NEWS
Updated Oct 21, 2020
Beth Morrison Heads to Music Academy/West in Summer 2021
In the second New York meets California music biz partnership to be announced within the last 24 hours, Beth Morrison and her BMP team will spend four weeks next summer working with the students … »Read
Anne-Sophie on Covid-19 and Diversity
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, onetime Musical America Artist of the Year, used her recent acceptance speech upon receiving the Instrumentalist of the Year/Violin Opus Klassik prize in Berlin as a … »Read
A New Opera About Susan B. Anthony to Premiere--Digitally
Virgil Thompson is about to get a run for his money. On October 26, The Trial of Susan B. Anthony , a one- woman opera composed by Steven Mark Kohn, is to receive its pre-recorded world premiere … »Read
Here's One Orchestra That Won't Disappear
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has returned (carefully) to rehearsals. And that’s a very good thing, insists Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, who had to travel from his home in … »Read
Last Surviving American-Owned 'Big 3' Management Firm Purchased by SFCM
In a move that brings new meaning to the much sought-after connection between training music students and employing them, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has, through the … »Read
And Now, the LA Phil
The shoes just keep dropping. Last week it was the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Today it is the Los Angeles Philharmonic that is announcing the shutdown of its entire … »Read
Four Terrific Miniatures, Live at the Royal Opera
“In 2020, making opera suddenly got harder,” flashes the opening subtitle. True, but while the U.S. is still making do with opera at the drive-in, over in Europe the artform is taking … »Read
Kimmel Center in Search of a New Business Model
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, soon to be 20 years old, to rethink its business model. For the past decade, the center city arts complex, whose resident … »Read
Beware the Thermal Plume: Aerosol Study with Minnesota O
Mechanical engineers from the University of Minnesota are working with the Minnesota Orchestra to determine the strength and concentration of aerosols produced by brass and woodwind instruments. … »Read
Two New Artist Signings
French cellist Bruno Philippe has signed with Askonas Holt for general management having previously been with l’agence, which will now represent him solely in France. A onetime prize-winner … »Read
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Nov. 8: Shriver Hall Concert Series Presents Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein in Rare, Two Piano On-Demand Recital
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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.
Tabea Debus, recorder player
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October 2020
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Katherine Balch, composer
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September 2020
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Daniela Candillari, conductorÂ
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Vuvu Mpofu, soprano
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July 2020
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Xabier Anduaga, tenor
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June 2020
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June 2020
Stella Chen, violinist
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May 2020
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Theo Hoffman, baritone
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April 2020
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Zack Winokur, director
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March 2020
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John Brancy, baritone
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February 2020
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Maxim Lando, pianist
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January 2020
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Hao Zhou, violinist
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December 2019
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Michele Gamba, conductor
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November 2019
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