During his annual visit to the Royal College of Music (RCM), of which he has been President for 27 years, HRH The Prince of Wales conferred honors on several luminaries of the international music world. The musicians honored include conductor and … » Read

On Mar. 1, after a months-long series of competitions, five singers—three women and two men—emerged as winners of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Now in its 66 th year, the finals competition is the culmination … » Read

The Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) announced three Award winners and four Fellowship winners for 2020. Recipients receive £30,000 ($38,700) and £20,000 ($25,800) respectively. BBT Awards generally go to well-established artists or … » Read

The score was women 12, men 3 out of the 15 semi-finalists who participated in the finals of the George London Awards held at the Morgan Library and Museum over the weekend. Five—two sopranos, three mezzos--of the 12 women earned $10,000 … » Read

On Sunday night Hildur Gudnadóttir won an Oscar for best score, for Todd Phillips’ Oscar-nominated film Joker . The Icelandic composer had already won the Golden Globe, Critic’s Circle, and BAFTA awards for the work. … » Read

Cellist Gabriel Martins [pictured], a graduate student at the New England Conservatory, clinched first prize at the 23rd annual Sphinx Competition , which concluded in Detroit on Saturday. He takes home $50,000 plus a number of solo engagements. … » Read

RICHMOND, Va. — The Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020 last week announced the 44 competitors who had been selected from a pool of 321 applicants for the May event. The Menuhin Competition is held every two years in a different location and … » Read

The winners of the 2020 Classical Grammy Awards, announced Sunday, are a mixed bag. The good news is that most of the composers represented, regardless of the category, are LIVING composers. Looks like, among new recordings anyway, the warhorses … » Read

Miami-based philanthropist Daniel R. Lewis—former primary funder of the Cleveland Orchestra Miami residency, among numerous other acts of music-related noblesse oblige—has focused his sights on music education and career development … » Read

Nearing the conclusion of its annual conference in New York (January 10-14), The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) yesterday honored a number of its members during a special awards ceremony and luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in … » Read