigative reporter has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court.

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18.01.2025

VC LIVE | Classeek Presents Violinist Kryštof Kohout

Tune in on January 21 at 12 PM (ET) for a violin recital featuring works by Weinberg, Bartók, and more.

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18.01.2025

Honens International Piano Competition Names New President & CEO

Amanda Smith, who was previously Interim CEO, has been appointed to the position.

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18.01.2025

VC LIVE | Kronberg Academy Presents Cellist Sul Yoon

Tune in on January 22 at 12 PM (ET) for a recital with works by Benjamin Britten and Frank Bridge.

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18.01.2025

Tenor Christopher Macchio Selected to Sing National Anthem at Trump's Inauguration

Macchio joins a line of inauguration singers that includes Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Jessye Norman.

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18.01.2025

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Music Director

Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu will step into the role.

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17.01.2025

VC Artist Zlatomir Fung Loaned 1696 ‘Lord Aylesford’ Stradivari Cello

The loan has been facilitated by the Nippon Music Foundation for two to seven years.

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17.01.2025

GoFundMe Campaign Launched for Violinist Who Lost Her Home in the LA Fires

A fundraiser has been launched on behalf of violinist Aroussiak Baltaian who lost her home in the Eaton Canyon Fire

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Seattle Symphony’s President and CEO Steps Down

Boulanger Initiative Announces New Orchestral Curriculum by Female Composers

Applications Open for the Ion Voicu International Violin Competition

Sibelius Violin Competition Highlights Living Composers in 2025 Edition

James Ehnes Extends with Seattle Chamber Music Society

Prizewinners Announced at the SWR Young Opera Stars 2025

Maria Rosario Jackson Resigns as Chair of the U.S.' National Endowment for the Arts

Over $300,000 Raised to Support Double Bassist Affected By LA Fires

Violinists Clara-Jumi Kang and Esther Yoo Fill in for Hilary Hahn's Upcoming Concerts

Fidelio Arts to Represent Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Exclusively

Germany's Ensemble Recherche Appoints New Artistic Manager

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Appoints New President and CEO

Dalia Stasevska Extends Contract as Principal Guest Conductor at the BBC Symphony Orchestra

California’s National Association of Music Merchants Show to Proceed

Applications Closing for International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

Leading Industry Executive Bill Holland has Died, Aged 79

American Violinist Mary O’Reilly has Passed Away

Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen Signs with Enticott Music Management

UK National Lottery Heritage Fund to Support Music Hub

Sony Music Entertainment Acquires Czech Label Supraphon

Cellist Tommy Mesa Joins Faculty at Manhattan School of Music

Cellist VC Artist Jonathan Swensen's Advice for Younger Cellists

British Conductor and Trumpeter Elgar Howarth has Died, Aged 89

Composer and Jazz Bassist Mark Izu has Died, Aged 70

VC Artist Violist Jordan Bak Plays the Pleyel Viola Concerto

JACK Quartet Releases John Zorn’s Complete String Quartets

VC LIVE | Minnesota Orchestra Presents: Nordic Tales & Folklore

The Twiolins Duo Gets a New Violinist

Sir Simon Rattle Receives €250,000 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

Pavarotti Foundation Receives to Purchase Land for Arts Center in Naples, Florida

The London Philharmonic Welcomes New Composer-in-Residence

Dorn Music Signs Two New Artists

Court Dismisses NY Phil Former Oboist's Defamation Suit Against NY Magazine and Reporter

VC LIVE | Classeek Presents Violinist Kryštof Kohout

Honens International Piano Competition Names New President & CEO

VC LIVE | Kronberg Academy Presents Cellist Sul Yoon

Tenor Christopher Macchio Selected to Sing National Anthem at Trump's Inauguration

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Music Director

VC Artist Zlatomir Fung Loaned 1696 ‘Lord Aylesford’ Stradivari Cello

GoFundMe Campaign Launched for Violinist Who Lost Her Home in the LA Fires

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