2022 Saxophone Competition Announced 

Click the link below to view competition details and apply online.

Naumburg Foundation and Town Hall Celebrate 50 Years of Chamber Music

Gala Concert in Town Hall

Stream Now!

Introduction by Nicholas Mann
Remarks by John Corigliano

Performances By:

• Charlie Neidich, clarinet
• Anton Nel, piano
• Dawn Upshaw, soprano
• Eighth Blackbird
• The American String Quartet
• The Brentano Quartet
• The Pacifica Quartet
• The Telegraph Quartet
• The Emerson String Quartet

winners Announced for the

2021 CHAMBER MUSIC Competition

The Merz Trio has been awarded first prize at the competition.

Grace Park and Albert Cano Smit

Naumburg debut concert of the Global Concert Hall. 

They perform two works by Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces, Op.75 and the ravishing Romance in F Minor, Op.11 – as well as the Rondo Brilliante in B minor, D.890 by Franz Schubert. Ms Park is also showcased performing Ysaye’s demanding solo violin Sonata No. 4 in E minor, a work that was dedicated to Fritz Kreisler.

This concert is presented as part of the Arts@Future series in the IDAGIO Global Concert Hall, curated by the Hampsong Foundation.

Tickets can be purchased using the link below

VOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2021 International Vocal Competition concluded on Thursday, May 27, naming Erin Wagner, a mezzo-soprano from El Paso, Texas, the winner. Ms. Wagner’s prize includes a cash award of $25,000, two New York concerts, and a commissioned work.  Her collaborating pianist was Shawn Chang.

Two second prizes of $12,500 each, were given to Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano, and William Socolof, bass-baritone.  Ms. Moore collaborated with pianist Francesco Barfoed, and Mr. Socolof collaborated with pianist Gracie Francis.  

All three pianists were awarded an honorarium of $500.

NAUMBURG CELEBRATEs THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT MANN WITH YOUTUBE CHANNEL LAUNCH

Robert Mann, the former president of the Naumburg Foundation and founding first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, was born on July 19th, 1921.