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Magic Mountain Music Farm Fall Retreats

August 1–October 24
Morris, NY
Magic Mountain Music Farm hosts three music retreats for professional performers, teachers, and advanced college or conservatory students during the following fall dates: August 1–16; August 22–September 5; and October 17–24.
www.magicmountainmusic.org

Grafenegg Music Festival

August 19–September 12
Grafenegg, Austria
The music festival will present 14 symphonic concerts and 23 events, including a festival debut by the Cleveland Orchestra.
http://www.grafenegg.com/

British Violin Making Association's Annual Conference

September 10–12
Leicester, England
bvma.org.uk

International Violin Competition

September 10–26
Indianapolis, IN
Open to violinists 16 to 29 years old. Finals will be performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Total prizes valued at more than $250,000. Includes four-year loan of the 1693 "Ex-Gingold" Stradivari violin, a gold medal, concert engagements at Carnegie Hall and abroad, and CD recording projects.
violin.org

The Emerson String Quartet at Music@Menlo

October 3
Melno, CA
Music@Menlo celebrates its inaugural winter series with a Sunday afternoon performance by the Grammy Award–winning Emerson String Quartet at the new Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton.
http://www.musicatmenlo.org

Of Arts and Onions: Homage to Bronzino

October 8
Florence, Italy
European premiere of Of Art and Onions, written by American composer Bruce Adolphe, will be performed at the Teatro Goldini in Florence to coincide with the art exhibition, Bronzino. Artist and Poet, on view at the Palazzo Strozzi.
http://www.palazzostrozzi.org/

Yo-Yo Ma with Kathryn Stott at the Royal Conservatory

October 14
Toronto, ON, CA
The Royal Conservatory presents an opening night gala in Koerner Hall featuring performances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott of works by Schubert, Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Gismonti/Carneiro, and Franck.
http://www.rcmusic.ca

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

November 5–6
Baltimore, MD
The BSO presents the Off the Cuff program “Analyze This: Mahler and Freud,” which reenacts a meeting in 1910 between Gustav Mahler and Dr. Sigmund Freud.
http://www.bsomusic.org/

Violin Society of America's 38th Annual Convention and Competition

November 6–12
Cleveland, OH
vsa.to

VSA Convention and Violin Making Competition

November 6–10
Cleveland, OH

Mirecourt Violin Competition

November 9–14
Mirecourt, France
The Concours International de Violon de Mirecourt features a violin competition, master classes, and performances by violinist Svetlin Roussev. Awards include cash prizes, a performance with the Orchestre National de Lorraine, a tour in France, and a recital at the Musicales de l’Abbaye d’Auberive Festival.
www.concours-international-violon-mirecourt.com

Barry Shiffman & Friends at the Royal Conservatory

November 14
Toronto, ON, CA
Violist Barry Shiffman performs the Brahms Viola Sonata in F Minor, Osvaldo Golijov’s K’vakarat, and Louis Andriessen’s Remembering that Sarabande in Mazzoleni Hall.
http://www.rcmusic.ca

Kronberg Academy

November 16–21
Kronberg, Germany
Open to cellists born 1982 or later. Competitors perform works that reflect the personality, life, and work of Emanuel Feuermann. Prize includes €25,000, the recording of a CD, and international concert dates.
www.kronbergacademy.de

Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition

November 21–December 2
Helsinki, Finland
Open to violinists born 1980 or later. More than €45,000 in prizes will be awarded. Finalists will perform with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
siba.fi/sibeliuscompetition

International Tchaikovsky Competition

December 1
Moscow, Russia
Open to violinists 17 to 32 years old. Final stage of the competition will be held with four leading Russian symphony orchestras. More than $60,000 will be awarded in addition to diplomas and other special prizes.
xiiitc.ru

Leila Josefowicz at the Royal Conservatory

December 10
Toronto, ON, CA
Violinist Leila Josefowicz plays Brahms’s Sonatensatz, Dmitry Shostakovich’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134, Stravinsky’s Duo Concertante, Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Conversio, and Schubert’s Rondo for Violin and Piano in B Minor, D. 895, Op. 70 (“Rondeau brilliant”).
http://www.rcmusic.ca

Trade show: Midwest Clinic

December 14–19
Chicago, IL
midwestclinic.org

Magic Mountain Music Farm Winter Retreats

January 2–17
Morris, NY
Magic Mountain Music Farm hosts its sixth music retreat during its 25th anniversary season for professional performers, teachers, and advanced college and conservatory students.
www.magicmountainmusic.org

International String Quartet Competition Premio Paolo Borciano Application Deadline

January 31
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Runs June 12–19, 2011. The musical program will include a piece commissioned by the competition to a contemporary composer. Quartets members must be 32 or younger.
premioborciani.org

Leonidas Kavakos at the Royal Conservatory

February 5
Toronto, ON, CA
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos plays the Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.1 in F Minor, Op. 80 and Lena Auerbach’s Preludes.
http://www.rcmusic.ca

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