Oslo-based string quartet Opus 13 [pictured] won the triennial Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition , announced April 6. In addition to the first prize of £10,000, it also won three special prizes from earlier rounds: … » Read

Michael Davidman has bested four other finalists to win first prize at the 2025 American Piano Awards in Indianapolis. Valued at $200,000, the award includes a $25,000 cash prize, a recording contract with Steinway & Sons, an artist residency … » Read

Violinist Joshua Brown, cellist Tommy Mesa, and the Viano Quartet yesterday received 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grants in a presentation at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. The ceremony was presided over by Avery Fisher Program Chair Deborah … » Read

Barbara Hannigan, Musical America’s 2025 Artist of the Year , has been announced as one of the three Polar Music Prize winners, along with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and legendary rock group Queen. Founded in 1989, the Prize’s … » Read

Two sopranos, two mezzos, and a baritone have been declared the winners of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, which concluded Sunday afternoon at the Met with nine finalists competing from the stage. Karen Kamensek conducted the MET … » Read

The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) announced its annual awards on March 6 at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the first time the event had taken place in that city. The evening honoring classical music in the U.K. recognized more than a dozen … » Read

Yuki Hirano took home first prize at the Seventh International Heifetz Competition for Violinist s, held on Feb. 21 and 22 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The 21-year-old Japanese musician, currently a student at the Music and Arts University of the City … » Read

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is initiating the Jazz Legacies Fellowship, a program that will honor 20 jazz musicians with a no-strings-attached $100,000 grant. The only requirement—the recipients must be at least 62 years old. "Many of … » Read

The Animato Quartet bested seven other ensembles to win first prize at the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation Competition, held as part of the Heidelberg Spring String Quartet Festival on Jan. 22. The Netherlands-based foursome—violinists Inga … » Read

The final rounds of the 2025 Sphinx Competition on Jan. 25 and 26 selected six string players as winners, three each in the junior (17 and under) and senior (18-30) divisions. More than $100,000 in cash prizes was awarded. All the finalists … » Read