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Updated Sep 23, 2026

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The Charm of Chanticleer's 'Machaut Project'

SAN FRANCISCO—Audience members expecting an academic approach to the eponymous composer in the clinically titled The Machaut Project at ODC Theater were quickly disabused. Processing from … »Read

People in the News

Chineke! Founder Makes Her Exit

Chi-chi Nwanoku, the double bassist who founded and served as artistic director of the Chineke! Orchestra for the past 11 years has left the organization. The group has made impressive strides … »Read

People in the News

New Scholars-in-Residence for NEC

Vijay Gupta [pictured] and Stephanie Muñoz are to be scholars-in-residence at the New England Conservatory’s Institute for Teaching Artistry in the current academic year. The pair … »Read

Industry News

SFO Orchestra Flap Is the Canary in the Coal Mine

The recent agreement ending a nearly week-long walkout by the orchestra of the San Francisco Opera (SFO) enabled the company’s season to get underway, albeit late. But it did little to … »Read

People in the News

Elim Chan Adds SFS Programs to 2026-27

Elim Chan, San Francisco Symphony music director designate, has added two programs to her upcoming season with the orchestra, one of them replacing Music Director Laureate Herbert Blomstedt, who … »Read

People in the News

Opera Director 'Trickles Up' to the Met

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s less than a 40-minute walk uptown to the Metropolitan Opera House from where Heartbeat Opera got its humble start in a yoga studio. But for Louisa Proske, … »Read

Industry News

Tippet Rise Is Still a Wonder, Part II

See also Part I.  In the years since its founding in 2016, Tippet Rise has expanded in myriad ways—new sculpture, additional housing, dining facilities, acreage, livestock, and solar … »Read

Industry News

More Renovations for Ravinia

The process of renewal at the Ravinia Festival is set to continue with the $38 million renovation of the Martin Theatre, the last original structure from the 1904 opening of the 36-acre wooded … »Read

People in the News

The CEO Who Saved the Opera

One of Deborah Sandler Kemper’s last acts as CEO and general director of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City (LOKC) may well prove to be the most important achievement of her tenure. For the … »Read

Industry News

ACE Chair Says It's Time to 'Get Our Swagger Back'

Six weeks ago Dawn Airey, a TV industry veteran, succeeded Nicholas Serota as chair of Arts Council England. The agency, which annually grants more than £650m of public and lottery money to … »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.


Skylar Tang, trumpeter
New Artist of the Month
September 2026
Jingwen Cai, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
August 2026
Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
New Artist of the Month
July 2026
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

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