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Catching up with Competition Wins

Ukrainian pianist Roman Fediurko, 18, swept the International Horowitz Competition in Geneva , which concluded a week’s worth of rounds on April 21. Fediurko, a scholarship student at the International Music Academy in Lichtenstein, … »
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The 2023 Met Laffont Competition Winners

Six singers—a tenor, two mezzo-sopranos, two sopranos, and a bass-baritone—were selected from among ten finalists as winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The 69 th edition of the competition, … »
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More Accolades for Terence Blanchard

Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been chosen to address graduates of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University on May 24 and, in an even exchange, will be given the school’s highest honor, the George Peabody Medal for … »
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Seasoned Jazz Artist Wins 2023 American Pianists Award

Jazz pianist Isaiah J. Thompson was declared winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards at the conclusion of the gala finals last weekend in Indianapolis. He receives an estimated $200,000 worth of career support, which includes an artist … »
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Another $50,000 Award for a Rising Opera Artist

Within minutes of the Met Opera’s announcement of Ryan Speedo Green as the 2023 recipient of its $50,000 Beverly Sills Award, the LA Opera announced the 2023 recipients of its $50,000 Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award: conductor Lina … »
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Ryan Speedo Green Gets the Full Monty

Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, currently starring in his first lead role at the Metropolitan Opera, has won the company’s 2023 Beverly Sills Artist Award, an annual $50,000 prize to “extraordinarily gifted” singers. Named for … »
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Catching Up with Competition Wins

Kevin Chen won first prize at the 17 th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, held in Tel Aviv from March 14 to April 1. This marks the second major competition win for the 18-year-old Canadian, who took first prize at the 76 … »
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Well-traveled Dudamel Fellow Wins Hong Kong Conducting Comp

Rodolfo Barráez, a 29-year-old Venezuelan who is currently associate conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Dudamel Conducting Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, took first prize at the second edition of the Hong Kong … »
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Polar Music Prize to Arvo Pärt

This year’s Polar Music Prize goes to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt [pictured], five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. The prize, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize in … »
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Avery Fisher Career Grants Announced

The five recipients of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grants—double bassist Nina Bernat; guitarist Bokyung Byun; flutist Emi Ferguson; pianist Evren Ozel; and the Isidore String Quartet—will be honored tonight in a ceremony at the … »
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