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Contests & Awards

CMA Names Its 'Of the Year' Winners

July 15, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
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
 

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Competitions Update, Big and Small

July 10, 2026 | Rick Beard, Musical America
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
 

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No First Prize at the Mahler Comp

July 6, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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
 

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Philly 'Page to the Stage' Music Librarian Wins Eroica

June 25, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Gary Galván, Curator of Music Special Collections at the Free Library of Philadelphia since 2015, was honored on June 21 with the 2026 Eroica Award for Outstanding Service to Music at the Free Library. The award was granted by MOLA: An … »Read
 

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Manhattan Arts Groups Get $50M from Borough Prez

June 25, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Brad Hoylman-Sigal, the Manhattan borough president, is devoting the entirety of his office’s $50 million discretionary budget to grants ranging from $60,000 to $2 million directed to 55 cultural institutions and 28 schools. Labelling the … »Read
 

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The Sickness Wins Atlanta Opera NOW Award

June 22, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On June 13 five competing teams of composers and librettists gathered at Morehouse College for the fifth edition of the 96-Hour Opera Project at The Atlanta Opera’s NOW Festival. They were challenged to develop original stories centered on … »Read
 
 

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