British conductor Joel Sandelson has been chosen as the recipient of the 2021 the Herbert Karajan Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival. After the three finalists each conducted hour-long concerts with the Camerata Salzburg in the Great … » Read

A 24-year-old seasoned competition winner has taken the top prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition, which concluded over the weekend in Severance Hall with the city’s orchestra performing Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano … » Read

As the Tokyo Olympic Games wind down after two weeks, classical music’s prize and competition circuit is picking up steam. On August 2, Northwestern University awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition to … » Read

The Sphinx Organization has awarded its Medal of Excellence, and accompanying $50,000 career grant, to each of three artists: pianist Michelle Cann, violinist Randall Goosby, and soprano Karen Slack. “These leaders set extraordinary … » Read

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the five recipients of the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. They are bass-baritone and opera star Justino Díaz; Motown founder, songwriter, … » Read

As part of a bold new joint initiative to support emerging arts administrators and leaders of color, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Seattle Symphony have announced the first recipients of the Seattle Arts Fellowship. The 2021/22 … » Read

An accordionist entered in this year’s online Ysaÿe International Music Competition, is threatening to sue the competition organizers for spending no more than 22 and 23 seconds viewing two videos he and his partner in “Duo … » Read

Moving to the spring and held for the second time virtually, Concert Artists Guild’ s annual competition concluded on June 9 by awarding grand prizes to four recipients: the Chromic Duo [pictured], a New York-based electronic toy-piano duo … » Read

Kenny Broberg has won the biennial 2021 American Pianists Awards competition, completed yesterday in Indianapolis. In addition to a $50,000 cash prize--awarded as well to the other four finalists (Mackenzie Melemed, Sam Hong, Michael Davidman and … » Read

South Korean baritone Gihoon Kim won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021 on the weekend, the sole male among the five finalists. Held in Wales on the stage of an empty St. David's Hall in Cardiff, home of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, … » Read