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Updated Sep 17, 2021
Sun & Sea: As the World Burns, We Languish in the Flames
Is it a day at the beach? A ship of fools? The end of the world? All such answers—and more—are appropriate to Sun & Sea , the category-defying installation (for lack of a better … »Read
Met Opera to Stage Anthony Davis's X
NEW YORK--With its first opera by a Black composer premiering ten days from today, the Metropolitan Opera has announced its second, coming just two years from now: Anthony Davis’s X: The … »Read
APAP to Distribute Up to $50,000 Each to 50 Presenters
A grant of $3M from The Andrew W. Melon Foundation will enable The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) to assist members and their artist/ensemble partners to reopen venues, resume … »Read
COT Mounts Genderfluid Carmen
Carmen is not the first opera that comes to mind when mezzo-sopranos Jamie Barton and Stephanie Blythe square off opposite one another singing lead roles. But in the Chicago Opera Theater’s … »Read
Ojai Launches 2021 Festival; Reveals 2022 Music Director
As it launches its 75 th edition this weekend under Music Director John Adams, the Ojai Music Festival and Artistic/Executive Director Ara Guzelimian have laid out plans for 2022, to be under the … »Read
Bejun Mehta Stars in Haymarket Opera's Orlando
CHICAGO—Artistically, Haymarket Opera Company is firmly planted in the Baroque era. For the past decade, the company has been charming Chicago opera lovers with zesty, elegant performances … »Read
Recording Sales Up by 27 Percent in First Half of 2021
New statistics from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reveal that the U.S. recorded music industry generated $7.1bn in retail value during the first two quarters of 2021, a 27 … »Read
SFSymphony Adds to Conducting Roster
The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) has added three men and a woman to its conducting staff in advance of the 2021–22 season. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser joins as the resident conductor of … »Read
Warner Classics U.K. Names a New Director
Sean Michael Gross is to be the new director of Warner Classics U.K., reporting to Alain Landeron, president of Warner Classics and Erato, based in Paris. Gross succeeds Patrick Lemanski, who left … »Read
Jaap van Zweden to Exit the New York Philharmonic
Jaap van Zweden will leave the music directorship of the New York Philharmonic as of the end of 2023-24. “It is not out of frustration, it’s not out of anger, it’s not out of a … »Read
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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.
Martin García García, pianist
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September 2021
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Tianxu An, pianist
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Randall Scotting, countertenor
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July 2021
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Geneva Lewis, violinist
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June 2021
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Tiffany Poon, pianist
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May 2021
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Miles Mykkanen, tenor
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April 2021
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April 2021
Lio Kuokman, conductor
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March 2021
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Nicholas Namoradze, pianist/composer
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February 2021
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Brian Giebler, tenor
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January 2021
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Samuel Mariño, male soprano
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December 2020
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Liza Stepanova, pianist
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November 2020
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Tabea Debus, recorder player
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October 2020
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