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

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

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

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

See also Latest Winners Part I: Competitions. Composer Steve Reich was awarded the Juilliard President’s Medal at a special concert of his works by Juilliard students on Sept. 22. Reich graduated in composition in 1961 and in 2009 received … » Read

The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition , held in Pécs, Hungary, Sept. 15 to 20, failed to crown a first-place winner, instead awarding joint second prizes to Hungarian Rozsonits Ildikó and Georgian Barbare Tataradze. Each … » Read

The Liszt Academy reports receiving a record 265 applications from aspiring young singers for its biannual Éva Marton International Singing Competition in its seventh edition. Following a week of elimination rounds, the finals took … » Read

The Verbier Festival Academy has announced its 2026 prize-winners with nine young musicians taking home prizes of between CHF 3,000 and 10,000 (approximately $3,700 and $12,500 USD). Among the most substantial awards, the Jean-Nicolas Firmenich … » Read