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Updated Apr 24, 2025
Court Rules Shuttering of VOA 'Arbitrary and Capricious'
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America (VOA) while a number of law suits by employees are adjudicated. On April 22, … »Read
Kosky Promises New ROH Walküre
Will 'Touch the Soul'
Barry Kosky, the 58-year-old Australian theater and opera director, is a man of many enthusiasms, loving everything from the Muppets and pop music to Vivaldi and Wagner. All that matters, he tells … »Read
American Academy Names Rome
Prize Winners
The American Academy in Rome has announced the winning 2025-26 fellows. There are 35 of them, out of 990 applicants, and they hail from the arts, humanities, and sciences. The prize entitles them … »Read
Kronos Fest to Offer Bracing Challenges
The Kronos Quartet embraces a constantly changing repertoire that includes works by a multitude of composers and performers. But until now, what hasn’t changed in over 40 years are the four … »Read
Philly O Taps New CEO
Ryan Fleur is the new president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, moving into the role permanently after nearly four months as interim. He succeeds Mathìas Tarnopolsky, now president … »Read
Music School Deans on the Move
Leadership changes are underway at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. In Los Angeles, Michael Beckerman has been named as the new dean … »Read
Woman with Eyes Closed Opens
in Pittsburgh
In 2012 three Romanian art thieves stole seven paintings and drawings signed by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Gauguin, Lucian Freud, and Meyer de Haan from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam. The three … »Read
Recordings: Oppression Defied
Musicalizing difficult subject matter can pose tough challenges. These two recordings are good examples of when composers get it right. Songs in Flight Shawn E. Okpebholo’s Songs in Flight … »Read
Welsh National Opera Opera
Declares Tentative Accord
After a year of negotiations aimed at maintaining the Welsh National Opera (WNO) as a full-time company and stopping a proposed 15 percent pay cut to the orchestra, 97 percent of the musicians of … »Read
LA Phil Premieres Carlos Simon's Good News Mass
LOS ANGELES—Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass , a de facto 50-minute symphonic gospel service combining aspects of the Catholic Mass and Pentecostal fervor, had its world premiere at Walt … »Read
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Pianist-Composer Michael Stephen Brown Presented By Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, May 17, 2025, 5 pm
The New York Virtuoso Singers Presents Compose Yourself! Concert on May 17 at Manhattan’s Church of St. Luke in the Fields
Baritone Justin Austin Stars in World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s 'This House' at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, May to June 2025
Composer Lembit Beecher Awarded 2025-2026 Rome Prize by the American Academy i
Shriver Hall Concert Series Concludes Season with Pianist Richard Goode on June 1
New England Conservatory Announces 154th Commencement with Honorary Degree Recipients Chad Smith, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Michael Tilson Thomas, Con
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HONORS & AWARDS
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.
Abigail Raiford, soprano
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April 2025
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April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
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March 2025
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March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
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February 2025
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February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
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January 2025
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January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
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December 2024
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December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
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November 2024
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November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
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October 2024
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October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
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September 2024
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September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
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August 2024
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August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
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July 2024
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July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
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June 2024
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June 2024
Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
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May 2024
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May 2024
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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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