The Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation is expediting payment of $2m in general operating support to 175 small arts and cultural organizations in the Chicago region and 40 in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Chicago … » Read

On March 27th, while Russia was finally getting serious about social distancing, and closed cultural institutions began to beef up their online presence, the winners of Casta Diva, the prestigious Russian opera awards, were announced for the year … » Read

Three Avery Fisher Career Grant winners were announced Wednesday evening, each of whom will receive $25,000 toward the advancement of his or her career. Traditionally, the announcement is followed by performances, but because of COVID-19 … » Read

The 2020 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition , scheduled to take place in Brussels May 4-30, has been cancelled. It is possible that it will be postponed to a later date. The event’s organizers had already announced the 74 live participants, … » Read

Over the next 13 months, five pianists will participate in the American Pianists Awards. Given every four years by the Indianapolis-based American Pianists Association, the award, known as the Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, includes … » Read

Edward Nelson has won the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup. At the competition final on Mar. 7, the 31-year -old American baritone sang two dramatic arias from Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet and clinched his victory with a riveting performance of … » Read

After a week of competition in Miami among 25 contestants, the Chopin Foundation of the United States announced prizewinners at the 10 th National Chopin Piano Competition. The first prize went to 18-year-old Avery Gagliano, who studies with Gary … » Read

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