The Solti Foundation U.S.

08/25/2026

https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-raised-conductor-elias-brown-wins-2026-solti-award/

Elias Brown, a Santa Monica-raised conductor, has won the 2026 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, the largest U.S. grant for emerging conductors, worth $30,000 plus mentorship.

08/25/2026

Congratulations to the 16 young American conductors announced as recipients of 2026 Career Assistance Awards by The Solti Foundation U.S. Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Artistic and Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth Buccheri.

Ms. Van Horn stated, “With this cohort of Career Assistance Awards, we go past 200 awards given out! The recipients of the 2026 Career Assistance Awards are an exciting and determined group, and similar to last year’s cohort, work with orchestras, opera companies, chamber orchestras, festivals, and educational organizations.

“On behalf of The Solti Foundation U.S., I am pleased to announce this year's awardees: Harris Han, Nathan Blair, Kamna Gupta, Andrew Kim, William Langley, Geoffrey Loff, Na'Zir McFadden, Brett Miller, Luke Poeppel, Tristan Rais-Sherman, Ilya Ram, Shira Samuels-Shragg, Nicholas Sharma, Euan Shields, Molly Turner, and Sunny Xia. Congratulations to you all!”

08/25/2026

https://slippedisc.com/2026/08/16-us-conductors-get-career-assistance-grants/

The Solti Foundation US has published its annual...

08/20/2026

https://www.esm.rochester.edu/alum-success/2026/08/eastman-alumni-receive-2026-solti-foundation-u-s-career-assistance-awards/

Eastman School of Music alumni Luke Poeppel ’24E (MM), Brett Miller ’24E, ’26E (MM), and Nicholas Sharma ’17E, ’24E (DMA) are among 16 winners selected to receive the prestigious 2026 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award. This coveted honor supports promising young American conduc...

08/20/2026

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Solti-Foundation-US-Names-16-Conductors-for-2026-Career-Assistance-Awards-20260813

The Solti Foundation U.S. has selected 16 young American conductors, ages 24 to 36, to receive Career Assistance Awards, bringing the total distributed since 2006 past 200.

07/21/2026

https://theviolinchannel.com/elias-brown-wins-2026-sir-georg-solti-conducting-award/

Brown will receive a $30,000 grant, the largest currently offered to young American conductors.

07/20/2026

https://moto-perpetuo.com/elias-brown-sir-georg-solti-conducting-award-2026/

American conductor Elias Brown has received the 2026 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, the Solti Foundation US's highest honour for emerging conductors.

07/20/2026

The 2026 Solti Fellow: Elias Brown

07/20/2026

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Conductor-Elias-Brown-Named-2026-Sir-Georg-Solti-Conducting-Award-Recipient-20260716

The Solti Foundation U.S. announced conductor Elias Brown as the recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, the largest grant currently awarded to American conductors in the formative years of their careers.