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Updated Jul 6, 2026

Reviews

A Claustrophobic Billy Budd with a Much Anticipated Role Debut

LONDON—Michael Grandage’s 2010 staging of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd made a welcome return to Glyndebourne June 28 with a consistently fine cast and Allan Clayton making an … »Read

People in the News

Leeds Gets an Update & a New Artistic Director

Sir Stephen Hough, the acclaimed British concert pianist, composer, and writer, has been appointed artistic director and jury chair for the 2027 Leeds International Piano Competition. Calling the … »Read

Contests & Awards

No First Prize at the Mahler Comp

The triennial Mahler Conducting Competition concluded on July 3 with no first-prize winner, one second-prize, and two third prizes. Those went to Sieva Borzak (29, Italy) and Simon Clausse (25, … »Read

Industry News

Palais Garnier to Close for Five Years

The Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, has been forced to extend its shutdown for renovations, initially planned from 2027 to 2029, by three years to 2032. The cause—the longer time … »Read

Industry News

Philly’s Reimagined Highmark Mann, Part II

As discussed in Part I , the newly christened Highmark Mann Center boasts of renewal, but also displays its lineage with pride. Staff is young, enthusiastic, and clearly committed; there’s a … »Read

Reviews

Grant Park Music Fest Braves the Elements, with Pride

CHICAGO—The Grant Park Music Festival is used to rolling with the punches. On June 24, a severe downpour and flood warning forced the free outdoor series to cut a concert short just before … »Read

People in the News

Philly O's New Assistant Conductor

Sara Aldana has been selected as the new assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra for a one-year term that begins on Sept. 1, 2026. She succeeds Naomi Woo, who has served in the position … »Read

People in the News

LA Phil Names Principal Viola

The LA Phil has named Ben Ullery as its new Principal Viola; he succeeds Teng Li, who held the position for six years before she joined the Chicago Symphony in June 2024 . Ullery has enjoyed a … »Read

Reviews

Munich Opera Fest Opens with a Busy Walküre

MUNICH—Wagner operas are not usually occasions for merriment. They are more often received in rapt concentration, as if sitting in church and staying silent until the end of sermon. That was … »Read

People in the News

Famed American Mezzo Dies at 98

American mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn died on June 28 in Colorado Springs, CO, at age 98. Born in 1928 in Memphis and raised on a cotton plantation in northeastern Arkansas, she grew up listening 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.


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
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025

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