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Updated Jul 31, 2021
Cancellations, Withdrawals Aside, Verbier Fest Was Worth the Trip
VERBIER, Switzerland—Still convalescing after the lost summer of 2020, the Swiss festival’s ambitious recovery festival has been hampered by travel-thwarted cancellations and … »Read
At Tanglewood: Anne-Sophie Glides Through John Williams's Latest
LENOX, MA--No nation has contributed more to film art and its industry than America, and no one has composed more hit film scores than John Williams. The elegant 89-year-old Boston Pops conductor … »Read
Salzburg Update: Argerich Is Out, Igor Levit Is In
Thus far this summer, the Salzburg Festival has seemed immune to the pandemic, save for one patron having tested positive for Covid-19 and the ensuing flurry of contact tracing. Still, with the … »Read
SFOpera Joins the Met, Carnegie, in Audience Vaccine Mandate
As arts presenters gear up for the resumption of live performances, safety procedures to protect audiences as well as staff and artists are undergoing careful scrutiny. The recent surge in delta … »Read
Marian Anderson House Gets $100,000 from City of Philly
Things are looking up for the Marian Anderson Historical Society and Museum in South Philadelphia. Severe flood damage a year ago forced the house to close to the public, but the … »Read
Now Streaming on a Screen Near You: Twilight: Gods
The filmed version of Yuval Sharon’s radical reimagining of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung—Twilight: Gods —will be available for free, on-demand viewing from July 29 … »Read
Bloomberg Announces $30M for (Some) Arts Groups' Digital Efforts
Bloomberg Philanthropies, having already increased its historic support of arts and culture organizations during the pandemic, has devised a new $30 million Digital Accelerator Program to support … »Read
Rossini Fest Coming to Toronto
The Toronto City Opera (TCO) has reached an agreement with the Rossini Opera Festival to bring the music of Gioachino Rossini to the Canadian city during the 2021-22 season. Held annually since … »Read
A Watch-ful Figaro in Santa Fe
SANTA FE--The new production of The Marriage of Figaro , seen on July 23, takes its cue from the polymathic talents of Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais, the French author of the opera’s … »Read
Rattle Dislikes the Perky Proms; Notes Scarcity of Free-lancers Due to Brexit
Perhaps feeling liberated by his imminent relocation to Munich and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2023, Simon Rattle told an interviewer for Radio Times that he has always dodged the … »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.
Randall Scotting, countertenor
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July 2021
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Geneva Lewis, violinist
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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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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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Tabea Debus, recorder player
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Katherine Balch, composer
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Daniela Candillari, conductor
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August 2020
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