Composer/ conductor Tan Dun was named Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture at a ceremony on Dec. 13 at Musée Guimetin Paris. Named a Chevalier des Arts… in 2019, Tan Dun received this higher moniker … » Read

Bloomberg Philanthropies (BP) has dramatically expanded the number of institutions—from 50 to 200—benefitting from its Digital Accelerator Program, which provides funding and management training to improve essential digital … » Read

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has awarded £4 mn to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) to support music opportunities for children and young people in the Liverpool metropolitan region. Of the gift, £3.5 mn will create an … » Read

The University of Louisville has selected English composer Christian Mason [pictured] as the recipient of the 2025 Grawemeyer Music Composition Award for Invisible Threads . Composed in 2022-2023 and premiered at the Wittener Tage für Neue … » Read

The New York Philharmonic will bestow $200,000 each on composers David Lang and Missy Mazzoli as winners of its occasional Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music. The prize, established in 2011, is said to be one of the largest in the … » Read

Yo-Yo Ma added the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Gold Medal to his ever-expanding trove of trophies on November 2, prior to his recital with pianist Kathryn Stott at the Barbican in London. When making the presentation, RPS Chair Angela Dixon … » Read

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra , which claims to be the most recorded, broadcast, and streamed orchestra in Australia, is to receive $9.6 million state government funding over the next four years. When announcing the funding, Minister for the … » Read

At the Oct. 20 finals of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition, held at Manhattan School of Music U.S.–Canadian cellist Leland Ko, 26, and U.S.–Danish cellist Jonathan Swensen , 27, shared first prize. Each receives … » Read

The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation awarded the 2025 Ensemble Prizes to Collective lovemusic and Tacet(i) on Oct. 17. The prize, established in 2020, carries a €75,000 cash award. Founded in 2018 by clarinetist Adam Starkie and flutist … » Read

WARSAW (AFP)—Russian pianists will only be allowed to enter the prestigious Chopin competition under a neutral flag and if they don't support Moscow's aggression in Ukraine, the Polish organizers said last week. Held every five years since … » Read