The Curtis Institute of Music has received what it describes as a “transformational” gift of $20 million from an anonymous donor to "further the school's bold strategic direction as it approaches its centenary in 2024." It is one of … » Read

After a year’s postponement occasioned by the pandemic, the 16th edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is set to take place in Fort Worth, TX, from June 2–18, 2022. Applications are due Oct. 14, 2021. “We … » Read

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert on Saturday opened the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, which was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oct.2-23 competition was … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony has received $7.5 million from the Virginia G. Piper Trust, part of $123 million distributed by the Phoenix-based trust to 71 local groups for pandemic recovery. These “Now is the Moment” grants range from … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra is recipient of $50 million from the Cleveland-based Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, the largest grant in the ensemble’s 103-year history and one of the most significant ever made to a major symphony … » Read

Every three years since 1976 Cremona has hosted the Ente Triennale Internazionale Strumenti Ad Arco (International Triennial Body of Stringed Instruments), the world’s premiere violin making competition. Master luthiers from around the … » Read

The Leeds International Piano Competition capped its triennial edition September 18 by awarding first prize to Alim Beisembayev, a 23-year-old pianist from Kazakhstan. He wins £25,000, recitals at Wigmore Hall and the Southbank Centre, … » Read

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the League of American Orchestras’ Catalyst Fund $2.1mn to advance efforts to develop and strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) practices in American orchestras. The grant comes on the … » Read

Serbian soprano Sonja Šaric [pictured] has won first prize as well as the audience award at the 4 th Éva Marton International Singing Competition, which concluded on Sept. 5 at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. She has studied at the … » Read

Two major piano competitions concluded over the weekend: the Clara Haskil International, in Vevey, Switzerland, and the International Ferruccio Busoni, in Bolonzo, Italy. The finals for both occurred last Friday. Yumeka Nakagawa, 19, of Germany, … » Read