The 12 th edition of the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, held May 17 to 24, comprised sections for string quartets and for piano trios and quartets. Austria’s Motus Quartet—violinists Tim de Vries and Karla Križ, … » Read

A little over a hundred years ago, banker and music-lover Walter Naumburg met a young singer who told him of her difficulties in financing her New York debut recital, and how she had been forced to importune her friends for donations. A recital … » Read

As  reported earlier this week, Gabriela Lena Frank is the recipient of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her piece Picaflor: A future myth. She is Musical America’s 2026 Composer of the Year. Also announced this week was the 2026 … » Read

Joining a list of distinguished recipients, tenor Ben Bliss has been chosen by the Metropolitan Opera to receive the 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award, which gives him $50,000 and a pretty solid lock on future employment. The award, named for the … » Read

On April 29 Matteo Dal Maso was chosen from among three finalists as the winner of the 18 th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition. The Italian symphonic and operatic conductor receives £15,000 and becomes assistant conductor with the … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has successfully matched a $25 million challenge grant from the Dallas-based O’Donnell Foundation. Initiated in 2023, the challenge required the DSO to match the gift by March 31, 2026. Its success in … » Read

At the conclusion of 2026 edition of the Leipzig Bach Competition on March 21, German violinist Miha Zhu, 29, took home the €20,000 cash prize as well as additional awards worth €5,000. She will also receive concert engagements at the … » Read

Before a jury of mostly Met Opera artistic administrators, 10 Laffont Competition finalists performed yesterday afternoon with six winnowed out as winners, not a tenor or mezzo-soprano among them.  Each receives $20,000 and a major leg-up on … » Read

The U.K.-based Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) has announced the recipients of its 2026 awards to musicians in the early stages of their careers. Three are receiving a BBT £30,000 award, five a £20,000 fellowship, and one the … » Read

The Herb Alpert Foundation, est. 1988 thanks to the immense success of its namesake trumpeter and onetime record-label mogul, has announced the inaugural Herb Alpert Honor, a $1 million unrestricted grant. Monies this year will go to Gustavo … » Read