STOCKHOLM--Cellist and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma was presented with the 2022 Birgit Nilsson Prize by Swedish King Karl XVI Gustav at a gala award ceremony here on October 18. Ma is the fifth recipient of the prize and the first solo instrumentalist. … » Read

The Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, already a major supporter of the New World Symphony, has made a $10M investment to enhance the efforts of its Knight New Media Center in strengthening the integration of technology and music … » Read

At the quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis awards gala on September 25, four of the six top honorees were U.S. nationals. Sirena Huang, 28, of the U.S. took the top prize of ($75,000), plus awards for interpretations of … » Read

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced the 25 winners of this year's "genius" fellowships, which have been increased from $625,000 to $800,000 over five years. These are "no-strings" grants, basically … » Read

Musical America’s 2023 Artist of the Year is American violinist Hilary Hahn, one of the world’s most adroit interpreters, to be sure, but also an artist committed to widening the repertoire—much of which she has personally … » Read

On Oct. 9 Jordan Ashman, an 18-year-old from Cambridgeshire, became only the third percussionist to win the BBC's Young Musician competition. “Jordan combined emotional expression with an easy, assured technique, and moments of brilliance … » Read

Yukine Kuroki, a student of Fumiko Eguchi at the Showa University of Music in Japan, has won the 2022 Liszt Utrecht piano competition. The Japanese pianist, born in 1998, carried off the first prize of 25,000 Euros, with American pianist Derek … » Read

Time magazine has named director Yuval Sharon to its “2022 TIME100 Next”  list, which it defines as “100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and … » Read

The tenth International Fritz Kreisler Violin Competition, whose three top prize winners performed in a gala in Vienna on September 25, has announced 17-year-old Guido Sant’Anna e Silva of Brazil as the top winner. His  compatriot … » Read

Twenty-eight-year-old American violinist Sirena Huang has won the 11 th quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, taking home $75,000 along with a recording contract, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, and management and marketing … » Read