For its second edition, the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition on October 19 awarded Vienna-based Simply Quartet first prize in the string quartet category. The quartet, which receives €15,000 and concert opportunities … » Read

California’s Edgerton Foundation has contributed $4 million to the Los Angles Philharmonic to support the new Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles) Center at Inglewood . Slated to open in fall 2020, the … » Read

The New York and Hong Kong philharmonics’ Music Director Jaap van Zweden has won not one but two awards in the last 24 hours. Today, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw announced him as the winner of its 2020 Concertgebouw Prize, given to musicians … » Read

Virtually the same day that Anne-Sophie Mutter received the 2019 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award of 15 million yen (c. $141,000) from Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi, that  Jaap van Zweden was recognized both for his work with … » Read

ASCAP has announced its annual Deems Taylor Awards—now known officially as the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for print, broadcast, media, and liner notes. Heidi Waleson’s book Mad Scenes and Exit Arias: The Death … » Read

Celebrating its centennial next summer, the Salzburg Festival has been chosen Festival of the Year for the 2020 Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. Only once before has an institution, rather than an artist, been … » Read

With their latest gift of $14.6 million—being announced from the stage tonight—Joan and Sanford I. Weill and their family foundation will hit a total of $100 million in cumulative gifts to Carnegie Hall. Sanford Weill, retired chief … » Read

The children of Tom and Mary Beck, longtime supporters of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), have made a $10m gift, the largest single gift in the ensemble’s history. “My parents believed that culture was an important aspect of … » Read

The Hong Kong Piano Competition is underway after the two-day delay necessitated by pro-democracy protests rocking the city. The Chopin Society of Hong Kong , which organizes the event, wrote on Facebook that the schedule changes were needed to … » Read

German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter represents the field of music among the five recipients of the 2019 Praemium Imperiale Awards, announced today by the Japan Art Association. She and her four fellow honorees will each receive 15 million yen (c. … » Read