All awards articles
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NewsBorletti-Buitoni Trust announces awards and fellowships for 2024
Top young string players, ensembles and artists will receive a tailored career development programme
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NewsJulian Lloyd Webber receives London Cello Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The cellist received the award at the society’s season-opening concert on 19 November 2023
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NewsViolinists receive awards at Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Women in Classical Music Symposium
As part of her Award of Excellence, Nicola Benedetti has chosen violin teacher Rachel Cooper for the DSO’s Emerging Artist Award
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NewsTwo period instrument ensembles to receive 2023 Heinrich Schütz Prize
Musica Fiata and La Capella Ducale will receive the honour at a ceremony on 14 October
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NewsString players victorious at the 2023 Gramophone Awards
Violinist and former Queen Elisabeth Competition winner Stella Chen won the Young Artist of the Year Award, with several violists also enjoying victories for their recordings
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NewsWynton Marsalis receives 2023 Praemium Imperiale for Music
The musician, bandleader and composer wrote his Violin Concerto in 2019 for Nicola Benedetti
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NewsCellist Philipp Schupelius receives 2023 German Music Award
The 20-year-old receives performance opportunities and the chance to make a debut CD
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NewsJazz bassist Christian McBride receives Wigmore Medal
The medal recognises musicians of international standing who have developed a close relationship with Wigmore Hall
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NewsDouble bassist wins the first ICMA Classeek Award
French-Austrian double bass player Marc-André Teruel will receive this new prize, which aims to support the next generation of outstanding classical musicians
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NewsViolinist Jennifer Koh wins inaugural Eroica Award for Outstanding Service to Music
Presented by the MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians, the award recognises Koh’s advocacy work and commitment to artistic excellence
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NewsLuminarts Cultural Foundation announces 2022 Classical Instrumentalist Fellows
Violinist Rannveig Marta Sarc, saxophonist Joseph Connor and pianist Qi Kong each receive $10,000
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NewsViolinist Jennifer Koh wins a Grammy
The Korean-American violinist won the award for Best Instrumental Solo for her recording Alone Together at the ceremony on Sunday night.
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NewsViolinist and cellist amongst recipients of 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grants
Violinist Randall Goosby and cellist Jonathan Swensen are the string players amongst the five recipients, who each receive $25,000
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NewsEnsemble Intercontemporain wins the Polar Music Prize
The French ensemble receives SEK1,000,000 (£80,000) for their exceptional musical achievements
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NewsCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason receives his MBE
The Royal Wedding cellist collected his MBE in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle yesterday
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NewsDouble bassist to receive $50,000 award from Sphinx Organization
Orchestral musician Joseph Conyers has championed music education in the US
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NewsYouTube violinist Charles Yang wins Leonard Bernstein Award 2018
Versatile American violinist awarded the €10,000 prize and concert opportunity at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
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NewsClassical strings in the 60th Grammy Awards nominations
The Recording Academy unveils nominations for all categories, including nods for Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Augustin Hadelich, Steven Isserlis and Frank Peter Zimmermann
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NewsHattori Foundation names five string players among 2017 award winners
Total of £42,500 shared between eleven recipients judged to be on the cusp of international solo careers
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NewsViolist Tabea Zimmermann wins Artist of the Year at ICPA Awards
The International Classical Music Awards, given annually to the year’s finest classical artists and recordings, were announced on 1 April at a ceremony in the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Germany. Among the special prize winners was viola player Tabea Zimmermann (pictured), who received the Artist of the Year award. ...