The Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), forced to shut down entirely for nearly a year during the pandemic, is awarding its musicians the organization’s own 2021 Harmony Award, given annually to performers who “embody the harmonious … » Read

Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth, the first woman to have her opera performed at the Vienna State Opera, has won the $100,000 Grawemeyer Award for the work Orlando. Commissioned by the State Opera, it is based on Virginia Woolf’s novel about … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center Honors returned to tradition this year. The lifetime achievement awards for artistic excellence were presented Sunday night in a gala at the Kennedy Center’s main opera house after the coronavirus … » Read

The Handel and Haydn Society (H&H) has received an anonymous gift of $10mn, by far the largest in the Boston-based ensemble’s 206-year history. The gift honors Harry Christophers [pictured], who will retire as artistic director of the … » Read

The recently announced Gilmore 2022 Young Artist Awardees are pianists Janice Carissa and Clayton Stephenson. Carissa, who is Indonesian, is currently studying at the Curtis Institute of Music with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald. She and … » Read

The Sphinx Organization has selected three recipients of its 2022 Venture Fund grants. Launched in 2020, the fund aims to invest $1.5mn over five years to support initiatives related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in classical music … » Read

In one of the more idiosyncratic competition results of 2021, the 75th Geneva International Music Competition concluded on October 29 with a three-way tie for third prize in the oboe division and no first or second prizes. Natalia Auli from … » Read

The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra (SBSO), one of California’s oldest professional ensembles, recently received a $2 million gift, the largest in its 93-year-old history, from the Paramo family. “We were overwhelmed with the … » Read

The Atlanta Opera is embarking on a unique composition competition—the 96-Hour Opera Project—during which teams of composers and librettists will write, cast, direct, and stage completely new 10-minute operas in only four days. What … » Read

WARSAW, Poland — Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu of Canada was named early Thursday as the winner of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) first prize in the 18th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, among the world's most prestigious. The announcement … » Read