Gilder Lehrman News

Young Concert Artists has revealed its 2026-2027 season, featuring New York and Washington, D.C. debuts at Weill Recital Hall and The Phillips Collection, with continued Carnegie Hall partnerships.

Battery Dance will present its 50th Anniversary Gala, honoring Founder & Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander and Victoria Phillips, Ph.D., with dinner and performances at The Rooftop at Edison Ballroom in New York City.

The National Constitution Center will award its 37th annual Liberty Medal to the Broadway hit Hamilton, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the historian and biographer Ron Chernow, whose book inspired the musical.

Young Concert Artists has revealed a full slate of engagements for its roster of rising performers during its 2025-2026 season. Learn more about the season here!

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts launched the Hamilton Project, an innovative educational initiative designed to merge the power of the arts with civic education for youth.

Celebrating 250 years of American spirit by honoring Concord's leading role in the birth of our country, Concord Women's Chorus will present a historical concert “Songs of the Revolution,” on Sunday, March 23, 3 pm, at First Parish in Concord Parish Hall.

The winners of the 53rd George and Nora London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers, were revealed at the conclusion of the competition’s final round. Learn more!

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions, will hold its 53rd event in 2025, with a public final round at New York's Morgan Library and Museum on Friday, February 21, at 4:00 pm.

Young Concert Artists has revealed their Spring 2025 season highlights. See bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, violinist Oliver Neubauer and YCA's first guitar duo, Ziggy & Miles, at Kaufman Music Center, plus more.

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions, will hold its 53rd event in 2025, with a public final round at New York's Morgan Library and Museum on Friday, February 21, at 4:00 pm.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16.

Pianist Kiron Tellian and accordionist Radu Ratoi have been named the 2024 Jacobs Fellowship winners by Young Concert Artists, offering them career support, industry connections, and performance opportunities. Learn more!

Young Concert Artists has announced the winners of the 2024 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. 

Young Concert Artists has announced the finalists in the 2024 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. Of 37 semi-finalists, 12 artists will advance to the final round at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda were honored at the New York Landmarks Conservancy's 'Living Landmarks' celebration, recognizing their contributions to the community.

Young Concert Artists announced the semi-finalists and jury panel for the 2024 auditions, featuring a selection of emerging musicians and esteemed judges from the classical music community.

Young Concert Artists revealed the semi-finalists and jury panel for the 2024 auditions, featuring 37 early-career artists from 14 countries. Esteemed jury members include Susan Wadsworth, Daniel Kellogg, and Inon Barnatan.

Young Concert Artists has revealed its 2024-2025 season featuring debuts by early-career artists in New York and Washington D.C., including a finale at Carnegie Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Young Concert Artists organization has revealed a full slate of engagements for its roster of rising performers during the Spring 2024 season. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

The 2024 George London Award winners have been announced, including soprano Katerina Burton, mezzo-sopranos Emily Treigle and Erin Wagner, tenor Samuel White, and baritones Benjamin Dickerson and Darren Drone.