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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
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Clarinetist Charles Neidich In Recital At Greenfield Hall At Manhattan School Of Music, February 2, 2025
Max Lifchitz Performs Liszt's Bagatelle Without Tonality - January 19 @ 7 PM in New York City
Charleston Symphony to Receive $30,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
Honens Announces Amanda Smith as President & CEO
MOR receives $25,000 from NEA
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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.
Gabriela Lara, violinist
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January 2025
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Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
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December 2024
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Sterling Elliott, cellist
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November 2024
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November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
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October 2024
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October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
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September 2024
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September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
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August 2024
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August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
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July 2024
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July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
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June 2024
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June 2024
Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
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May 2024
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May 2024
~Nois Saxophone Quartet
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April 2024
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April 2024
Sarah Saviet, violinist
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March 2024
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March 2024
Sarah Dufresne, soprano
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February 2024
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February 2024
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