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Updated Apr 18, 2025

Chicago's Preeminent Music Ensembles Turn to Terpsichore

CHICAGO— In the 1990s, no less an eminence than Alfred Brendel urged Twyla Tharp to choreograph Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. Why? “It’s so funny,” he reportedly … »Read

Next Season at Cal Performances

The 2025-26 season presented by Cal Performances at UC-Berkeley includes more than 80 performances of concert music, dance, jazz, theater, opera, and global music. Among the music highlights: … »Read

Juilliard Expands Its College Faculty

Six distinguished artists will join the College Division at Juilliard next fall. “These new faculty members share a passion for mentoring the next generation of musicians to achieve their … »Read

Joel Krosnick Dies at 84

Joel Krosnick, an American cellist associated with The Juilliard School for more than 50 years, died on April 16 at the age of 84. He was a member of The Juilliard Quartet from 1974 to 2016, and a … »Read

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New Features Editor
at Musical America

New York based music critic Fred Cohn is the new Features Editor of the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. He succeeds Clive Paget, in the job for five years. Paget, … »Read

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Danish String Quartet In Its First & Last Doppelgänger

The Danish String Quartet has forged a specialty of assembling programs that bring composers from separate eras into conversation with each other. The five-part Prism series (2019-2023) grouped … »Read

Industry News

Florida Arts Groups Get Bad News

It is difficult to watch Trump’s bully policies taking hold. Fearful that Florida’s Orange County would lose other federal funding, Cultural Affairs Administrator Vicki Landon has … »Read

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Tania León Wins William Schuman Award

Columbia University School of the Arts has named composer Tania León as the 2025 recipient of the William Schuman Award, which includes an unrestricted grant of $75,000. She is the tenth … »Read

Industry News

Layoffs at the Nashville Symphony

In Giancarlo Guerrero’s 16 th and final season as its music director , the Nashville Symphony is said to be in bad financial shape, with eight employees having been laid off in the last … »Read

Industry News

Aucoin's Paean to Musical Literacy

The need to defend classical music has become particularly acute in the past few decades. Critics vigorously question the justification of spending millions of dollars to preserve opera companies … »Read

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HONORS & AWARDS

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.

Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025

Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025

Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025

Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025

Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024

Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024

Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024

Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024

Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024

Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2024

Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
New Artist of the Month
May 2024

»View all New Artists of the Month

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

1.	Yale Gets $7M from a Mysteriously Named Source
2.	New Features Editor at Musical America
3.	Layoffs at the Nashville Symphony
4.	Three U.S. Orchestras Name Executive Directors
5.	Florida Arts Groups Get Bad News
6.	New Music Directors U.S. & Abroad
7.	Juilliard Expands Its College Faculty
8.	Oberlin Associate Dean Takes Top Job in Wisconsin
9.	Opera Colorado Taps New GD/CEO
10.	Next Season at Cal Performances