See also Latest Winners Part I: Competitions. Composer Steve Reich was awarded the Juilliard President’s Medal at a special concert of his works by Juilliard students on Sept. 22. Reich graduated in composition in 1961 and in 2009 received … » Read

The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition , held in Pécs, Hungary, Sept. 15 to 20, failed to crown a first-place winner, instead awarding joint second prizes to Hungarian Rozsonits Ildikó and Georgian Barbare Tataradze. Each … » Read

The Liszt Academy reports receiving a record 265 applications from aspiring young singers for its biannual Éva Marton International Singing Competition in its seventh edition. Following a week of elimination rounds, the finals took … » Read

The Verbier Festival Academy has announced its 2026 prize-winners with nine young musicians taking home prizes of between CHF 3,000 and 10,000 (approximately $3,700 and $12,500 USD). Among the most substantial awards, the Jean-Nicolas Firmenich … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Opera has announced Jack Swanson as the winner of the 2025–26 Season Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition. The American tenor made his house debut as Count Almaviva in the … » Read

Ever wanted to be coached by a principal from one of the world’s leading orchestras? Well, now you can be. It's all part the latest initiative presented by the Master Sessions program on Younison, an online platform dedicated to connecting … » Read

For her August 2nd performance as Violetta in La Traviata , Georgian soprano Ana Oniani [pictured] won the Verbier Festival Academy's  2026 Prix Yves Paternot as its most accomplished and promising young musician. The prize includes HF … » Read

Chamber Music America (CMA) has named six recipients of this year’s member-nominated annual awards. Among entries from all 50 states, the six awardees will each receive $1,000 and be honored during CMA’s 2026 National Conference in … » Read

Japanese violinist Mana Yanai, age 10, won Il Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition for Young Violinists on July 5 in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy. She receives a scholarship worth €7,000 and a Fabio Piagentini violin worth … » Read

The triennial Mahler Conducting Competition concluded on July 3 with no first-prize winner, one second-prize, and two third prizes. Those went to Sieva Borzak (29, Italy) and Simon Clausse (25, France), while Jakub Przybycien (31, Poland) took … » Read