The Ivors Academy last night [15 November] revealed the winners of 12 Ivor Novello Awards at the 20th edition of The Ivors Composer Awards, celebrating … Read more
Pictured above: A group photo of the laureates of the three Awards. From the left: Yang Kai-Ting, Chang Pao-Hui, Yao Lee-Chun, Yang Qi-Yin, LI Huan-Hsiung, … Read more
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has honoured violinist Nicola Benedetti with its ‘Distinguished Musician Award’ (DMA). Each year the ISM, which was set up … Read more
One of the highlights of the awards calendar in Asia, the 19th Taishin Arts Award, held earlier this month, was livestreamed for the first time … Read more
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (CGF) and King’s College London (KCL) have launched a cash new award that will “celebrate the civic role of arts organisations … Read more
OPERA America has launched a new prize for librettists. The Campbell Opera Librettist Prize (COLP) – created with librettist Mark Campbell – will be awarded … Read more
Sinfonia of London, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and the Gabrieli Players are among the winners of this year’s BBC Music Magazine Awards. Led by Paul McCreesh, … Read more
Classical:NEXT might be postponed, but its Innovation Award is going ahead – only now, in online form. “True to our experimental spirit, Classical:NEXT is trying … Read more
An Icelandic record-breaking composer made history – again – earlier this week when she picked up a GRAMMY for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media … Read more
We spent a week with new Royal Philharmonic Society chief executive James Murphy, as he prepared for the RPS Awards. Monday I wake with a cold – … Read more