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

 At the finals of the 2026 Sphinx Competition held in Detroit on Jan. 23 and 24, three finalists in both the Junior and Senior divisions performed for the chance to win prizes worth more than $100,000. In the Senior Division, 29-year-old … » Read

Mexican composer Gabriella Ortiz [pictured] took home the most classical Grammy awards yesterday afternoon at the annual pre-ceremony event in Los Angeles. With Gustavo Dudamel as her No. 1 champion (and collaborator in this case), she won in the … » Read

The Philharmonie de Paris will be the site of the 4 th edition of La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors, from February 23–28, 2026. The biennial event, presented by the Paris Mozart Orchestra and the Philharmonie de … » Read

Riccardo Muti received  The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation Prize from Pope Leo XIV at a Vatican Christmas concert he led on Decenber 12 in the Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City . The program  included … » Read

The Telekom Beethoven Competition concluded on Dec. 13 in Bonn with 25-year-old American pianist Seth Schultheis winning the €50,000 first prize. Second and third place awards of €25,000 and €10,000 went to Amir Ron (Israel) and … » Read

The Terra String Quartet (TSQ) has added the 2025 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition to its long list of triumphs, winning a $15,000 cash award, recitals at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Hall, and a commissioned work and … » Read