CONTESTS & AWARDS


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Contests & Awards

Catching up with Competition Wins

April 28, 2023 | Rick Beard, Musical America
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, … » Read
 

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The 2023 Met Laffont Competition Winners

April 25, 2023 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
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, … » Read
 

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More Accolades for Terence Blanchard

April 24, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Seasoned Jazz Artist Wins 2023 American Pianists Award

April 25, 2023 | Edward Edgerton, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Another $50,000 Award for a Rising Opera Artist

April 20, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Ryan Speedo Green Gets the Full Monty

April 19, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Catching Up with Competition Wins

April 7, 2023
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 … » Read
 

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Well-traveled Dudamel Fellow Wins Hong Kong Conducting Comp

March 29, 2023 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Polar Music Prize to Arvo Pärt

March 28, 2023 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Avery Fisher Career Grants Announced

March 28, 2023 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
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 … » Read
 
 

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