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Updated Jan 31, 2023
California to Strut Its New-Music Cred with Statewide Festival
California’s three biggest orchestras--The Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony—have announced a new festival of music composed in the last five … »Read
Chicago Opera Theater GD to Exit
Ashley Magnus will step down as general director of the Chicago Opera Theater as of March 3, with the intent of joining her family in a new business venture elsewhere. With an MBA from the … »Read
John Adams Conducts His Latest Girls
LOS ANGELES--John Adams calls Girls of the Golden West “my most personal of all stage creations.” But it’s also the one that’s given him the most trouble. Premiered by the … »Read
Sphinx Competition Names Winners
The 2023 Sphinx Competition concluded over the weekend, with violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious taking the top prize of $50,000 plus a number of solo appearances with major orchestras. She won the … »Read
Julia Bullock, Soprano au Courant
Last weekend marked the first major West Coast appearance by soprano Julia Bullock in three years, when she sang the role of Dame Shirley in Girls of the Golden West by John Adams [ see … »Read
Yuja Dazzles as She Makes History
How does she do it? The 35-year-old pianist Yuja Wang showed strategy, passion, and poise but little strain when playing all five Rachmaninoff piano and orchestra works in a single concert … »Read
Munich Phil Eyes Gergiev's Successor
The Munich Philharmonic is poised to announced 34-year-old Israeli conductor Lahav Shani as it next music director, according to German media. Shani will succeed Valery Gergiev, fired for … »Read
Gardner & the LPO Tackle Elgar and Neglected Tippett
LONDON--The London Philharmonic Orchestra has an enviable track record when it comes to Elgar’s First Symphony. In the 1960s and 70s, LPO recorded it twice under Principal Conductor Sir … »Read
Barber's Vanessa Highlights Spoleto 2023
The 47 th season of Spoleto Festival USA will run May 26-June 11 with more than100 events in venues throughout Charleston, SC. The second iteration under Mena Mark Hanna, CEO and general director, … »Read
Artist Roster Updates
Irish conductor Killian Farrell has signed with HarrisonParrott, his first artist management firm. Farrell is the designated generalmusikdirektor of the Staatstheater Meiningen and first … »Read
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Honens 2022 Prize Laureate, Ukrainian Pianist Illia Ovcharenko, Performs Ukrainian Works Alongside Classics at Carnegie Hall, February 26
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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.
Emma O'Halloran, composer
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Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo-soprano
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Nina Shekhar, composer
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Zlatomir Fung, cellist
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Jonathan Swensen, cellist
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Lauren Fagan, soprano
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Anna Geniushene, pianist
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Limmie Pulliam, tenor
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Julie Roset, soprano
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Jordan Bak, violist
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Rupert Boyd, guitarist
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Lee Mills, conductor
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Dani Howard, composer
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February 2022
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