San Francisco Opera Medal, the company’s highest honor, has been awarded to bass-baritone Simon Estes, among the first African American opera singers to receive international recognition and the very first to be hired by an American … » Read

On March 1, the Sphinx Organization awarded its highest honor—the Medal of Excellence, recognizing extraordinary Black and Latinx classical musicians —to three artists, each of whom receives $50,000. Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa … » Read

The Arete Quartet from South Korea was chosen as winner of the 15 th International Mozart Competition string quartet category, taking home a cash prize of €20,000 ($21,100). The foursome—violinists Chae-Ann Jeon and Dong-Hwi Kim, … » Read

The tuition-free Curtis Institute of Music seems to receive multi-million-dollar gifts on a regular basis. The latest is $10 million from longtime board member Penelope P. Watkins; the monies are intended to endow the school’s … » Read

The last three months have seen quite a few major competitions reach their final verdicts. Herewith an attempt to catch up on results; next week’s column will cover upcoming competition dates and application deadlines. Stay tuned.   E … » Read

The George and Nora London Foundation competition concluded after three days over the weekend at the Morgan Library in Manhattan. There were 78 semifinalists competing (out of 152 applicants), whittled down to 12 finalists by Saturday evening. … » Read

Many Grammys are awarded just prior to the televised ones; classical music's among them. Below is the complete list, with a few strange ones, including the awarding of “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” to Time for Three, a trio; … » Read

At its current annual conference, the membership of the Association of British Orchestras bestowed its 2023 ABO award on Alan Davey CBE, Controller, BBC Radio 3, for his advocacy on behalf of orchestral music and his nurturing of the BBC’s … » Read

The 2023 Sphinx Competition concluded over the weekend, with violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious taking the top prize of $50,000 plus a number of solo appearances with major orchestras. She won the $5,000 Audience Choice Prize as well. A graduate … » Read

The Queen Sonja Singing Competition, a biennial event whose past winners include Lise Davidsen, will start accepting applications for the inaugural rounds as of February 1, with a deadline of April 1. Live rounds in Oslo run August 17-26, with … » Read