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

John Williams, at 90 the world’s most feted living composer, just received his 53 rd Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans. This makes Williams not only the most nominated composer in … » Read

On March 8, 2023, International Women Right’s Day, La Maestra Competition will open applications for its third annual iteration. Unlike most competitions, this one has no age limit. And, since the gender balance among conductors remains … » Read

The Voice of Black Opera Awards -- open to Black and South Asian singers from Commonwealth countries and sponsored jointly by the British Black Classical Foundation and Welsh National Opera (WNO)— ended in Birmingham, U.K., on December 6. … » Read