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Siemens Chooses Berlin Phil Conductor Fellow

Peruvian conductor Dayner Tafur-Diaz, 26, was yesterday announced as winner of the Siemens Conductors Scholarship, entitling him to work with the Berliner Philharmoniker Karajan Academy for two years starting in October. He will also assist … »
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Occidental College Gets $5M to Create Music Institute

Music biz attorney John G. Branca has announced a $5 million gift to Occidental College, his alma mater, to establish an Institute for Music bearing his name at the private liberal arts college in Los Angeles. The idea is to partner with local … »
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An Artistic Triumph Dampened by Human Behavior

On June 1 Ukrainian violinist Dmytro Udovychenko celebrated his 25th birthday with a performance of Shostakovich’s First Concerto that won him first place at the 2024 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussels. The first … »
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Herb Alpert School Gets $5M

Berry Gordy, founder of Motown, formerly Motown Records, has pledged a $5 million gift to the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, established as a standalone music school in 2008 by a gift of $30 million from its namesake. The Gordy monies will go … »
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Rising Soprano Gets Nilsson Stipend

Swedish soprano Matilda Sterby is the 2024 recipient of the Birgit Nilsson Stipendium, a €21,500 cash award presented annually to a young Swedish singer. (The stipend is not to be confused with the Birgit Nilsson Prize, a triennial award of … »
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Winners' Circle: Recent Competition Results

The Vienna-based Javus Quartet has received the Jürgen Ponto Foundation ’s 2024 Music Prize. Given biennially since 2012 to string quartets from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland that have already won an international competition, the … »
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New Conducting Academy Launched by Vasily Petrenko

From July 2 to 6, 2024, Armenia's first Academy for Young Conductors will be held in Yerevan. Organized by the Primavera Foundation Armenia and the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the academy under Vasily Petrenko’s supervision is … »
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Montreal Competition Chooses Seasoned Prize Winner

The Montreal International Music Competition concluded over the weekend after a series of live rounds May 5 to 16; the finals took place in the city’s Maison Symphonique with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra led by Xian Zhang. First … »
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Recent Plaudits to the Proven

Gustavo Dudamel, outgoing artistic and music director of the LA Philharmonic, was to receive the UCLA Medal , the university’s highest individual honor for extraordinary accomplishment, at a May 7 ceremony with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block. … »
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Pulitzer Prize for Music Goes to Saxophone Concerto

Tyshawn Sorey has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music with Adagio (for Wadada Leo Smith) , a concerto of sorts for saxophone and concerto, commissioned by the Lucerne Festival and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The former presented the world … »
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