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Violin Gossip Archive
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- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 9
- By Darcy Lewis
February 26, 2006: Modigliani SQ wins first prize in Young Concert Artists auditions, mediator named in Louisville, and In Memoriam: violinists Bert Siegel and Barbara Faught, plus our springtime audition roundup.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 8
- By Darcy Lewis
February 19, 2006: A tale of hide-and-seek with a stolen Strad; Min Jin Kym wins first Heifetz Prize; a Curtis student becomes a cover girl; and Cho-Liang Lin, Felix Fan and Charles Wetherbee perform world premieres.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 7
- By Darcy Lewis
February 12, 2006: Finally, a resolution for the Audubon SQ; labor strife continues in Louisville; West Valley (AZ) Symphony folds; and Zukerman will lead NACO next season.
1 response. Last at 12:05 PM (MST) on February 13, 2006
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 6
- By Darcy Lewis
February 5, 2006: New contract in San Francisco, Louisville agrees to mediation and are things really so bad in British orchestras?
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 5
- By Darcy Lewis
January 28, 2006: Labor snapshot: San Francisco salvages tour amid tense talks, Louisville threatens bankruptcy, Midori & Friends teachers strike and Pittsburgh Ballet restores live music.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 4
- By Darcy Lewis
January 22, 2006: Contract negotiations sound dicey in Charleston, SC; major New York performance to benefit S. Asian earthquake aid; and violinist Samuel Thompson to perform a NOLA benefit recital.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 3
- By Darcy Lewis
January 15, 2006: Oxford SQ future in jeopardy, Audubon SQ members may keep instruments, S Fla gets a controversial new orchestra, and Zukerman speaks out on NACO.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 2
- By Darcy Lewis
January 8, 2006: Audubon SQ members retain instruments while negotiations continue on extension, the NEA receives a $3.1 million funding increase, and violinist Christina Castelli to debut with the Cleveland Orchestra.
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 2, No. 1
- By Darcy Lewis
January 1, 2006: Gagliano violin stolen in SF, Kelly Farris to retire as concertmaster in Spokane, Tulsa gets a new orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony is chosen to perform at the Oscars.
5 responses. Last at 2:03 AM (MST) on January 3, 2006
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 31
- By Darcy Lewis
December 25, 2005: Former Hollywood Bowl violinist critically burned in house fire, Zukerman takes an unexpected sabbatical from NACO, Audobon SQ members give up their instruments and Oakland East Bay players picket Oakland Ballet over, you guessed it, recorded music.
1 response. Last at 3:11 AM (MST) on January 1, 2006
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 30
- By Darcy Lewis
December 18, 2005: Audobon SQ members ordered to relinquish their instruments, Violinist.com member Caeli Smith joins From the Top, Pittsburgh Symphony adopts “one man-one vote” system for auditions and Washington Ballet cancels performance due to labor dispute.
2 responses. Last at 9:17 AM (MST) on December 20, 2005
- Monday Morning Violin Gossip, Op. 29
- By Darcy Lewis
December 11, 2005: Rostropovich backs out on Bolshoi, Rochester inks a deal, Milwaukee and Minnesota are in the red, and cellist Robert Perry dies.
1 response. Last at 3:04 PM (MST) on December 13, 2005
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