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Contests & Awards

February Competitions & Awards: The Results Are In.

February 28, 2025 | Rick Beard, Musical America
Yuki Hirano took home first prize at the Seventh International Heifetz Competition for Violinist s, held on Feb. 21 and 22 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The 21-year-old Japanese musician, currently a student at the Music and Arts University of the City … »Read
 

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$100,000 Fellowships Recognize Senior Jazzists

February 28, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is initiating the Jazz Legacies Fellowship, a program that will honor 20 jazz musicians with a no-strings-attached $100,000 grant. The only requirement—the recipients must be at least 62 years old. "Many of … »Read
 

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Recent Honors & Competition Wins

January 31, 2025 | Rick Beard, Musical America
The Animato Quartet bested seven other ensembles to win first prize at the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation Competition, held as part of the Heidelberg Spring String Quartet Festival on Jan. 22. The Netherlands-based foursome—violinists Inga … »Read
 

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MA's New Artist Takes Top Sphinx Prize

January 30, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The final rounds of the 2025 Sphinx Competition on Jan. 25 and 26 selected six string players as winners, three each in the junior (17 and under) and senior (18-30) divisions. More than $100,000 in cash prizes was awarded. All the finalists … »Read
 

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UNC School of the Arts Gets $1M

January 23, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Joe Mantello, the acclaimed stage and screen actor and director, has made a $1 million gift to The School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). A 1984 graduate, Mantello over his career has received five Tony … »Read
 

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Siemens Announces $4M in 2025 Prizes; Rattle Gets the Gold

January 17, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation’s awards program will disburse a total of €4 million ($4.12 million) in 2025. Sir Simon Rattle is the recipient of this year’s Siemens Music Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious … »Read
 
 

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