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Updated Jan 15, 2025

Schoenberg Fire Viewed as a ''Catastrophe'' by Users

Additional reports of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles that destroyed Belmont Music Publishers offer a better understanding of just how much has been lost. Gone are an estimated 100,000 scores … »Read

John Cage Trust Founder, Chief Executive, to Step Down

Laura Kuhn will retire as executive director of the John Cage Trust in March, having founded the organization at his death in 1992 with the late composer’s longtime life partner, … »Read

London Phil Names Composer in Residence

Sir George Benjamin will succeed Tania León in September 2025 as composer-in-residence for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The 64-year-old London native, Musical America’s 2014 … »Read

Honens Promotes Former Interim CEO

Not for the first time, Amanda Smith has been named President & CEO of Honens, only this time it’s permanent. The organization’s director of marketing and communications for the … »Read

Pavarotti Foundation Gets $$$$ for Florida Satellite

An anonymous seven-figure gift has been secured to purchase land for Theater in the Garden, an international center for the arts in Naples, Florida, that will serve as the U.S. home for the … »Read

Rattle Returns to the LSO for a Triple B Birthday Bash

LONDON—For the London Symphony Orchestra, 2025 is a double red-letter year. Not only is it Antonio Pappano’s first season as chief conductor—and already looking like a match made … »Read

Seoul Phil CEO Predicts Favorable Comparison to Berlin Phil

Jung Jae-wal, who took over the reins as CEO of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) in October, has set a very high bar for his ensemble. Within ten years, he tells the Korea Times , we want to … »Read

Three New Conductor Appointments

Martin Rajna, principal conductor of the Hungarian State Opera, is the new chief conductor of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra as of 2026. The Hungarian maestro, 29, succeeds Gustavo Gimeno, … »Read

Hams in the Belfry Save a 19th-century Organ

The abbeys of the Middle Ages were often self-sustaining, making their own food and clothing and selling much it to their communities. When Philippe Boyer became rector of Saint-Pierre in 2011, he … »Read

Linc Inc Renews Jonathon Heyward, Expands His Role

Jonathon Heyward, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, will continue his summer job at the helm of Lincoln Center’s Festival Orchestra, the reincarnation of the Mostly Mozart Festival … »Read

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.


Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2024
Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
New Artist of the Month
May 2024
~Nois Saxophone Quartet
New Artists of the Month
April 2024
Sarah Saviet, violinist
New Artist of the Month
March 2024
Sarah Dufresne, soprano
New Artist of the Month
February 2024

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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