On October 29 Opera Index , a volunteer-led advocacy organization, announced awards totaling $100,000 for emerging opera singers. Five received $10,000 prizes: mezzo-soprano Hannah Jones, tenor Angel Gomez, countertenor Jake Ingbar, tenor Matthew … » Read

The Texas Society of Architects has honored the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) since it opened in 1989, with its 25-year award recognizing the building’s enduring architectural significance … » Read

Young Concert Artists (YCA) has named two soloists and a string quartet as winners of the 2026 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. The three, who were selected from more than 150 applicants, are Canadian soprano Bridget Esler (26); American … » Read

On Nov. 7 Gianandrea Noseda was honored by his native Italy with the presentation of the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of Merit; he has been a Cavaliere (Knight) of the Order of Merit since 2001. The Ambassador of the Italian Republic to … » Read

Three composers were named on Nov. 3 as laureates of the 2028 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP). The biennial awards, created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli, are intended to identify and support composers of distinction by providing them with resources and a … » Read

Following the final round of the Naumburg International Violin Competition in New York on Nov. 1, Japanese violinist Lina Nakano was announced as the first place winner. Currently studying at Juilliard with Masao Kawasaki, Nakano has also … » Read

Sofia Demetriades, an 18-year-old violinist from Leicestershire who is currently a first-year undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music, was declared winner of the BBC Young Musician competition on Sunday. For the first time in the biennial … » Read

The 17th Wieniawski International Violin Competition concluded n Poznan, Poland,  on Oct. 25 with Ukrainian violinist Bohdan Luts having emerged from a field of four finalists to take the first prize of €60,000 cash and several … » Read

The Solti International Conducting Competition, the first organized by Müpa Budapest, an international arts center and presenter, awarded no first prize at the finals last weekend, with second prize going to Drummado Wijnhamer of the … » Read

The 21 st edition of the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition concluded in Gütersloh, Germany, on Oct. 9 with Armenian soprano Arpi Sinanyan and Chinese baritone Jiazhou Wang each taking home a top prize of €15,000. Wang also … » Read