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Updated Oct 7, 2022
Where Were the Women Composers, Asks Report
The U.K.-based charitable foundation Donne—Women in Music, an organization dedicated to achieving gender equality in the music industry, has released its latest research in which it analyzes … »Read
Hannigan and Barenboim Head Gramophone Awards 2022
The annual Gramophone Awards have taken place in London, celebrating recordings, artists, ensembles, and labels that have made outstanding contributions to the classical music recording industry … »Read
Pulitzer Prize Winners Explore Ellis Island
Composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell are no strangers to struggling humanity. Their GRAMMY-nominated Sanctuary Road , recorded on Naxos in 2020 with the Oratorio Society of New York … »Read
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Activist Podcast is Back
The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced the third season of its popular monthly podcast HearTOGETHER. Presented in partnership with Kimmel Center, Inc., the program features a mix of artists and … »Read
Health Issues Force Barenboim to Step Back
Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has announced that he will be stepping back from some of his performance activities, especially his conducting engagements, over the coming months to enable … »Read
Reid and Bullock’s New Opera Takes on Oil Giants
A new opera, to be written for Dutch National Opera (DNO) by American composer Ellen Reid and co-creator soprano Julia Bullock, has been nominated for a 100,000 Euro international award. The … »Read
Loy Presides Over a Workaday Tosca in London
LONDON—In the wrong hands, even an expensive-looking production can seem parochial. Take this new Tosca from English National Opera. The settings by distinguished designer Christian Schmidt … »Read
Pappano on Diversity and Royal Opera's New Streaming Plan
Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, has launched its new streaming platform as part of a wide-ranging interview with Nicholas Kenyon for London’s The Telegraph. In … »Read
Seattle Symphony New and Retiring Musicians
The Seattle Symphony has announced the official appointment of four new musicians—including new associate and assistant concertmasters—all of whom made their debuts with the orchestra … »Read
Met to Stream Directly into Homes
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the launch of its new streaming platform, which it hopes will attract opera-lovers unable to reach a cinema to catch its Live in HD simulcasts. The new … »Read
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Nov. 2-5: Composer Lisa Bielawa in Residence at The Stone
City Lyric Opera Presents the New York Premiere of Lori Laitman's Chamber Opera 'Uncovered' Nov 16-19
Oct 28: ECM New Series releases Duo Gazzana's recording of Kõrvits, Schumann, and Grieg
Oct 21: ECM New Series releases Evgueni Galperine's Theory of Becoming
Rising Star Pianist Mao Fujita Releases Complete Mozart Sonatas in Debut on Sony Classical; makes Carnegie Hall debut January 23
Nov. 18: Composer David Leisner Releases 'Letter to the World,' A Portrait Album of Vocal Chamber Music, on Azica Records
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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.
Jonathan Swensen, cellist
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October 2022
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Lauren Fagan, soprano
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September 2022
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September 2022
Anna Geniushene, pianist
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August 2022
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August 2022
Limmie Pulliam, tenor
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July 2022
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July 2022
Julie Roset, soprano
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June 2022
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June 2022
Jordan Bak, violist
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May 2022
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May 2022
Rupert Boyd, guitarist
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April 2022
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April 2022
Lee Mills, conductor
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March 2022
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March 2022
Dani Howard, composer
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February 2022
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February 2022
Dominick Chenes, tenor
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January 2022
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January 2022
Tom Borrow, pianist
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December 2021
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December 2021
Jesús Rodolfo, violist
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November 2021
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November 2021
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