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Updated Oct 21, 2024

SF Opera Extends Music Director Through 2031

When Eun Sun Kim took over the reins as music director of the San Francisco Opera in August 2021, the company was just beginning to emerge from the dark days of the pandemic. The skill and … »Read

Exec Directors, Going and Coming

Laura Gardiner , director Nicola Beneditti Foundation, named for and founded by the famed Scottish violinist in 2019, is to exit the operation in November and return to teaching. “Laura … »Read

Kedrick Armstrong Launches Oakland Symphony's Season

First impressions matter. For 30-year-old Kedrick Armstrong , the new music director for the Oakland Symphony, the opening of the new season on Oct. 18, as described in the San Francisco Chronicle … »Read

Industry News

Toronto to Double Arts Funding Within Five Years

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has released "Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto,” which outlines an ambitious ten-year plan that commits the city to a “future where … »Read

People in the News

Leif Segerstam Tribute Set for November

HELSINKI (AP)—Prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in a … »Read

Industry News

Wittenberg Artists Migrates Into Intermusica

Intermusica, a London-based artist management firm that has been expanding by leaps and bounds over the last several years, has “integrated” with Wittenberg Artists, enlarging the … »Read

Reviews

Ainadamar at the Met: ''See the Music, Hear the Dance.''

Ainadamar , Osvaldo Golijov’s elegy for the venerated Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca to a libretto by David Henry Huang, has had a healthy life following an … »Read

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Tristan Is No Picnic for the Orchestra, Either

Like most of his oeuvre, Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde is not for the faint of heart, be they singers, orchestra musicians, or audience members. At more than 650 pages, the full score … »Read

Contests & Awards

Big Competition Wins: The Latest

The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation awarded the 2025 Ensemble Prizes to Collective lovemusic and Tacet(i) on Oct. 17. The prize, established in 2020, carries a €75,000 cash award. Founded … »Read

People in the News

2 Retiring Conductors, 1 Retiring Orchestra

After 36 years, Jay Fishman plans to retire this month as artistic director and conductor of the Minnesota Sinfonia. His departure will also mark the end of the ensemble itself. The annual budget … »Read

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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.

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

Ben Goldscheider, horn player
New Artist of the Month
January 2024

William Thomas, bass
New Artist of the Month
December 2023

Jonas Frølund, clarinetist
New Artist of the Month
November 2023

Stephanie Childress, conductor
New Artist of the Month
October 2023

Lee Reynolds, conductor
New Artist of the Month
September 2023

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Wittenberg Artists Migrates Into Intermusica
2.	MTT: Ever Intrepid
3.	New Concert Series Searches for Light Amid the Dark
4.	Revisiting ...Tahiti & A Quiet Place as a Double Bill
5.	2 Retiring Conductors, 1 Retiring Orchestra
6.	Ainadamar at the Met: ''See the Music, Hear the Dance.''
7.	Exec Directors, Going and Coming
8.	Tristan Is No Picnic for the Orchestra, Either
9.	Big Competition Wins: The Latest
10.	Royce Vavrek Gets His Own Company in Canada