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Harpsichordist Hilda Huang places at the 2026 MA Competition for harpsichord in Bruges, Belgium.

Bode has announced inaugural collaboration honoring a century of musical education and performance.

My first impressions and also my last of Sibelius as a man and artist are those of the two principal attributes of greatness: simplicity and modesty.

The Grand Central station was another of the great sights which astonished him. As we entered it he remarked, "What a place for a concert, if one could have an…

The next morning he arose early as usual, had his breakfast in his room and then wandered about the grounds and at 9:30 was ready for the rehearsal in the…

During the remainder of his visit, Sibelius, Carl, and Ellen Battell Stoeckel "motored" to Pittsfield by way of Canaan, Great Barrington, Stockbridge and Lenox. 

In 2018, the Shanghai Quartet returned to Norfolk after 26 years. The first time the Shanghai Quartet (Norfolk ’86, ’92) came to Norfolk, they were Fellows visiting the U.S. for the first…

An award-winning Polish cellist based in New York, Emil Olejnik is pursuing a master’s degree at The Juilliard School where he previously earned his bachelor’s degree.  During his time at The…

Martin Bresnick’s compositions, from opera, chamber and symphonic music to film scores and computer music, are performed throughout the world.

Taiwanese clarinetist Chao-Chih George Chen has won top prizes at the Taiwan National Music Competition and the Buffet Crampon Asia Pacific Clarinet Competition. He has performed as a soloist with several Taiwanese…

Rory Bricca is a composer from Tucson, Arizona based in New Haven, Connecticut.  He is also a classical and jazz pianist, pipe and Hammond B3 organist, choral singer, horn player,…

For summer 2026, the Festival is collaborating with the American brand Bode.  The new partnership is marked by a concert celebrating both the collaboration and America’s 250th anniversary.  The August 8 concert, in…

violinist-violist Miranda Werner (Norfolk ’23, ’24) has won a section viola position with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra beginning next year. A gratuate of the Yale School of Music, she studied…

With the beginning of the concert season just around the corner, the Festival office has completed the annual migration from its winter location in New Haven to its summer home in…

Congratulations to ZaRiah (NCMF ’25), winners of the Grand Prize and Wind Gold Medal at the 2026 Fischoff Competition!  Founded in 1973 by Joseph E. Fischoff and fellow members of the…

Sarah Salzer, The Goshen Times  | Though it has been nearly nine decades since philanthropist Ellen Battell Stoeckel — known widely as a “patron of music” — died in her…

Norfolk alumni  Amo Brass are recipients of  The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association’s 2026 Ann Divine Educator Award. The national award recognizes Fischoff alumni for innovative educational programs for children and…