On June 7, the  Van Cliburn International Piano Competition crowned Aristo Sham of Hong Kong as gold medalist in Fort Worth. The silver and bronze medals went to Vitaly Starikov of Israel/Russia and Evren Ozel of the U.S. respectively. The … » Read

After two weeks of live rounds, among 30 fierce competitors ages 18 to 30, the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition concluded Saturday night in Bass Hall with Marin Alsop leading the six and ultimately three finalists and the … » Read

Keeping up with competition results at this time of the year is a challenge. In the last week alone, we’ve seen winners emerge at four, including American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen , who received the Met Opera’s … » Read

The Solti Foundation U.S. on May 15 announced career assistance awards, now in their 25th year, to 18 American conductors, ages 36 and under. Each receives $30,000 toward professional training, across a two year period. For eight recipients, this … » Read

The Katarina String Quartet, Juilliard’s graduate quartet-in-residence, has won the grand prize and gold medal of the Fischoff Competition, as announced May 12. Inclusive of tours and concert engagements, the competition estimates the … » Read

Bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee is the 2025 winner of the Richard Tucker Award. Selected by conferral rather than audition, the winner receives a $50,000 cash prize as well as the ongoing support of the Tucker family and foundation. Brownlee, a … » Read

The American Academy in Rome has announced the winning 2025-26 fellows. There are 35 of them, out of 990 applicants, and they hail from the arts, humanities, and sciences. The prize entitles them to work, study, and collaborate amongst themselves … » Read

The Jacksonville (FL) Symphony has announced a $3 million gift from the Terry Family Foundation, the ensemble’s third multi-million-dollar gift in the past five months. Previous donations of $5 million and $3 million were received in … » Read

The Solti Foundation U.S. honors its 25th anniversary by presenting the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award to Holly Hyun Choe, who next year becomes principal conductor and musical advisor of Norwegian Radio Orchestra. A 2006 Solti Career Assistant … » Read

Oslo-based string quartet Opus 13 [pictured] won the triennial Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition , announced April 6. In addition to the first prize of £10,000, it also won three special prizes from earlier rounds: … » Read