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Updated Jan 29, 2026

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New Works Highlight Philly O's 2026-27 Season

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, recently deemed by Bachtrack to be the world’s busiest conductor, will open a premiere-packed season on Sept. 24 in Marian Anderson Hall. Now in his 15 th … »Read

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Carnegie Hall & NY Phil Sign 5-year Pact for Operas in Concert

Gustavo Dudamel is certainly getting a hero’s welcome as he becomes music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic next season. Tuesday night, he led the orchestra in his (and its) … »Read

People in the News

Another Shoe Drops in D.C.

The Kennedy Center is once again without a programming chief. Kevin Couch, onetime programming director for ATG Entertainment, was announced on January 16 as VP of programming for KC . Less than … »Read

Reviews

Enjoying & Destroying the Earth in One Concert Program

LONDON—On paper, this January 23 BBC Symphony Orchestra concert at London’s Barbican Centre was a smart piece of programming. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring , located at the … »Read

Industry News

CMS in 2026-27: Enriched by Americana

Four American chamber works of contrasting styles will open the Chamber Music Society’s 2026-27 season on October 13, 2026, in a program designed to honor the nation’s 250 th . First … »Read

Reviews

Mark Morris's New Moon Is Very Pale Indeed

SAN FRANCISCO—Mark Morris is one of, if not the single most prolific modern dance maker on earth, so it was probably only a matter of time before he sought other worlds to conquer. Moon , … »Read

Industry News

Opera Cos. Need to Wake Up to the Digital Era

A recent study by a labor economist offers a rejoinder to the oft-heard plaint that opera is dying. In a report compiled from financial data collected by Opera America, Christos Makridis concluded … »Read

Reviews

SFSymphony Ravished by Finns

SAN FRANCISCO—With Finnish conductor John Storgårds making his San Francisco Symphony debut on January 22 and a work by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen on the Davies Symphony Hall … »Read

Reviews

An Intriguingly Dark Evening at the NY Phil

NEW YORK—Thomas Adès was 28 when the New York Philharmonic first programmed his music on a major subscription concert. Commissioned by the orchestra as part of a series marking the … »Read

Industry News

How Is the National Symphony Orchestra Faring?

With Philip Glass pulling the premiere of his 15 th Symphony, Lincoln , from the National Symphony Orchestra’s schedule and Renée Fleming canceling her May concert with the orchestra … »Read
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Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.


Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
New Artist of the Month
January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
New Artist of the Month
October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
New Artist of the Month
July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025

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