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Experience Past Awards Events
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The Musical America Awards originated with the 1961 Artist of the Year, Leonard Bernstein. View the complete list of Musical America Awards winners—the most notable performing artists of our age.
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Artist of the Year
Mitsuko Uchida
Composer of the Year
Missy Mazzoli
Conductor of the Year
Teddy Abrams
Vocalist of the Year
Davóne Tines
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Artists of the Year:
Agents of Change
Jamie Barton
Julia Bullock
Beth Morrison
Recording Artist of the Year
Igor Levit
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Festival of the Year
The Salzburg Festival at 100
Vocalist of the Year
Peter Mattei
Instrumentalist of the Year
Sharon Isbin
Composer of the Year
Joan Tower
Ensemble of the Year
Danish String Quartet |
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Artist of the Year
Daniil Trifonov
Composer of the Year
Julia Wolfe
Conductor of the Year
Carlos Miguel Prieto
Ensemble of the Year
JACK Quartet
Vocalist of the Year
Anthony Roth Costanzo |
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Artist of the Year
Andris Nelsons
Composer of the Year
Mason Bates
Instrumentalist of the Year
Augustin Hadelich
Vocalist of the Year
Sondra Radvanovsky
Educator of the Year
Francisco J. Núñez |
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Artist of the Year
Yuja Wang
Composer of the Year
Andrew Norman
Conductor of the Year
Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble of the Year
Eighth Blackbird
Vocalist of the Year
Eric Owens |
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Artist of the Year
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Composer of the Year
Tod Machover
Instrumentalist of the Year
Jennifer Koh
Vocalist of the Year
Mark Padmore
Ensemble of the Year
Modern Orchestra Project |
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Artist of the Year
Peter Sellars
Composer of the Year
John Luther Adams
Conductor of the Year
Gianandrea Noseda
Instrumentalist of the Year
Lisa Batiashvili
Vocalist of the Year
Christine Goerke |
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Musican of the Year
Audra McDonald
Composer of the Year
George Benjamin
Conductor of the Year
Pablo Heras-Casado
Instrumentalist of the Year
Jeremy Denk
Ensemble of the Year
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Musician of the Year
Gustavo Dudamel
Composer of the Year
David Lang
Instrumentalist of the Year
Wu Man
Vocalist of the Year
Joyce DiDonato
Educator of the Year
José Antonio Abreu |
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Musicians of the Year
David Finckel and Wu Han
Composer of the Year
Meredith Monk
Conductor of the Year
Jaap van Zweden
Instrumentalist of the Year
Gil Shaham
Vocalist of the Year
Jonas Kaufmann |