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Updated Apr 18, 2024
NY Phil CEO Responds to Resurfaced Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
The New York Philharmonic has shared a letter that went out from President and CEO Gary Ginstling to musicians, staff, and board members. In it, he reports hiring a new independent investigation … »Read
Contract Renewals: Finland, UK, Ohio, Virginia
The City of Lahti in Finland has given Dalia Stasevska a one-year contract extension as principal conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, beginning in August 2024 and extending through July … »Read
A Well-deserved Promotion at Decca Records US
The Verve Label Group (VLG) has promoted Joseph Oerke to executive vice president of Decca Records US. He has been with the company for 16 years, and in his most recent position as senior vice … »Read
“Musicians of the Tensho Embassy”: A Worthy Work-in-Progress
CHICAGO—In 1582, four teenage boys—Mancio Ito, Miguel Chijiwa, Julião Nakaura, and Martinho Hara—left Nagasaki, and the only homeland they’d ever known, to travel … »Read
South Korea Cancels Bolshoi Ballet Performers
A ballet performance in South Korea featuring dancers from Russia's Bolshoi Ballet was cancelled abruptly, the organizers confirmed to AFP Tuesday, amid growing tensions between Seoul and Moscow … »Read
Cal Performances in 2024-25: Everything but the...
Across its four on- and off-campus venues at U.C. Berkeley, Cal Performances in 2024-25 has a bounty of performances on offer, some at the cutting edge, others more traditional, all intriguing … »Read
Berkshire Choral Taps New Artistic Team
Berkshire Choral International, which offers weeklong summer workshops for amateur choristers in various locales—this year, four in the U.S., one in Vienna-- has announced new artistic … »Read
Easter at Aix, Part II: Standard Fare by Standard Bearers
Half a century ago Pinchas Zukerman was the groovy face of classical music, much as the Aix Easter Festival’s Artistic Director Renaud Capuçon is today. Like the two violinists’ … »Read
Funding Cuts Shorten WNO's Season
The financial challenges stemming from the funding cuts implemented by Arts Councils England and Wales have forced the Welsh National Opera (WNO) to cut performances scheduled for its 2024-25 … »Read
A New Resident Orchestra in San Antonio
Texas’s Tobin Center has announced The Orchestra of San Antonio (TOSA) as its resident symphony. TOSA is essentially the rebranded Classical Music Institute , an educational and performance … »Read
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Curtis Institute of Music Announces Expansion of Conducting Program, Providing Unparalleled Training for Emerging Conductors
Interlochen Offers May 2024 World Premiere of Edmonia by Dr. Bill Banfield, Commissioned by Pulitzer & Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison
Synchromy Presents 'Voices from the Hill,' May 11 & 18
Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble in Concert at Riverhead Free Library on April 28
Los Alamos Concert Association Presents Canallakis-Brown Duo In Recital In Los Alamos, NM, April 21, 2024
June 4-7: American Composers Orchestra and ROCO Partner for EarShot Readings During League of American Orchestras National Conference
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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.
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April 2024
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April 2024
Sarah Saviet, violinist
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March 2024
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March 2024
Sarah Dufresne, soprano
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February 2024
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February 2024
Ben Goldscheider, horn player
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January 2024
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January 2024
William Thomas, bass
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December 2023
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December 2023
Jonas Frølund, clarinetist
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November 2023
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November 2023
Stephanie Childress, conductor
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October 2023
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October 2023
Lee Reynolds, conductor
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September 2023
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September 2023
Hillary Simms, trombonist
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August 2023
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August 2023
Huang Yi, conductor
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July 2023
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July 2023
Elijah McCormack, male soprano
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June 2023
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June 2023
James Díaz, composer
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May 2023
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May 2023
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