After reviewing 526 submissions from 47 countries, the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University has awarded David Biedenbender the 2025 Barlow Prize. The $25,000 cash award is to support his creation of a major new work … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has tapped Christian Blex of Germany as the winner of its biennial Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award (YCA); Blex, 31, took top honors after leading a concert with the Camerata Salzburg over the weekend at the Main … » Read

The Salon de Virtuosi, a New York organization dedicated to the discovery and support of talented young musicians, has announced its 2025 Career Grant Winners. Each of five artists will receive $5,000. SDV Career Grants have been awarded annually … » Read

The Cooper International Competition for Piano has awarded first place and a prize of $20,000 to Anna Avramidou. Second place was a tie between Anwen Deng and Sawako Harada. The competition, which takes place on the campus of Oberlin College and … » Read

Violin and cello prize winners have been announced at the Schoenfeld International String Competition. Chinese violinist Meng Zou, age 22, carried off the $30,000 violin division first prize and a gold medal for his performance of the Sibelius … » Read

Chamber music prize winners have been announced at the Schoenfeld International String Competition with Trio Archai carrying off top honors and a reward of $20,000. The multi-national ensemble, which formed in Switzerland when the three musicians … » Read

Colin Pütz was named winner of the 2025 Prix Serdang Swiss Piano Prize on June 30 at the Villa Serdang in Feldbrunnen near Solothurn, Switzerland. The 18-year-old German pianist receives a 50,000 CHF ($63,000) cash award to support his … » Read

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton and Ron Chernow, whose biography inspired it, are to receive the National Constitution Center’s (NCC) Liberty Medal on October 17, the first work of art ever to do so. Established in 1988, the … » Read

The Canadian Arts Council has announced winners of two of its most prestigious awards. The first is the Virginia Parker Prize, an annual, CA$30,000 (US$ 22, 025) award for an artist under age 32 who demonstrates outstanding talent, musicianship, … » Read

Hawijch Elders [pictured] bested two other finalists to take home the top award at the 2 nd Antonio Mormone International Prize, which concluded on June 22 in Milan. The 26-year-old Dutch violinist received a €30,000 cash prize, a recording … » Read