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Updated Jun 11, 2026

Industry News

Incoming Chief Conductors

Bavarian State Opera has chosen Petr Popelka to succeed Vladimir Jurowski as its chief conductor in 2029. Popelka, 40, is chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony and has been working his way up … »Read

Industry News

Brexit Is Cratering Careers

A new report by European Movement UK, a bipartisan group advocating closer U.K.-E.U. relations, has found that nearly half of British musicians have experienced a reduced amount of work in the … »Read

Industry News

Düsseldorf Opera House Plans Scrapped

At a hastily called press conference on June 5, Düsseldorf Mayor Stephan Keller announced that the plans for a new opera house were being shelved due to financial considerations. "The … »Read

Industry News

New Partnership: Apple Classical & Wigmore Hall

Wigmore Hall is partnering with Apple Music Classical to launch a digital-only platform—Wigmore hall Live—as part of its 125 th anniversary celebration. Adopting a new artist-first … »Read

People in the News

LA Phil Exec to Head Aspen Music Fest & School

The Aspen Music Festival and School has found a worthy successor to its  outgoing President and CEO Alan Fletcher. Meghan Umber, a two-decade Los Angeles Philharmonic staffer and its current … »Read

People in the News

Schubert Club Has a New Artistic
and Executive Chief

Violinist Kyu-Young Kim is to succeed Barry Kempton as artistic and executive director of the Twin Cities-based Schubert Club when Kempton exits on June 30 after 15 years in a job. Kim, a seasoned … »Read

Industry News

Britten's Dark, Cruel Sensibilities Increasingly Relevant

This month marks the 50 th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten, a composer who, argues Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph , “is still the indispensable figure of British music in modern … »Read

People in the News

Jeff Spurgeon to Exit WQXR

WQXR has announced that morning show host Jeff Spurgeon will retire at the beginning of September after 30 years at the station. In addition to his daily morning program, he has played a key part … »Read

Contests & Awards

Catching Up with Competition Wins

Cellist Starla Breshears, 18, won the 41st Irving M. Klein International String Competition on June 7 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (She has also just won a seat in the San Francisco … »Read

Industry News

AI Prevails in Music/Video Creation

The economics of video content and AI’s impact on its creation, as well as that of audio/music, are the subject of a new report from Berklee College of Music. Praxia Insights surveyed more … »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.


Song Hee Lee, soprano
New Artist of the Month
June 2026
Élisabeth Pion, pianist
New Artist of the Month
May 2026
Theodore Platt, baritone
New Artist of the Month
April 2026
Hannah De Priest, soprano
New Artist of the Month
March 2026
Ruth Knight, director
New Artist of the Month
February 2026
Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
New Artist of the Month
January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
New Artist of the Month
October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
New Artist of the Month
July 2025

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