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Updated Nov 14, 2025
EMF Is Now EF of M
If all goes according to plan, the Eastern Music Festival is to make a comeback as the Eastern Festival of Music. An email from Barbara Morgenstern , former wife of EMF founder Shelly Morgenstern … »Read
FIFA to Take Over KenCen
The blossoming friendship between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump has resulted in FIFA taking over all of Kennedy Center for the 2026 World Cup Draw, rent-free. Never mind the … »Read
The YCA Winners' Concert
Young Concert Artists hosted its 2025 Winners Concert on November 10 in the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. There were just three winners this year, a violinist, piano trio, and a saxophonist … »Read
Sting to Take the Met Stage
The Metropolitan Opera House will be hosting nine performances of a newly adapted version of Sting’s musical The Last Ship in June 2026. The production features a new book by Barney Norris … »Read
Conductor Renewals: Stateside & Spain
Chelsea Gallo , resident conductor of the Florida Orchestra (TFO) since 2023, has extended her contract through the 2026-27 season. She annually conducts more than 50 masterworks, pops, education, … »Read
2026 Azrieli Music Prizes to Four Composers
The Montreal-based Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Center (AMACC) has named four composers—Hana Ajiashvili, Dalit Hadass Warshaw, Nicholas Denton Protsack, and Adrian Mocanu—as the … »Read
Classical Music's Anti-Israel Problem
Classical music is becoming increasingly politicized, writes Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph . Despite the pretense that it can be above politics, a recent spate of concert disruptions has been … »Read
New Man at Kentucky Opera
As of this week, Ben Robinson is the new general director and CEO of Kentucky Opera. An accomplished singer, stage director, and arts executive, Robinson most recently was general director of … »Read
Southbank's Shapeshifters in Concert
LONDON—Since its formation in 2016, Manchester Collective has won plaudits for its combination of imaginative programming and dynamic performances, often reaching out beyond the concert hall … »Read
Monkey King as Opera Star
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16 th -century epic to modern comics, … »Read
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Pianist Sara Buechner performs to a roaring packed house
St. Charles Singers’ ‘Candlelight Carols’ to Glisten With Classical Guitar December 5 in Wheaton, December 6-7 in St. Charles, Illinois
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach Announces Second Class of Rising Artists
The Dessoff Choirs Presents Annual Holiday Concerts: Welcome Yule & Messiah Sing
North Shore Civic Ballet's Holiday Auction Launches November 16. Proceeds Will Train a New Generation of Dancers.
Global Voices Illuminate Beijing
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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.
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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November 2025
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November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
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October 2025
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October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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August 2025
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August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
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July 2025
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July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
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June 2025
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June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
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May 2025
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May 2025
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
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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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