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Chopin Competition Sets Restrictions for Russians

October 8, 2024 | Agence-France Presse
WARSAW (AFP)—Russian pianists will only be allowed to enter the prestigious Chopin competition under a neutral flag and if they don't support Moscow's aggression in Ukraine, the Polish organizers said last week. Held every five years since … » Read
 

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Danish String Quartet Wins Sonning Prize

October 8, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Danish String Quartet is the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, an award of about $150,000 that has heretofore been given only to individual artists. Past recipients include Igor Stravinsky, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, … » Read
 

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A Bounty of Awards, Honors, and Competition Wins

October 4, 2024 | Rick Beard, Musical America
The 2024 International Opera Awards, held on Oct. 2 in Munich, recognized Australian conductor Simone Young as Conductor of the Year, while Komische Oper Berlin was chosen as Opera Company of the Year for a second time. The Female and Male … » Read
 

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Maria João Pires Wins Major Japanese Award

September 12, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires is this year’s recipient of the Praemium Imperiale Award for Music. The five honorees—including for architecture, painting, theatre/film, and sculpture—were announced by the Japan Art … » Read
 

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International Opera Awards Shortlist Announced

September 3, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The International Opera Awards has published the shortlist for this year’s honors. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by the Bayerische Staatsoper (the 2023 Opera Company of the Year), to be held at the Prinzregententheater … » Read
 

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Russian Violinist Wins London Competition

September 3, 2024 | Clive Paget, Musical America
Boris Brovtsyn has won the London Classic Violin Competition. A graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the 47-year-old Russian-born, U.K.-domiciled violinist receives … » Read
 

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Sphinx Names Annual 'Excellence' Winners

August 28, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Sphinx Organization has announced the three recipients of the 2024 Medal of Excellence, an award established in 2012 that recognizes transformative leaders who are addressing systemic obstacles facing Black and Latino communities in the … » Read
 

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Chinese Conducting Comp Chooses Winners

August 26, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The fourth iteration of the International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music concluded in Hong Kong on July 27. First organized in 2011 by Yan Huichang, artistic director and principal conductor for life of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra … » Read
 

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Recent Accolades & Competitions

August 23, 2024 | Rick Beard, Musical America
Polish countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski has been awarded the Gold Gloria Artis Medal for Merit in Culture [pictured] from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. He received the medal after his recital at the Museum of Interiors … » Read
 

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Music Festival Gets Landmark $3.7M Bequest

July 26, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Bowdoin International Music Festival, currently underway in its 60 th -anniversary season (June 22 to August 3), has announced a $3.7 million bequest from Patricia Crawford Brown, a longtime patron and board member. Brown, who died at age 90 … » Read
 
 

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