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Updated Sep 20, 2019

Philadelphia's O19 Gets Underway with the Brilliant Denis & Katya

If you caught Philip Venables’s opera of Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis at last season’s NYC Prototype Festival, you’ll know he doesn’t fight shy of harrowing subject … »Read

In Berlin: La forza del regie

BERLIN — Booing can be a badge of honor in Germany’s theaters, particularly when it comes to canonical works. That’s at least one way of regarding the vehement reactions that … »Read

The Porgy Cast on the Obstacles of Being Black in Opera

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the … »Read

Lahti Symphony Names New Principal Guest

German conductor Anja Bihlmaier, recently named principal conductor of the Residentie Orchestra in the Hague, Holland, is to become principal guest conductor of Lahti (FI) Symphony Orchestra in … »Read

People in the News

Eight Black Opera Composers We Should Know

That three white men wrote the most celebrated American opera about African Americans— Porgy and Bess —should not be considered evidence that there are not black composers with operas … »Read

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Philly Orch Adds a New Layer to the Executive Branch

Tanya Derksen, president of Orchestras Canada and of that country’s Regina Symphony Orchestra in Saskatchewan, will move into a new job with the Philadelphia Orchestra as of October 28. The … »Read

Reviews

History Lesson with Benefits: The Constitution

The idea of a choral setting of the U.S. Constitution sounds like a pretty dry couple of hours. But not only is Benjamin Yarmolinsky’s self-styled “secular oratorio” a cornucopia … »Read

People in the News

When the Concertmaster Is the Outreach Ambassador

When the Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO) kicks off its 2019-2020 season this weekend, its new concertmaster, Holly Mulcahy, will be front and center. She will partner with Timothy Jones, the … »Read

People in the News

Jaime Laredo to Exit Vermont Symphony

Violinist/conductor Jaime Laredo is to retire as music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2020-21 season. Laredo will have been at the helm for 20 seasons, having … »Read

Industry News

Vanity Fair Declares Opera's 'Modern Moment'

When a major glossy magazine like Vanity Fair writes about contemporary opera, you know something big must be afoot. The latter years of the 19 th century—the years of Verdi and … »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.

María Dueñas, violinist
New Artist of the Month
September 2019

Elena Schwarz, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2019

Salome Jicia, soprano
New Artist of the Month
July 2019

Gabriella Smith, composer
New Artist of the Month
June 2019

Emmet Cohen, pianist
New Artist of the Month
May 2019

Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2019

Patrick Guetti, bass
New Artist of the Month
March 2019

Evan Kahn, cellist
New Artist of the Month
February 2019

Michael Vincent Waller, composer
New Artist of the Month
January 2019

Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2018

Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
New Artist of the Month
November 2018

Robert Trevino, conductor
New Artist of the Month
October 2018

Nilo Alcala, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2018

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Philadelphia's O19 Gets Underway with the Brilliant Denis & Katya
2.	Philly Orch Adds a New Layer to the Executive Branch
3.	Berkeley Symphony Tries a New Model
4.	At the St Louis Symphony: Seven Newcomers for Seven Retirees
5.	In Berlin: La forza del regie
6.	Power Struggle at Salzburg Easter Fest Finally Resolved
7.	Vanity Fair Declares Opera's 'Modern Moment'
8.	Joyce DiDonato's Exquisite Balancing Act
9.	The Porgy Cast on the Obstacles of Being Black in Opera
10.	When the Concertmaster Is the Outreach Ambassador