Joe Mantello, the acclaimed stage and screen actor and director, has made a $1 million gift to The School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). A 1984 graduate, Mantello over his career has received five Tony … » Read

The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation’s awards program will disburse a total of €4 million ($4.12 million) in 2025. Sir Simon Rattle is the recipient of this year’s Siemens Music Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious … » Read

Remy Franck, president of the jury for the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), has announced the 2025 honorees, who were chosen from among 374 nominees. The awards will be presented at a ceremony and gala concert at the Tonhalle in … » Read

Timo Andres, noted Brooklyn-based composer and pianist, is the recipient of this year’s Elise L. Stoeger Prize, a biennial $25,000 cash award from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, intended to recognize significant contributions … » Read

The  Nantwen Ensemble is the recipient of a Disruption Award from the Dementia Trust. The two-year award, spanning 2025 and 2026, will support the composition and performance of a work intended to generate conversation and awareness around … » Read

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