Concours de Genève marks 75th anniversary
The 69th Concours de Genève will take place this month, celebrating the competition’s 75th anniversary. The focus on this year’s contest is piano and flute, seeing … Read more
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Sakari Oramo is new Malko jury president
Sakari Oramo has been named as the Malko Competition’s new jury president. The Finnish conductor replaces previous president Lorin Maazel, who passed away in July. … Read more
Pro Arte signs 2014 Grieg competition winner
Pro Arte International Management has signed Norwegian pianist Joachim Carr for general and world management. The 26-year-old artist won the €30,000 first prize at this … Read more
Singapore International Violin Competition names finalists
The Singapore International Violin Competition has named the 35 candidates who will compete in the inaugural event in January. Violinists from 14 countries will perform … Read more
Honens Piano Competition opens
Pianists of all nationalities are invited to apply now to the eighth Honens International Piano Competition, which launched an open call for contestants last week. The … Read more
Staging intimate classical performances
Andrew Freris is an economist who has worked as a professor at universities in London and Hong Kong. He now works at investment bank BNP Paribas. In 1984 … Read more
Singapore: Singapore International Violin Competition
A prestigious new prize is on offer for promising violinists. Chair Qian Zhou speaks to Maria Roberts With a first prize of USD50,000, (€37,500), Singapore International … Read more
LSO Conducting Competition shortlist unveiled
Twenty young European conductors have been shortlisted for the 2014 Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition. The competition attracted a total of 225 applications from 25 countries. … Read more
Singapore launches new violin competition
Singapore’s top music and arts organisations have announced details of a major new violin competition. The Singapore International Violin Competition will be held for the first … Read more
Digital Innovation Contest winners unveiled
The winners of a new contest to support UK digital start-ups have been named. Organised by IC tomorrow – part of the UK’s technology strategy … Read more