SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Opera has announced Jack Swanson as the winner of the 2025–26 Season Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition. The American tenor made his house debut as Count Almaviva in the … » Read

Ever wanted to be coached by a principal from one of the world’s leading orchestras? Well, now you can be. It's all part the latest initiative presented by the Master Sessions program on Younison, an online platform dedicated to connecting … » Read

For her August 2nd performance as Violetta in La Traviata , Georgian soprano Ana Oniani [pictured] won the Verbier Festival Academy's  2026 Prix Yves Paternot as its most accomplished and promising young musician. The prize includes HF … » Read

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including the addition of five new categories. The academy on Tuesday announced the addition of a best Asian pop music performance category … » Read